Cincy media cry, "Don't go downtown!"

[mike1003]

Up to tonight, I do not believe any of the 35-40k Luminocity or the Xk Cincy Riverfront Blues-fest attendees were impacted.

This is a non story/ Nothing happening here people, move along.

Let the Liberal press present whatever biased stories they have.

[kjbrill]

Who remembers when Cincinnati had three daily newspapers, the Post, the Time-Star, and the Enquirer? I remember it because I am old enough to remember when the majority of homes did not have TVs. That was a different era entirely.

But to say the Cincy media is crying Don't go downtown! I feel is wrong.

Who are the Cincinnati media? You can't put the entire burden on the Enquirer. Their print edition is a fraction of what it once was. The Local TV and News stations have to assume a larger share of the burden. One idea, they might start a local broadcast critiquing their own network affiliate's news feed to them. Wouldn't that be novel?

[goyguy]

FWIW all the TV stations played the same "near Lumenocity" hand. Granted, it's easier to know this when viewing Web pages as opposed to changing channels.
Just yesterday they were all over a shooting "near UC." And the Enquirer went so far as to post a Google Earth screen shot to reinforce that the incident was...well, three blocks south of McMillan St so kind of near. Similar treatment was not given to the articles concerning the Texas rifleman who fired at his wife in their Madeira driveway. It might have been close to Kenwood Town Center! Wouldn't want to scare off the shoppers!

[flashes1]

I think the Enquirer has become very pro-city. They have a new beat writer, at least new to me, (a black fellow with a Muslim name) who reports on seemingly every new business development in the urban core. I see his stuff linked-to all the time in the "Development" thread. He's a big reason why I continue to subscribe. I've even wrote the Editor how much I like their new reporting. I'm not sure we want to live in a country without strong newspapers.

And unless you subscribe to the paper version of the Enquirer, I don't think you can effectively judge the quality of the paper. Just looking at a few headlines on their website doesn't tell you much....you're only seeing a fraction of what's in the paper.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by flashes1

I think the Enquirer has become very pro-city. They have a new beat writer, at least new to me, (a black fellow with a Muslim name) who reports on seemingly every new business development in the urban core. I see his stuff linked-to all the time in the "Development" thread. He's a big reason why I continue to subscribe. I've even wrote the Editor how much I like their new reporting. I'm not sure we want to live in a country without strong newspapers.

And unless you subscribe to the paper version of the Enquirer, I don't think you can effectively judge the quality of the paper. Just looking at a few headlines on their website doesn't tell you much....you're only seeing a fraction of what's in the paper.

I don't judge the quality of the Enquirer. I did that several years back when I decided to cancel my subscription. And they have done little to convince me to pay money to access their website which I feel is inappropriately named Cincinnati.com, as they don't speak for Cincinnati.

I had a decidedly different view of the Enquirer several years ago when they sponsored a number of neighborhood websites intended for input from people in the neighborhood. I thoroughly enjoyed the one they had for Mason. Every election there were tons of posts concerning issues, candidates, etc. It was easy to see who was a Mason resident expressing their opinion. That is what made it so interesting to me, it was Mason concentric. There were similar neighborhood sites all over the Greater Cincinnati area.

Suddenly, without warning, they shut them all down. I can only assume it was a cost saving measure. I certainly understand costs. There was some embedded advertising, perhaps just not enough. Now I would have paid a fee, call it a subscription, to maintain a forum type website specifc to Mason. Something where all of the content I can relate to.

I can relate to the Enquirer's situation. If it concentrates on the City, just 14% now population of the Greater Cincinnati total, people outside the City will say how does this relate to me? do I give a damn?

I think it is time for the Enquirer to stop the print edition. What is it gaining them? Go to a purely online electronic paper. Obviously today it is extremely easy to print from electronic media. So there could be a print edition option at a cost of printing. Newspaper advertising revenue is tied to distribution volume. If you advertise in the newspaper you want some assurance someone is seeing it. From what I see advertising revenue is part of the problem. TV is stealing too high a percentage of it.

So Enquirer it is time to reinvent your business. You are no longer a Newspaper with people and trucks carting bunbles of paper all over the City. That is an obsolete business. You must become a modern day electronic information center, fulfilling all of the information desires of the Greater Cincinnati Populace. If you don't do this SAYONARA!.

[immersedincincy]

"You must become a modern day electronic information center, fulfilling all of the information desires of the Greater Cincinnati populace" sounds eerily like your own aspirations KJ.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by immersedincincy

"You must become a modern day electronic information center, fulfilling all of the information desires of the Greater Cincinnati populace" sounds eerily like your own aspirations KJ.

NO, just because I like participating in the forum does not mean I aspire to anything else. Just exchanging information here satisfies me. But business like the Enquirer needs to recognize what the new environment brings or they will suddenly find they are no longer in business.

[chet_kinkaid]

The enquirer is printed in columbus now..and that plant is still below capacity..I too wonder how long printed newspapers will be viable..and is it a bad thing?online editions give so much more and better content.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by chet_kinkaid

The enquirer is printed in columbus now..and that plant is still below capacity..I too wonder how long printed newspapers will be viable..and is it a bad thing?online editions give so much more and better content.

Big city newspapers have been losing readers for decades. But many small city dailies and also small town newspapers that may only run weekly still seem to be doing OK.