Newspapers - Do you still buy one?
Discussion
The last time I bought a newspaper was when I was in Hopital recently and that was only because the TV was so feckin expensive.
In 2003 was the last time I bought the ST and that was only because wifey want to read it.
When I used to go to work on the bus and work in a workshop, I would buy a paper but when I changed jobs and started driving all day I stopped buying them.
Now I don't bother and only read the local rag because my neighbour drops it in after she has read it.
I might read MCN rarely but I get T.W.O. on subscription. Buy car mags when I'm buying a car and that's it for me.
I can see the demise of the daily paper the ways things are going with TV radio and online news now
In 2003 was the last time I bought the ST and that was only because wifey want to read it.
When I used to go to work on the bus and work in a workshop, I would buy a paper but when I changed jobs and started driving all day I stopped buying them.
Now I don't bother and only read the local rag because my neighbour drops it in after she has read it.
I might read MCN rarely but I get T.W.O. on subscription. Buy car mags when I'm buying a car and that's it for me.
I can see the demise of the daily paper the ways things are going with TV radio and online news now
Not on a regular basis, but my lodger usually brings in the Standard or the Mail.
I caught the tail end of a programme on the radio last Sunday, and some reporter was saying that the internet is killing sales of the daily papers. Remarking that sales and advertising revenue were no longer covering the full cost of the paper and, unless they could find other methods to recoup the cost, investigating journalism would suffer. Worrying times ahead for journalists me thinks.
I caught the tail end of a programme on the radio last Sunday, and some reporter was saying that the internet is killing sales of the daily papers. Remarking that sales and advertising revenue were no longer covering the full cost of the paper and, unless they could find other methods to recoup the cost, investigating journalism would suffer. Worrying times ahead for journalists me thinks.
I buy The Sunday Times. Nothing can replace lounging on the sofa on Sunday mornings with the papers and a cup of coffee for me. I do like reading the actual papers once a week, as I come across articles that I wouldn't have found or looked for online. During the week I get my 'news-fix' online though, as I've less time, but also the Sunday papers keep me going for a week...
None out here in Dubai although we have all the main dalies, both English & Arabic, delivered to the office as I run the Marketing Dept and we we need to check our own press and keep an eye on our competitors (we also have a clipping agency but they miss a fair bit and don't provide general overview stuff).
When I was in the UK, I'd only buy a daily if I was bored and had nothing better to do. However, Sunday's were not complete without wading through the Sunday Times.
When I was in the UK, I'd only buy a daily if I was bored and had nothing better to do. However, Sunday's were not complete without wading through the Sunday Times.
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