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I think local newspapers are better placed to survive than national ones. Round here they send photographers to every community event and people love seeing the
by barking 10y ago
I think local newspapers are better placed to survive than national ones. Round here they send photographers to every community event and people love seeing themselves/relatives/friends/enemies in print.
Also district court proceedings esp involving drunks can make for great unintended comedy.
Presumably this paper is aiming to be mostly funded by advertising because their subscription target is only €72K p.a. and they have a staff of 7.
- Ericson2314 10y agoI wish you were right, but for the past 20 or so years, national media has been less decimated.
- barking 10y agoThat surprises me, I'd thought the drop in circulations was less severe at the local level.
- Ericson2314 10y agoI wish，but the news is just a another example of increasing monopolization in America. Economies of scale are a powerful tool against a shrinking market.