Posted on 04/13/2006 6:22:54 AM PDT by abb
OF ALL THE worrisome scenarios about the future of Philadelphia's two daily newspapers, the one I've read the most is that no potential buyer will continue to operate both of them.
I don't pretend to understand the numbers, but if some investor decides he can't turn an adequate profit by operating both papers, then I'm sorry it has to be this way:
Farewell, Inquirer.
Yeah, I know, the conventional thinking is, if any paper folds, it would be the smaller Daily News. Compared to the weighty Inquirer, we seem so dispensable.
But before the new owner drops the ax, he should put all those market surveys and investor analyses aside and simply ask the readers which paper they'd rather see survive.
That might be a tough choice, but all you need to do is honestly answer this question:
What would you read instead if one of us closed?
Let's say you want national and international news.
Unless it's Paris Hilton, not Paris, France, you're after, no big loss if the Daily News folds. But if the Inquirer closes, well, you're just going to turn to the New York Times. In fact, you're probably already subscribing to the Times, which does a much better job of covering the world than the Inquirer.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
Man #1: "I'm sure glad I'm wearing track shoes."
Man #2: "You idiot, you can't outrun a bear!"
Man #1: "I don't have to outrun her. I have to outrun you."
Maybe they'll both go out of business. guffaw...guffaw...
Ya know, it's gonna be a real shock to these clueless fools when they figure out no one's listening to them anymore...
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