Newspapers

mickysf replied on 16/07/2019 06:37

Posted on 16/07/2019 06:37

Is the old habit of that traditional morning read all but dead? Has the next day's fish and chip wrapping now finally been confined to the bin? (I think H&S killed that off really)

However according to an article I was reading less and less papers are being sold these days with many of us getting our papers electronically. Also, the age group who like that hard copy paper versions are now significantly reducing in number. According to the article for many shops the humble newspaper has now become pretty much a loss leader.

Is this why It seems that less and less sites are now 'doing' papers?  I was told by one site owner that this was due to reduced orders and that the local newsagents, who were also experiencing much reduced footfall through their doors had decided not to deliver them to sites, as this had reduced their opportunity for the 'upselling' of  Worthers Originals, Polos and Extra Strong Mints. Afterall, you can't get them electronically can you!

papgeno replied on 19/07/2019 08:51

Posted on 19/07/2019 08:51

I read the Times Monday to Friday , don't bother with a paper at the weekend there's far too much rubbish comes with them.

Vanbirds68 replied on 19/07/2019 12:20

Posted on 16/07/2019 08:47 by allanandjean

I am indifferent to the availability of the daily paper however my wife is not and only last week when someone mentioned they had recently been to Marseille my first thought was of searching the town for a Daily Mail for my wife!

I have been using the Mail Plus for a couple of years and I like the fact that I am looking at the news for that day and not a day behind as most papers are when abroad.but for my wife it has to be the hard copy wherever possible.

If I could get them to drop the crossword though that would solve it as that's her main reason for getting the paper.

Posted on 19/07/2019 12:20

If she switched to the online Guardian she could still have the crossword 😉

Merve replied on 19/07/2019 21:37

Posted on 19/07/2019 21:37

I find that if I want anything resembling the truth, then I have to go to the alternative media on the web, The mainstream media wouldn’t know the truth if it smacked them around the ear!! The BBC- the British Bias Corporation are just as bad if not worse- the Guardian on steroids! The truth is out there but you have to search for it. I haven’t bought a newspaper for decades and I mean decades- the only use I have for them is lighting fires and protection of the caravan floor when I’m doing jobs in there!!

paul56 replied on 21/07/2019 18:58

Posted on 21/07/2019 18:58

I suspect the days of printed media are well and truly limited and they will soon be writing their own obituaries. It is now very rare that we buy a newspaper and get news either from TV, on-line on the pc or more likely these days on our phones using increasingly ggod 4g coverage.

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