My guess is that the Gazette’s return to the pay model will mean fewer subscribers, fewer links to their web page, and less involvement of the local community in their news.
The idea that free news is something we shouldn’t expect is laughable.
Radio news is free. Television news is free (or at least was). Books, magazines, and newspapers are all free at the library. They all carry news – local, national, and international. The internet is free.
Newspapers get their revenue from advertising – when they produce quality content that people want to read they grow their audience and garner more advertising dollars.
In this day and age trying to make money from subscribers for general news delivery will no longer work.
For example – soon enough, every town in America will have at least two bloggers reporting on what happens in their town halls (and elsewhere in town) from differing perspectives. When that trend is finally entrenched, we’ll look back and laugh at how naive people were to think that it was “buy a newspaper, or don’t get news. ” That’s no way to grow a customer base – just ask Google.
I’m sorry to see you go Gazette, but with decisions like this, go you will.
Adirondack Almanack - which sends you thousands of readers each month, will no longer be linking to your pages. In fact, already last night, I saw a story on your RSS feed and then searched and found it at the TU. I linked to them.
So if this was a historic house in the stockade the fire department would still claim they had no power to turn off the power and they would have just watched it burn? This is a criminal act of neglect on the part of the power company, the fire department, and the city. A National Grid employee reported the fire for Pete's sake. It's no wonder you have problems in the neighborhood, people there probably realize the police, fire, city, and this paper, don't care about them, or their property when it's on fire.
So, kids who join the military at seventeen won't be able to walk down the street in their own hometown after 11 pm without being harassed as possible criminals - interesting approach from the small-minded.
What's next - people serving in the military who are seventeen won't be able to vote? Oh.. wait... that one... ooops.
Or won't be able to have a beer with their parents... oh... wait..
You can also keep up with the quiet waters campaign (and other Adirondack news, culture, and history) at Adirondack Almanack www.adirondackalmanack.com
Hey Dave, by my math it's been Conservatives who have been running this country since, what, 1968 when the last real liberal was assassinated while running for President?
If you have a problem with their policies, I suggest you vote differently.
And what do you mean by "fundamentally shift to socialism" - social security? health care? public education? highway departments? public safety via police and fire departments?
Tell us which of those socialist programs you disagree with.
Why can't the Civic Center better support their (subsidizing!) community and invest some time and effort into making the farmers market known and well-attended?
Take a tip from Troy, who with local government support (not money), now has a great draw in their farmer's market every week.
The entire community does not spend it's time and money with sports or concerts! The Civic Center should start thinking about how they can provide something of value to the rest of area residents. The farmer's market is a start.
Posted on August 6 at 10:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My guess is that the Gazette’s return to the pay model will mean fewer subscribers, fewer links to their web page, and less involvement of the local community in their news.
The idea that free news is something we shouldn’t expect is laughable.
Radio news is free. Television news is free (or at least was). Books, magazines, and newspapers are all free at the library. They all carry news – local, national, and international. The internet is free.
Newspapers get their revenue from advertising – when they produce quality content that people want to read they grow their audience and garner more advertising dollars.
In this day and age trying to make money from subscribers for general news delivery will no longer work.
For example – soon enough, every town in America will have at least two bloggers reporting on what happens in their town halls (and elsewhere in town) from differing perspectives. When that trend is finally entrenched, we’ll look back and laugh at how naive people were to think that it was “buy a newspaper, or don’t get news. ” That’s no way to grow a customer base – just ask Google.
I’m sorry to see you go Gazette, but with decisions like this, go you will.
Adirondack Almanack - which sends you thousands of readers each month, will no longer be linking to your pages. In fact, already last night, I saw a story on your RSS feed and then searched and found it at the TU. I linked to them.
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