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Well, I wasn’t able to get the 125/YR rate, but when I threatened to cancel they extended me to the end of 2024 at the current 16.07/month price.
So a 5-minute call saved me about 80 bucks.
Newspapers provided a valuable service, and it's horrible that they're dead and dying. I plan to launch an online weekly newspaper this year that will cover Raleigh city council news (and links to other info). I've watched every single city council meeting held in the last four years. They're like reality show episodes, but the decisions that are made affect everyone in Raleigh, and no one is paying attention.
Yesterday, a local TV news channel mentioned the new municipal building that was approved for Raleigh. It was a short, happy, light story. However, the city never should have approved it because there are so many empty buildings downtown. When it was first discussed years ago, it financially made sense. It doesn't anymore. Who will alert the public of those bad decisions? TV news focuses on very short stories, and they need visuals. Newspaper reporters, however, asked more questions, provided more information, and gave readers an opportunity to learn more about important issues.
So TV news may be cost-effective, but they rarely explain everything you need to know about what's going on. Lately, it seems they cover nothing but the weather and shootings.
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Originally Posted by pierretong1991
What do people feel is the most cost effective way to get local news?
So TV news may be cost-effective, but they rarely explain everything you need to know about what's going on. Lately, it seems they cover nothing but the weather and shootings.
And what flavor milkshake Joe Biden had at Cook Out.
I still read the Observer's site, but mainly if I'm at work and want to look semi-busy during a slow day. (I know a few tricks in the browser to scrape the news out from under the ”Please subscribe!” pop-ups.) I can't remember buying physical papers where I lived, since the mid 1990s.
Newspapers provided a valuable service, and it's horrible that they're dead and dying. I plan to launch an online weekly newspaper this year that will cover Raleigh city council news (and links to other info). I've watched every single city council meeting held in the last four years. They're like reality show episodes, but the decisions that are made affect everyone in Raleigh, and no one is paying attention.
Yesterday, a local TV news channel mentioned the new municipal building that was approved for Raleigh. It was a short, happy, light story. However, the city never should have approved it because there are so many empty buildings downtown. When it was first discussed years ago, it financially made sense. It doesn't anymore. Who will alert the public of those bad decisions? TV news focuses on very short stories, and they need visuals. Newspaper reporters, however, asked more questions, provided more information, and gave readers an opportunity to learn more about important issues.
So TV news may be cost-effective, but they rarely explain everything you need to know about what's going on. Lately, it seems they cover nothing but the weather and shootings.
Keep fighting the good fight. Drop the link when it goes live!
I think one of the reasons they may be having trouble is because they can't do basic math.
Today, I received an email with a subject line of
"Ends soon: $1 for 1 month of unlimited access". The body of the email says
"99¢ a week for two months"
Newspapers provided a valuable service, and it's horrible that they're dead and dying. I plan to launch an online weekly newspaper this year that will cover Raleigh city council news (and links to other info). I've watched every single city council meeting held in the last four years. They're like reality show episodes, but the decisions that are made affect everyone in Raleigh, and no one is paying attention.
Yesterday, a local TV news channel mentioned the new municipal building that was approved for Raleigh. It was a short, happy, light story. However, the city never should have approved it because there are so many empty buildings downtown. When it was first discussed years ago, it financially made sense. It doesn't anymore. Who will alert the public of those bad decisions? TV news focuses on very short stories, and they need visuals. Newspaper reporters, however, asked more questions, provided more information, and gave readers an opportunity to learn more about important issues.
So TV news may be cost-effective, but they rarely explain everything you need to know about what's going on. Lately, it seems they cover nothing but the weather and shootings.
Please get city leaders to do whatever it takes to pick up the trash along EVERY SINGLE ROAD large and small in Raleigh.
I've never seen as much roadside trash as in Raleigh. Atlanta is immaculate by comparison.
N&O used to have a stand at the state fair every year, giving away papers and taking subscriptions. Last time we were there, very few people would even take a free paper. The handwriting's on the wall when you can't even give your product away.
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