tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post6765215632039247692..comments2023-11-03T09:10:51.325-04:00Comments on WIXY's Gone Bananas: Metropolitan Dailies-Shrinking in NumberCliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322086604599640345noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-44625824929423639382009-03-17T21:52:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:52:00.000-04:00The weeklies are drying up in Connecticut. And the...The weeklies are drying up in Connecticut. And the dailies' daddies are going bankrupt. The alternative media--us--seems to be becoming the source.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-24339046657193728442009-03-17T13:15:00.000-04:002009-03-17T13:15:00.000-04:00My husband still loves to read the Plain Dealer. H...My husband still loves to read the Plain Dealer. He buys one a work and reads it on his lunch break. He brings me home articles circled in read for me to read all the time. I get my news fix mostly from CNN and the Huffington Post on line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-28825669235727878332009-03-17T12:16:00.000-04:002009-03-17T12:16:00.000-04:00i am not one who is all to thrilled with losing th...i am not one who is all to thrilled with losing the "daily rag" i still enjoy it.Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-77163608237117127132009-03-17T12:10:00.000-04:002009-03-17T12:10:00.000-04:00Not surprising. I get the Sunday paper-I didn't e...Not surprising. I get the Sunday paper-I didn't even subscibe to it. ?? I use the coupons and the rest just goes to recycle.<BR/>I do get my weekly local that Jeremy is talking about. I do like it for local info. and it is cheap.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046185769415629274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-77129024129495277932009-03-17T10:41:00.000-04:002009-03-17T10:41:00.000-04:00I am not a big fan of media consolidation - I get ...I am not a big fan of media consolidation - I get the weekend paper, but that is all I read. I like print media. But I can see why they are struggling.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-80967443902323440792009-03-17T09:01:00.000-04:002009-03-17T09:01:00.000-04:00By the way, I did not mention that while they're a...By the way, I did not mention that while they're also owned by Gannett, which owns the Enquirer, they are very much each a separate operation, and each one has its own newsroom, writers, etc..J. Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897740943493788382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-35323634690366741672009-03-17T08:58:00.000-04:002009-03-17T08:58:00.000-04:00Something similar exists in this area. It's the Co...Something similar exists in this area. It's the Community Press (in Ohio) and Community Recorder (in Kentucky) newspapers. Each paper covers one part of Greater Cincinnati. There are 17 of them that cover much of N KY and parts of Southwest Ohio. They collect a modest $2.50 every month I think it is, which isn't too bad, considering these are weeklies, so you're getting each paper for around 62 cents.J. Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897740943493788382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33436317.post-52584390141430275432009-03-17T08:12:00.000-04:002009-03-17T08:12:00.000-04:00I'm about to post on TSMW about this very issue, C...I'm about to post on TSMW about this very issue, Cliff...J. Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897740943493788382noreply@blogger.com