I used to love the newspaper format in my younger days, it is the leftwing bias that turned me off of them.
If a conservative daily were available where I live, I wouldn’t hesitate to subscribe.
Problem as I see it—and I have worked and written for newspapers—is they do not see the paper as a business-to them its a public service. They tell the people what they ought to think. Problem is, once long ago—reporters were grown from within the paper itself—people would be copy boys, then cub reporters then go up the ladder. Now they come out of Liberal dominated colleges. They write for each other—not the man on the street. Theywn rite to impress their liberal friends they golf with—and not the guy on the corner store. Its a mind set that infects the Editors and owners—who are elitists. BUT it doesn’t have to be so—Look at the successful papers in England? How to save the Newspapers? My advise for any who whats it.
1. Get classy Reporters with style—celebrities who can dig out a story even if they get tossed in the clink. let them write expose stories people want to read. Like: Corruption at City Hall, What about brothels—how much do they charge?
2. get stuff in the paper that people can’t get on the net for free! Don’t give it away! maybe people want to subscribe.
3. Get better Cartoons! Peanuts was funny in the 1970s—not any more—Get unique stuff.
4. Local news! Its all local—boy scouts, sports, Local scandals, Whats happening with local boys in the mittary!
5. Put in stuff people want to read—even controversal stuff. Like haunted houses, UFOs, Lost Treasures Big foot, etc... Unsoved historical mysteries.
6. Here is one—Post Jobs for Free! people looking for work will buy the paper—why let this go to Craigs List?
7. Think outside of the box—a bunch of stories on important things—rececipes, Reviews, Sermons—etc... Exposes.
8. How about a page given over to the DNC—talking points==and another to the GOP and Libertarians, hey even the Communists or other Nut case groups.