Supposedly its all Fake News anyways.
Cursive is gone, Paper is going. I think eventually reading will go away.
Cursive is gone, Paper is going. I think eventually reading will go away.
No more newspapers
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I welcome the reduction in the wasteful ecosystem of print media. Hopefully magazines are next. Mountains of waste generated on mostly single use garbage, from harvesting, to production, to delivery, to disposal.
The media has been at least 50% propaganda and lies for many decades. I haven't bought a news paper or magazine in probably 20 years. And I can do selective reading online for free, usually. There's nothing so important that I feel the need to pay to be lied to or spun...
I'm at the 'get off my lawn' phase of life, having realized the entire system is a big con and the media is a big participant. They're the arms dealers of the multi-front war, profiteering on all angles.
The media has been at least 50% propaganda and lies for many decades. I haven't bought a news paper or magazine in probably 20 years. And I can do selective reading online for free, usually. There's nothing so important that I feel the need to pay to be lied to or spun...
I'm at the 'get off my lawn' phase of life, having realized the entire system is a big con and the media is a big participant. They're the arms dealers of the multi-front war, profiteering on all angles.
You use toilet paper? Why not use washable reusable towels instead?
Ya got me. That's an exact analogy. lol.
And, actually, my next home I own will have a more ecofriendly bidet. Less disgusting, far cleaner, less expensive long term and eliminates TP.
They haven't done this in decades (at least around here). The press is the literal "Pravda" arm of the local/national government. The media is told what to print and what to say. They aren't journalists. They are propagandists.
More than anything, the ability to critically think is what has gone away. Its easier to surround yourself with an echo chamber of whatever you believe in than to read and chew on another viewpoint. The algorithims of lots of current social platforms reinforce this behavior.
I make a point of reading and listening to media that challenge my thinking from time to time. From that, its pretty easy to figure out what sources some on this webpage partake of...
I make a point of reading and listening to media that challenge my thinking from time to time. From that, its pretty easy to figure out what sources some on this webpage partake of...
Yeah, I've always read far and wide. I like to read articles in both the left and right, the data is usually correct but the spin is different. Sometimes it's more important to track down the source data.
You'd have to read it to know it. Can't make any assumptions these days.
news travels too fast to wait for a paper, unless you want to read commentary or other articles. Only newspaper worth reading is WSJ.
I finally stopped getting the Richmond Times-Dispatch this year. It considers itself the newspaper of record for Virginia.
In May it had announced yet another price increase bringing the monthly fee for 7–day delivery to nearly $70/month. There was no savings in home delivery over buying the paper at a convenience store.
At one time there was considerable savings. As recently as 2014 the monthly charge for 7–day service was $14/month. The excuse for the major price increases starting in 2014–2015 was the lack of ad revenue. The paper said its print edition was going to evolve into a premium product, which it did at least in price—even as it got thinner and thinner and visibly cut everything.
No. I don't miss it now. Even five years ago I thought I'd always get a newspaper. Not any more.
In May it had announced yet another price increase bringing the monthly fee for 7–day delivery to nearly $70/month. There was no savings in home delivery over buying the paper at a convenience store.
At one time there was considerable savings. As recently as 2014 the monthly charge for 7–day service was $14/month. The excuse for the major price increases starting in 2014–2015 was the lack of ad revenue. The paper said its print edition was going to evolve into a premium product, which it did at least in price—even as it got thinner and thinner and visibly cut everything.
No. I don't miss it now. Even five years ago I thought I'd always get a newspaper. Not any more.
same as others here ...stopped getting the newspaper 15 or so years ago....price kept going up and the service was going down ,what really got me ticked was one winter the delivery person wouldn't come up our road so they just thru 4 sunday newspapers on the bank near the main road...that ended it for me the thing was the road was clear as you would ever need it to be
The funny thing, about 10 years ago, the local paper kept delivering a paper to my driveway every week and I had to contact them multiple times to get them to stop it and I ultimately had to threaten a restraining order I think. I don't recall, but I was so sick and tired of having to go out, pick up their paper and plastic bag litter, and throw in the recycling bin. I did not even have a subscription so I don't understand why they would do this. What a waste that was.
Also, it's a OPSEC/PERSEC violation to have a newspaper sit in your driveway while you're not home. An invitation for criminals to monitor your whereabouts.
Also, it's a OPSEC/PERSEC violation to have a newspaper sit in your driveway while you're not home. An invitation for criminals to monitor your whereabouts.
