Comments on: Writing off Mondays http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 May 2012 00:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: G.D. Gearino - Words Assembled Well - Raleigh, NC » Blog Archive » A prophecy fulfilled (almost) http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-60681 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:43:03 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-60681 [...] You may recall that a couple of week ago I predicted that an American newspaper somewhere would soon abandon its Monday edition, being the first to break the taboo that daily publication is sacrosanct. Over the weekend, the News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tenn., announced that its Monday paper will be reduced to a “quick-read edition” consisting of two sections: A news section and a sports section, along with whatever classified advertising the paper has bamboozled from people who haven’t heard about Craigslist. [...] […] You may recall that a couple of week ago I predicted that an American newspaper somewhere would soon abandon its Monday edition, being the first to break the taboo that daily publication is sacrosanct. Over the weekend, the News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tenn., announced that its Monday paper will be reduced to a “quick-read edition” consisting of two sections: A news section and a sports section, along with whatever classified advertising the paper has bamboozled from people who haven’t heard about Craigslist. […]

]]> by: Doug http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-5173 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:39:30 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-5173 Hold on a minute!!! If they eliminate the Monday paper how will I be able to get the box scores from all the major league baseball Sunday doubleheaders? Damn those who would try to drag me into this newfangled era. Hold on a minute!!! If they eliminate the Monday paper how will I be able to get the box scores from all the major league baseball Sunday doubleheaders?

Damn those who would try to drag me into this newfangled era.

]]> by: BP http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-5172 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:44:30 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-5172 Sad about the Christian Science Monitor. One of my favorite papers when I was in college. I still visit the online version. Frankly, if the N&O went to online it wouldn't help. I'm not sure they have much of a handle on the technology. I only go to their site if I need to search the archives and that can be very frustrating. Most of my online news reading comes from other sites. They do some good state and local reporting, though how long that will last with the cuts is anybody's guess. The Monday edition is very thin, but with the comics it gets me through my first cup of coffee, which is important. They're not very good at business either. My wife, who runs her own business, wanted to place a help wanted ad. The N&O quoted $450 for a simple 2 line ad running one week. They did quote a one-time print only ad on Sunday for $250. This would be pushing it if it was easy to get an ad in the paper, but considering the hoops she had to jump through it's highway robbery. She turned around and for $120 got a 14 day Monster.com ad with all of the great employer tools Monster offers. If $450 is what the N&O values for about half of a column-inch they are wasting serious money on some of the dreck they print. And yes, I know all about fewer subscribers means fewer papers printed and higher costs, but they did sort of bring it all on themselves. I'll probably continue getting the paper, but I intend to complain about it. Sad about the Christian Science Monitor. One of my favorite papers when I was in college. I still visit the online version.

Frankly, if the N&O went to online it wouldn’t help. I’m not sure they have much of a handle on the technology. I only go to their site if I need to search the archives and that can be very frustrating. Most of my online news reading comes from other sites. They do some good state and local reporting, though how long that will last with the cuts is anybody’s guess. The Monday edition is very thin, but with the comics it gets me through my first cup of coffee, which is important.

They’re not very good at business either. My wife, who runs her own business, wanted to place a help wanted ad. The N&O quoted $450 for a simple 2 line ad running one week. They did quote a one-time print only ad on Sunday for $250. This would be pushing it if it was easy to get an ad in the paper, but considering the hoops she had to jump through it’s highway robbery. She turned around and for $120 got a 14 day Monster.com ad with all of the great employer tools Monster offers. If $450 is what the N&O values for about half of a column-inch they are wasting serious money on some of the dreck they print. And yes, I know all about fewer subscribers means fewer papers printed and higher costs, but they did sort of bring it all on themselves.

I’ll probably continue getting the paper, but I intend to complain about it.

]]> by: miss margot http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-5171 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:58:57 +0000 http://gearino.com/index.php/2008/10/30/writing-off-mondays/#comment-5171 and now there's this: http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=308921. Fayetteville Publishing slashing jobs. Where will it end? Your pal, Margot. and now there’s this: http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=308921. Fayetteville Publishing slashing jobs. Where will it end?

Your pal,

Margot.

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