Posted on 09/26/2011 3:20:57 AM PDT by EBH
Why buy a newspaper today for the news I read online yesterday? ;-)
Why buy a newspaper?
1. You puppy is not yet house trained.
2. You have a parrot.
3. You catch fish.
4. You need a drop cloth under a painting project.
Where else can I read unrecognizable accounts of events I attended?
Where else are apostrophes liberally scattered without regard for the rules of grammar?
Where else can I find out aobut upcoming events a couple of days afterwards?
Oh well, I can always read the grocery store ads...
Yes, don’t forget to sign up to post comments at local news web sites, keep it short and original, drives libs nuts, you’ll see.
The local papers stopped doing serious coverage of local events (including major car crashes and criminal activity) a long time ago, happy to simply repackage AP feeds, print syndicated comics and maybe add some sports scores from the high school teams.
Every by-line is from AP. Any newspaper in the country can do that. I can read AP news on the net.
People are moving away from newspapers because they no longer trust what they read. When they read an editorial hat they know is propaganda or distortion of the facts, they lose trust.
The New York Times has led this fight but the AP has carried it through. Columbia Journalism school is another example.
You missed a BIG one. Newspapers will always be needed as long as there are Steamed Crabs that need to be eaten....
I appreciated my local paper until it was bought by some hillbilly conglomerate outfit from Kentucky along with several other Indiana dailys. Mine from the Quayle family and it hasn’t been the same since.
Interestingly enough, our local newspaper is once a week paper. Very small yet concentrates on local news almost exclusively with a little bit of state level stuff. Quite refreshing actually. And they do know the rules for Who, What, Why, Where and When.
The Indianapolis Star used to be a wonderful newspaper when it was owned by the Quayle family.
When it was sold to Gannett, it became a liberal rag with very little content.
It is almost dead.
Good riddance.
The dailies are basically a rehash of the media wing of the Democratic party. I rarely buy one. I get the Sunday paper once in a while, mostly for the funnies, crossword puzzles, & coupons. We do have a few small weeklies which have such as local sports, farm shows, spelling bees, church socials, etc.
I read mine online for free.
The same newspapers in their death grip for advertisers also spam my mailbox with these same grocery store ads. Shooting themselves in the foot, perhaps. It helps the USPS. I love my weekly Sedano's flyer
The local rag in my area is Florida Today, owned by the failing Gannett organization. It deserves an ignominious death as it is a prattler of leftist, inane, stupid issues and infamously endorsed the Boy Wizard of Kenya as president.
I’ve resided in the area for five years and within six months I cancelled my subscription.
Why aren’t any conservative news organizations popping up to finish off these dying bird cage liners?
Nuff said.
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