Is the News Dispatch a dying newspaper?, Falling readership and subscription problems |
Is the News Dispatch a dying newspaper?, Falling readership and subscription problems |
Jan 24 2017, 04:43 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 12-November 14 Member No.: 1,367 |
Will the News Dispatch survive 2017? It appears that readership has fallen precipitously and subscription problems are contributing to the decline. I've been a newspaper subscriber for 40+ years, enjoying both evening and morning deliveries and kept the News Dispatch so that I could keep in touch with what is happening locally. State and world news now is available on the internet, so the local news is the primary reason to keep the paper going.
Unfortunately, the past year has proved to be tough on subscription service in my neighborhood. First, delivery moved from my porch to the driveway which was OK as it was only a few steps outside and I could still get the newspaper and read while drinking my morning tea. Delivery then moved to sometimes the end of the driveway, but most times in the street. This creates problems as the paper can either blow away or wash away when it snows or rains or be run over by a driver. It means that the number of times I didn't get a paper grew. Sunday deliveries have become problematic this winter as it seems that I either get multiple copies of a single ad or only partial ads delivered as noted by no Sunday TV guide or comics and the sales papers contained in them. Yesterday when I brought the paper into the house, the paper delivered was the Herald-Palladium (?). My newspaper subscription is due for renewal, but things have just become more trouble than they are worth. It seems like the delivery personnel are trying to eliminate some delivery routes. Well they have succeeded in my case as they won't have to bother with my delivery anymore or the tips that I included with my subscription. I am now looking for new ways to get local news..... |
Dec 23 2017, 05:44 AM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,177 Joined: 19-November 09 Member No.: 969 |
Recently posted an update:
http://www.citybythelake.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6142 What always gets me, is the MORE they charge for the newspaper....the LESS content and pages you get ! _ |
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