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When I was in grad school the college gave people newspapers to read. So for a few years I read USA Today and the NY Times regularly. There is no way I would ev

• dredmorbius 9y ago
  Bundling is a form of risk management in which a publisher bets that the collective value of a bundle will be of greater interest to a large population than any disaggregated set. There are problems when certain portions of that bundle dominate the product, and are not what you care for (sport being a disinterest you and I share). Worse if sport intrudes other sections of the production -- I'm familiar with a print source in which it may be found on the front page, multiple times within the front section, periodically on the Op Ed pages (though those are otherwise almost wholly lacking in interest or information already), business, real estate, entertainment, .... I'd be happy if it were simply restricted to one section which I could then discard with no regrets. Your criticism of the Times's culture coverage is one I share. I've strongly suggested that at the least a regional substitute be offered such that local offerings elsewhere within the US -- say, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle -- be offered print subscribers in those areas. The Times is close to being a reasonable alternative to any local publication, though this also poses concerns....