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[NDReporter]

Please discuss.

Website publication time change

Published: Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:35 PM CDT
Out of respect to our print edition subscribers and their committment to using The News-Dispatch as their local news source, The News -Dispatch website will now be updated at 5 p.m. daily. While we value our online readers, it's only fair that our loyal, paying customers of The News-Dispatch print edition have top priority when it comes to reading the news. For subscription information, call 219-874-7211.

[Southsider2k12]

This is the same thinking that made Bill Wirtz black out TV for games that didn't sell out games back in the 90's. The world is passing the ND by. It isn't the web that is killing the paper here in town, it is a complete meltdown of both quality and quantity, plus a more expensive price. I can get the Chicago Tribune delivered at 5 am to my house daily for cheaper than I can the City paper. It has about 50 times the material, and it has a full web presence. That web presence has never stopped me from ordering it. All that means is the ND is going to be last and days behind on all stories, just like they are now. The people who run that newspaper are idiots. Their biggest problem has been a complete failure of the higher ups to utilize the web to any extent, like the rest of the world has. There is no twitter, no real on-line advertising, no reporters on the radio, no breaking news on the web, no facebook page, etc. The News Dispatch has completely failed at the 21st century.

[NDReporter]

This is the same thinking that made Bill Wirtz black out TV for games that didn't sell out games back in the 90's. The world is passing the ND by. It isn't the web that is killing the paper here in town, it is a complete meltdown of both quality and quantity, plus a more expensive price. I can get the Chicago Tribune delivered at 5 am to my house daily for cheaper than I can the City paper. It has about 50 times the material, and it has a full web presence. That web presence has never stopped me from ordering it. All that means is the ND is going to be last and days behind on all stories, just like they are now. The people who run that newspaper are idiots. Their biggest problem has been a complete failure of the higher ups to utilize the web to any extent, like the rest of the world has. There is no twitter, no real on-line advertising, no reporters on the radio, no breaking news on the web, no facebook page, etc. The News Dispatch has completely failed at the 21st century.

As far as quantity and quality in the N-D and H-A, how many reporters and editors does the Chicago Tribune have? I would venture to guess more than a dozen. And to be fair, web revenue is a challenge for any newspaper. Online advertising doesn't make up for the money people used to pay to read the news.

I can't comment on anything else

I suggest if you, as readers, have comments or suggestions on how to change this policy, to please send them to our editor, Chris Schable, at cschable@heraldargus.com.

[Southsider2k12]

As far as quantity and quality in the N-D and H-A, how many reporters and editors does the Chicago Tribune have? I would venture to guess more than a dozen. And to be fair, web revenue is a challenge for any newspaper. Online advertising doesn't make up for the money people used to pay to read the news.

I can't comment on anything else

I suggest if you, as readers, have comments or suggestions on how to change this policy, to please send them to our editor, Chris Schable, at cschable@heraldargus.com.

Yeah, the Trib was probably a bad example, but at the same time, I would bet even in smaller markets, the same would hold true.

Maybe I should offer my services to get them a real 21st century presence?