I grew up before recycling and food scrap composting were common, and used newspaper as disposable tablecloth you can toss away after every meal. My wife hated it so I no longer use it. These days I use them only for oil change, but I can always find either propaganda, religious, spam, junkmail "newspaper" for free so I won't miss paid newspaper.
Once my family friend's kid ask if I was in a cult, and I told her I believe in the "freedom" of junkmail.
My mom tossed away a few meat cleavers because of these newspaper tableclothes.
Once my family friend's kid ask if I was in a cult, and I told her I believe in the "freedom" of junkmail.
My mom tossed away a few meat cleavers because of these newspaper tableclothes.
It ain't any better. They are also there to pump and dump but has money to pay an upgraded staff vs your local rural paper.
We use to have two papers in town a morning edition the Post Gazette, and evening edition the Pittsburgh Press up until the early 1990's. The union workers went on strike demanding more money and many ended up with no jobs when the Pittsburgh Press stopped being published. As the years went by the number of people reading the Post Gazette continued to fall and the cost of advertising went through the roof as they say.
I use to advertise through the want ads for employees and finally threw in the towel after my last ad in the mid 2000's. Two of the younger applicants said their Grandmother saw my ad. The rest of the people showing up for jobs were in their sixties. I realized the younger generation had stopped reading the newspaper and had gone online for their news.
The paper is only published in print on Thursday's and Sunday's. It's gone pretty much all online otherwise. As far as the classifieds go Craigslist has at least 100X more listings than my local paper does on their website.
I use to advertise through the want ads for employees and finally threw in the towel after my last ad in the mid 2000's. Two of the younger applicants said their Grandmother saw my ad. The rest of the people showing up for jobs were in their sixties. I realized the younger generation had stopped reading the newspaper and had gone online for their news.
The paper is only published in print on Thursday's and Sunday's. It's gone pretty much all online otherwise. As far as the classifieds go Craigslist has at least 100X more listings than my local paper does on their website.
I read the local newspaper every day from age 10. Several years ago it was purchased by Gannett (Useless Today). The content was a pale shell, the loical reporters were replaced by out of towners with a uniform political bent. I stopped subscribing and woyuld occasionally read online. Then they limited you to 5 "articles" a month and their webpage was mostly trackers and ads. Now I only occasional give it a brief glance and when I do much of the main page is about hot new restarants or trendy real estate. I've had occasion to look at some old newspapers and the modern version is laughable.
The newspaper industry tries to claim the internet killed them, but IMHO it was a self-inflicted wound.
The newspaper industry tries to claim the internet killed them, but IMHO it was a self-inflicted wound.
Our local paper has always been hard right conservative , my father tested it and his comments in regards to something in the opinion section were modified, omitted and rewritten to make it sound like he supported Tommy Tomson (R) policy when he actually was stating what was presented was a big waste of money and a handout.
Anymore I’m not sure how you could tell there is a slant since the paper thin newspaper has very little political content, last one had a fall color report and grocery ads with some local sports.
When I lived out in the country, the local newspaper woulnd't deliver it... they would only mail it to me. It was always a day late.
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Same story here as with many others...
Our small city used to have two papers - morning and evening. Our family took the evening paper until it was bought out by the morning paper. Later the morning paper was bought out by a large conglomerate. It's actually still being published, but it's thin, thin, thin.
I can still remember newsprint on your fingers (and face if you scratched your nose), a paper box right underneath the mailbox (with either a written code for Sunday-only delivery / weekday or small stick-on reflectors with different colors for Sunday/weekday. And paper drives! We'd stack up papers in the garage for months so the local high school marching band (or sports team) could take them to the recyclers for money to purchase new uniforms. You'd have a parade of teenagers and parents come down the street in pickups and station wagons, honking and yelling, and load up the newspapers until the suspensions were bottoming out. Maybe now they could have computer / tablet drives
Our small city used to have two papers - morning and evening. Our family took the evening paper until it was bought out by the morning paper. Later the morning paper was bought out by a large conglomerate. It's actually still being published, but it's thin, thin, thin.
I can still remember newsprint on your fingers (and face if you scratched your nose), a paper box right underneath the mailbox (with either a written code for Sunday-only delivery / weekday or small stick-on reflectors with different colors for Sunday/weekday. And paper drives! We'd stack up papers in the garage for months so the local high school marching band (or sports team) could take them to the recyclers for money to purchase new uniforms. You'd have a parade of teenagers and parents come down the street in pickups and station wagons, honking and yelling, and load up the newspapers until the suspensions were bottoming out. Maybe now they could have computer / tablet drives
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