[But a bricks-and-mortar office can boost reader loyalty.] A local presence in the form of a bureau or some kind of office is part of the newspaper company's image, ... You are taking away something that people are accustomed to. |
A head-to-head between tabloids is as New York as cheesecake. Fortunately we have two owners who are willing to sink their money into it. It would be a terrible thing if it went away, and as a newspaper lover, I hope they just keep doing it. |
An early victim would be the Philadelphia Daily News, no matter who acquires the company. It's much more profitable to publish one newspaper than two in the same market. It's a kind of miracle Knight Ridder kept it going this long. |
As an afternoon paper, it wasn't a question of if (the News would close down), it was a question of when. |
Clearly there is an attraction to saving money. Readers also apparently prefer smaller size newspapers. Of course, the Journal has always held itself above that -- until now. |
Generally speaking, their circulation will continue to decline. I don't know that there's any solution. |
He has most of the dailies that now surround San Francisco proper and this only enlarges his presence in the area. With the California properties, Singleton has more of a motive than other folks to pay a higher price because it would enhance what he already owns. |
He made everyone's job easier because he was a center who knew how to play the game. He knew when to shoot, when to pass out. |
I don't think any of them are making any money on [online publishing], but they have one advantage -- they already have the data, |
I think it's a logical step, and I think it's necessary. |
I used to think in the good old days, all a newspaper had to do to attract circulation was to put out a better newspaper. But young people don't seem any more inclined to read a good newspaper than a bad one. |
I'm 99 today and I'll be 100 tomorrow. It's another day. |
I'm grateful I've got my mind, ... I can take care of my own business. |
I'm sure it's a chapter in the paper's history they're glad to have behind them. |
I'm sure Sherman is not going to be a happy camper at 65 bucks, which is the price that's been talked about a lot. It would serve (him) right. He got this all started. |