Anyone get a daily "news" paper delivered?

[ggibson511960]

Been getting paper copies of WSJ home delivered for over a decade since I retired. I read it when working for work related data and got hooked on the content. What kept me subscribing and paying was a recommendation from George Will. George opined many years ago that the only surviving journalism worth reading in North America was the financial press. Barron's and Investor's Business Daily are too dry for me, but WSJ has content for everyone. They obviously pay talented people to research issues. I faithfully read their editorial content as it distills many of today's issues down to digestible (short) bites I can quickly read. The cover page has it "What's News" short synopsis of the daily issues that often suffices for me when in a hurry. The entire paper can take a long time to read. It's not perfect, but it does adhere to journalistic principles like Wo-what-when-where-why that have been abandoned by rags I won't name. WSJ is one of DJT's most coherent critics on issues, not superficial stuff. It's worth the bother of newsprint paper disposal and comes in handy for paint drop cloths.

 

[Marshwheeling]

Although I grew up in a Minneapolis Tribune household (my pop worked for them), and delivered it as a kid, I switched to the Pioneer Press from across the river becuse it carried the New York Times crossword. Years later the Tribune picked up the Times puzzle, but it was too late. By then, I had moved to St. Paul. I used to get it delivered, but they could not get it to me before I was up and out the door, so now I pick it up at whatever Stop-n-Rob I get to first in the morning. It's $2.00, which is more than it's worth, but I get to do the puzzle with pen and paper instead of on my phone. The paper is getting so thin that " ripoff" is the word that comes to mind, but we are getting ripped off so much worse on so many things anyway that two bucks for a paper is trivial.

 

[65-2x2]

Our "local" newspaper is not local at all. At one time it was a great paper. It is all big business and the stories are generated elesewhere. If they have more than one reporter on staff, I would be surprised. I got the paper all of my life until a few years ago when it became useless and I stopped it.

I do take a weekly county-wide newspaper and it is a hoot. It comes in the mail, and usually late. It is a case of getting last weeks local gossip next week. The biggest part of the paper are the legal notices, followed by school news, with an occasional who-shot-who this week and who went to prison.
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[ralph7]

I too, was paying $100 a week and when I told them I was cancelling The Houston Chronicle they asked me
what it would take to stick around, and they ended up agreeing on a little over half that amount.
I also get the weekend WSJ and it is light years ahead of the grossly left leaning Chronicle, although so much
of the content is above my pay grade, to be honest.

 

[UncleEd]

The distribution of a daily has become almost insurmountable in many if not most areas. The papers' distributors simply can't find to hire "paper boys" and "paper girls" who
are reliable and steady, albeit even adults with cars to do the job. Today it's all or nearly all is electronic journalism staffed at the top by "Journalists." Old time newspaper men and women scoffed at ever being called a "Journalist."

 

[Muddyboot]

WSJ daily, and the Epoch Times - a weekly paper.
I grew up reading papers and enjoy them. Eventually my
local paper will go bust and my WSJ which the local paper delivers
will be history.

 

[rockquarry]

Wall Street Journal. There is a lot to be said for a real hold-in-your-hand newspaper. Better quality material than most newspapers; only thing lacking is local news and and that's easily available online.

 

[pharmer]

Local used to be the "Sentinel Star." Once they dropped the "star" it became fish wrap. Haven't had it delivered since the 20th century. Joe

 

[Hair Trigger]

Comics & obits are what miss most. Looking for the day when all go broke cause of $$$...

Sudoku and crossword were all I cared about. Our local paper went to something like $300 a year subscription, and dropped to 3 days a week, so we quit getting it. Print news media is dying, just something else to throw away and you can get news from TV or internet. The major national papers (WSJ, NYT, LAT, CT) are also expensive and too politically leaning. They're driven by their parent corporations and I don't trust what they print.

