I thought I'd never give up my daily paper, until they kept raising the price to a ridiculous amount. So a few months ago, I went to Sunday only and surprisingly don't miss it that much. I found that most of the time I had already either read the news online or had seen it on TV. Now it's easier to get ready for work in the morning since I don't have a paper to dawdle over. And I'm saving a chunk of money, too. The local paper tripled their renewal rate, which is what drove me to going to Sunday only delivery for $1 a week. I always try to find a coupon in the ads that I will use for at least a dollar which makes me feel like I'm getting my money's worth. :-)
Steph
In article <74752249-45dd-4724-86e2-7d753d3aa...@p15g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>,
Patty <pliddic...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So I was thinking about the discussion about not having enough time to > read a book that you don't like and I thought about this recoreded > message I hear when I call for the 97th time to ask where are > newspaper is- cause it's not in the box and it got me to thinking > about newspapers. The recorded message says something like "miss a > minute miss a lot" well yeah that's why I want to know where my > newspaper is... but anyway just a couple of days ago I read a tirade > from some journalist about newspapers and how they should just die out > already etc. He was vehement about this and though you may have > discussed this I for one would miss my morning newspaper. I mean I > can't imagine a world without newspapers though I suppose it will > happen. There was another man who declared the Panda a lost cause and > we should just let them die out. Yeesh. I don't know which would be > sorrier. A world without Panda's or a world without newspapers. > Who'd a thought that we'd even have to consider either?
Joanne wrote: > Why do they always want to know your age? It has no bearing on the story, > in most cases, but they go through so much to make sure that you tell > them. Then they print it. Even if the rest of the story is inaccurate.
Joanne, we think alike in so many ways! Fran (who has been saying that about newspapers for years)
Fran Read wrote: > Joanne wrote: >> Why do they always want to know your age? It has no bearing on the story, >> in most cases, but they go through so much to make sure that you tell >> them. Then they print it. Even if the rest of the story is inaccurate.
> Joanne, we think alike in so many ways! > Fran (who has been saying that about newspapers for years)
We are cousins. Your branch of the family went to the southern hemisphere. Mine were more stay-at-home types, at least hemispherically. See? You knew there was a logical explanation, didn't you? ;-) -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
> Jim Gysin wrote: >> Wes Struebing sent the following on 10/8/2009 8:01 PM: >>> On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:45:36 -0500, Jim Gysin <jimgy...@geemail.com> >>> wrote:
>>>> Mike Burke sent the following on 10/8/2009 5:29 PM: >>>>> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:42:48 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Barss >>>>> <ba...@basil.u.arizona.edu> wrote:
>>>>>> Okay, then if
>>>>>> a) traditional advertising was enough to sustain large news teams >>>>>> at major newspapers and TV stations, and
>>>>>> b) there is now a preference by some people to get their news on a >>>>>> computer monitor instead of a TV or a physical newspaper, then
>>>>>> c) I really don't understand the idea that the shift to the newish >>>>>> medium of the web could/would/has financially undermine(d) the >>>>>> existence of serious news.
>>>>>> Ads can be displayed just as easily on a computer monitor as on a >>>>>> TV screen, yes?
>>>>> Ah, now I see what you're saying. >>>>> If the local newspaper market is any guide, the real advertising money >>>>> is in the classifieds. >>>> Craigslist has destroyed the classified ad economy here in the >>>> states. In fact, it's probably responsible for more lost revenue than >>>> any other Web-related consideration. >>> Lost revenue for newspapers, I assume you mean? >> Yes. People don't like to pay for something that they can get for free.
>>> Obviously craigslist >>> is a going concern, true? >> It seems to be, but I don't claim to follow it that closely.
> It is hard to say with some of these internet operations. I > recently heard that Facebook just had its first profitable > year. It took eBay a good while to get profitable. A lot > of investment money has been dumped into internet > businessess on the hope that they will find a way to make money.
That's a valid point in general, but I don't think that it applies in this instance.
Joanne wrote: > We are cousins. Your branch of the family went to the southern > hemisphere. Mine were more stay-at-home types, at least > hemispherically. See? You knew there was a logical explanation, didn't > you? ;-)
Fran Read wrote: > Joanne wrote: >> We are cousins. Your branch of the family went to the southern >> hemisphere. Mine were more stay-at-home types, at least >> hemispherically. See? You knew there was a logical explanation, didn't >> you? ;-)
> This makes perfect sense to me. > Fran
From what I've seen of my cousin's genealogical workings, if you go back far enough, it's bound to be true. If anyone came from the British Isles, anyway. Sheesh, some of those guys got around!!! -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
barbara fister <bfis...@hickorytech.net> wrote: : Larisa M wrote:
:> Never mind all the environmental issues involved with manufacturing :> paper (even if it's recycled - it still takes energy and water and :> various materials to manufacture), printing things on that paper, :> having tons and tons of drivers drive around flinging these papers :> onto people's lawns in the morning (think of all that gasoline), and :> then having everyone throw it all away the next day. Such a waste. :> :> LM
: It's not the paper I will miss, it's good journalism. And nobody yet has : figured out how to pay people to spend the time to write and edit : well-researched stories in a subscription-free environment where : advertising is much cheaper.
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, While Andrew Barss Pondered, Weak and Weary, Over Many a Quaint and Curious Forgotten Post, s/he wrote: --------------------------------------------------------------
>barbara fister <bfis...@hickorytech.net> wrote: >: Larisa M wrote:
>:> Never mind all the environmental issues involved with manufacturing >:> paper (even if it's recycled - it still takes energy and water and >:> various materials to manufacture), printing things on that paper, >:> having tons and tons of drivers drive around flinging these papers >:> onto people's lawns in the morning (think of all that gasoline), and >:> then having everyone throw it all away the next day. Such a waste. >:> >:> LM
>: It's not the paper I will miss, it's good journalism. And nobody yet has >: figured out how to pay people to spend the time to write and edit >: well-researched stories in a subscription-free environment where >: advertising is much cheaper.
<ba...@mint.u.arizona.edu> wrote: >barbara fister <bfis...@hickorytech.net> wrote: >: Larisa M wrote:
>:> Never mind all the environmental issues involved with manufacturing >:> paper (even if it's recycled - it still takes energy and water and >:> various materials to manufacture), printing things on that paper, >:> having tons and tons of drivers drive around flinging these papers >:> onto people's lawns in the morning (think of all that gasoline), and >:> then having everyone throw it all away the next day. Such a waste. >:> >:> LM
>: It's not the paper I will miss, it's good journalism. And nobody yet has >: figured out how to pay people to spend the time to write and edit >: well-researched stories in a subscription-free environment where >: advertising is much cheaper.
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