Daily Paper Delivery

[Narragansett]

Does anybody still get the paper home delivered? I just renewed my Mother's subscription 965.00 for the year. The sunday paper is 3/4' thick, down from about 2". The classified used to be 4 pages. Now they are 1/4 of a single page.
Actually it used to be 2 papers. The Providence Journal in the morning, and the Evening Bulletin at night. Now it is just one rag in the morning.
If it were not for my mother, I would never buy it. Especially seeing as I do not have a puppy

 

[huthike]

I still read the funny papers. I also read the comics.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I cannot remember the last time that I saw much less subscribed to a paper. The city made us buy a small local paper with our taxes, but that was killed a few elections ago. Apparently, newspapers still exist.

 

[GypsmJim]

Yes, I still get the paper. Why? When I get up in the morning I simply like to sit on the couch reading it. Ours is down to only a few pages as well. I look forward to the letters to editor and (sorry) the obits. Years ago the only way I found out about the deaths of some old friend's parents. Now, the old friends are in there.

 

[Rpg]

Very kind of you to supply her paper.

My Dad had difficulty getting the same sense of reading a newspaper reading it online.

 

[NYlakesider]

Does anybody still get the paper home delivered? I just renewed my Mother's subscription 965.00 for the year. The sunday paper is 3/4' thick, down from about 2". The classified used to be 4 pages. Now they are 1/4 of a single page.
Actually it used to be 2 papers. The Providence Journal in the morning, and the Evening Bulletin at night. Now it is just one rag in the morning.
If it were not for my mother, I would never buy it. Especially seeing as I do not have a puppy

Yes we get the one paper delivered to the house, the other big local paper will not come up here we get their product on the computer. FWIW I think its just going to be a bit longer and it will all be electronically delivered.

Of course the price will not go down if anything it will go up! As a proud Luddite as long as I can get a real paper or magazine to read I will continue to do so. Its just so different and not as comfortable getting the paper on the computer!

 

[phulklip]

I just renewed at $230 a year. Granted, it's not as thick as it used to be. I get delivery at 4 am just in time for my morning coffee.

 

[Golddollar]

As a proud Luddite as long as I can get a real paper or magazine to read I will continue to do so. Its just so different and not as comfortable getting the paper on the computer!

And I stand with you!

I have a subscription to the Gettysburg Times with home delivery. My uncle got it for me as thanks for what I do for my aunt and uncle through the year because of my aunt's medical issues.

 

[nodpete]

We get 2 daily papers. However, they are both beginning to slant their views instead of printing opposing opinions. Unless they change , I'll be canceling both.

 

[smithman 10]

Wish I could afford our local daily

My Dad was a printer for the Richmond Times Dispatch (morning) and the Richmond News Leader (afternoon). I was a paperboy in my youth and later a photographer, reporter, editor and finally managing editor of a group of weeklies, eventually bought by the holding company for the Times Dispatch.

So my life was greatly influenced by the printed word delivered each day.

I miss a daily printed paper but occasionally pick up a copy from the news stand.

News reporting has reached a level so low that the grain of salt that used to be required now is the whole salt shaker, IMHO.

 

[DWalt]

I cancelled my subscription over two years ago. Not only because the price for home delivery became excessive, over $500 per year, but it had become mainly a political propaganda rag. I get all the news I need from the internet, and do not miss the local newspaper in the slightest way. I am sorry only that it took me so long to dump it.

 

[yeti]

I used to enjoy reading the paper. Haven't done that in many years. Don't trust what they print, so why bother.
Internet news services aren't accurate either, but I can compare four or five different sources easier and glean some facts.
Real journalism is mostly dead.

 

[kmyers]

Here we need only one news source.

Headlines Archives - Weekly World News

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Does anybody still get the paper home delivered? I just renewed my Mother's subscription 965.00 for the year. The sunday paper is 3/4' thick, down from about 2". The classified used to be 4 pages. Now they are 1/4 of a single page.
Actually it used to be 2 papers. The Providence Journal in the morning, and the Evening Bulletin at night. Now it is just one rag in the morning.
If it were not for my mother, I would never buy it. Especially seeing as I do not have a puppy

$965 for the year That is $2.64 per day! I don't pay that much for law books!!!

 

[zeke]

Unfortunately, even some (maybe a lot) of libraries are no longing getting actual newspapers. Used to really enjoy sitting down for Sun breakfast with 2 newspapers (NYT/Philly enq), till it became cost prohibitive and their Sunday papers just political shill. At least several years ago (maybe 5-10) would pick up a NYT on a day they had some more balanced actual news in it, but can't remember if it was thurs or fri. You could read articles in it months later, and they were still relevant and not carried anywhere else.

Will not pay for a subscription newspaper anymore, even a local one. There are free facebook pages that have more relevant local news than the local papers/websites.

 

[mmaher94087]

I gave up when the price hit $5.50/month.

 

[Chuck24]

Got rid of mine, although I enjoyed reading an actual paper the same as I enjoy an actual book, delivery became so erratic you never new if you'd have one or not. The papers response was we'll credit your account. Don't want a credit, want my paper, which, by the way, you made me pay for in advance.

 

[Jinglebob]

I haven't opened a newspaper since I delivered them as a kid. That was over 60 years ago. All the news I need is on the grapevine.

 

[pawngal]

I have a paper subscription to my hometown rag. Mostly for the editorials. It is now to twice a week from being a daily.

 

[Dave.357]

I still get a paper delivered to the house.
I would be first to admit that it has gone
down hill in size and quality.