 

[DWalt]

We dropped the San Antonio newspaper at least seven or eight years ago. It kept getting smaller and the subscription price kept rising. Plus I did not like their leftist political orientation at all. I doubt it presently has a more than a miniscule circulation. It is no longer printed in San Antonio, but in Houston and trucked in. That tells you something. When we first moved here in the early 1990s, there were two English language daily papers (the Light and the Express-News) and several in Spanish. So far as I know, the Express-News is the only one remaining. And it doesn't amount to anything.

 

[TX-Dennis]

I grew up reading the Midland Reporter-Telegram. It was a pretty good local paper for a relatively small city. Then Hearst bought it. It slowly declined over the years becoming more and more left leaning in editorial content. Eventually they did away with the local printing plant. It's now printed elsewhere and trucked in. Thus, the stories have become way outdated by the time it's delivered. It also has gotten MUCH smaller in size and is published 5 times a week v. the original 7. My late father kept up his subscription until he was nearly 90. Eventually even he decided it wasn't worth the price any more.

I know most local papers are losing money. They will likely all eventually go the way of the dinosaur.

 

[swsig]

The economics of printed newspapers is no longer sustainable. Newspapers used to be supported largely on the basis of advertising, but print ads don't generate business anymore. Remember when papers were filled with automobile ads? They don't exist in todays's papers because online advertising is more effective. As a result, subscribers have to bear an increasing percentage of of the cost of production. I've subscribed to the Dallas Morning News for many years, but I cut back to an online-only subscription when their paper subscription went to $700+ per year. I like their comics section, and they have an excellent group of sportswriters. As long as they continue to zing the Cowboys' doofus owner, Jerry Jones, the Morning News will continue to get my business.

 

[DWalt]

Newspapers have essentially ceased to serve a worthwhile purpose. TV news and the internet in all its forms have already destroyed most of the printed news media. If I want to get more information details about something I have seen on TV, I just pull out my iPad and Google (or in my case DuckDuckGo) it, and a dozen stories pop up. If I want to know what WalMart, or whoever else, has on sale, I just go to the WalMart website.

 

[redbanks]

I was bummed when the wife suggested that we cancel the local newspaper. Then I found my favorite comics online for free. No more expensive fire starters which is good because we no longer have a wood burning fireplace!

 

[Goldstar225]

I've subscribed to my state paper for at least 20 years. The internet has changed the newspaper business mostly through loss of advertising revenue. About 4-5 years ago the paper announced that due to cost cutting measures they were only going to print and deliver the Sunday edition. However they went online for all seven days of the week and gave a tablet to subscribers at no charge. Initially I missed the printed version but have adapted and actually enjoy the online access. Their content is balanced and their editorial page has both liberal and conservative writers. I pay about $550.00 a year. In addition I subscribe to a local weekly that covers news in my immediate are. They lean left editorialy but the news items tend to be straight forward.

 

[Maddog 521]

When my subscription went to over $400 a year I bought a laptop for about the same price. I can still read the newspaper while I'm eating breakfast. And that was 5 years ago so it worked for me.

 

[H Richard]

I still get the local "paper", but it is on-line Tues -Sat, and on paper twice a week, Wed and Sat. It only takes me about 10 minutes to read it, but I just look forward to it, especially the Obit's and local happenings. Still only costs me $45.75 per Quarter.

 

[olfart]

We still subscribe to our local rag, but it's gone from twice-a-week publication to once a week. Published on Wednesdays, it arrives (sometimes) on Thursdays by mail. It could be described as a high-school paper that occasionally has a somewhat 'news' story in it. Mostly high school sports and activities. I read it for the obituaries to see if I'm listed there.

 

[Phenix]

Comics & obits are what miss most. Looking for the day when all go broke cause of $$$...

Have you checked on what it costs to have an obituary put in the newspaper nowadays? $$$$$

 

[swsig]

Have you checked on what it costs to have an obituary put in the newspaper nowadays? $$$$$

When I published the obituary of the late Mrs. swsig in our local small-town newspaper a few weeks ago, it cost over $200 to run for one day.