Somewhat OT: Times Co. threatens to shutter Boston Globe.

[Paul Anderson]

On Apr 6, 2009, at 10:02 PM, Dave Doherty wrote:

> Tradintional subscribers require paper. Ergo, traditional  
> subscribers make no economical sense at all, and management should  
> do what it can to maximize electronic delivery and eliminate  
> traditional paper subscribers.

I, and many others, are not interested in replacing a newspaper with  
reading stories on a computer screen and would no longer be customers  
of that "newspaper".  I'd take my business to TV, although the  
sensationalism on most stations would limit my viewing there too.


On Apr 6, 2009, at 9:58 PM, Maureen Carney wrote:

> Is it possible that the Globe may become a free paper, like the  
> Phoenix or Metro?

If subscribers don't pay part of the bill, then advertisers get to  
call the shots about content, do they not?

Paul