Today, I went out and pick up the paper as I always do. I noticed that as I picked up the paper, that it was lighter than usual. I wondered about it at first. Maybe it was a slow news day. With the election? I don’t think so. Still, I wondered.
Looking down at the bottom of of the front page, I noticed an article in the Times that they again revamped the paper. Seems like they made the special sections smaller and combined them with other sections. Their excuse? To make it easier for the busy people to read the paper.
The real reason? the cost of newsprint and paper has gone up and the advertising revenue has gone down. So now, the Calumet Region has a thiner, paper with smaller articles.
My verdict? I don’t like it. There’s nothing I can do about it. But just one time I wish the Times would just admit that the paper has become a costly item to put out. Don’t tell me that the paper is being made easier and more condensed to read. Just tell me the truth, It’s getting costly to put out.
Besides, I enjoyed reading a good newspaper article that was insightful and had some details in it. Today the articles are almost the headlines and nothing more. At least it seems that way to me these days.
Again, it nothing like the old days, these days.
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September 8, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Jordan
I think it was Charlie Brown who said, “I weep for my generation.”
I mean, really, this is just sad.
In an age where television has gone up and reading has gone down, it’s sad that even the few things we have left to read has been first dumbed down and then shrunk.
At least we still have blogs
September 9, 2008 at 11:34 am
6432woodwardavenuekid
I still think the paper should be called “The HAMMOND Times!” That’s the paper I delivered as a kid.
When I left Hammond in 1971, it was still the “Hammond Times.”
Tom