I prefer my news in print
Hear, hear to the two letter writers who recently wrote to complain about finding the advice given more and more to readers in the Rocky Mountain News to go to Web sites if one desires to read more about certain news items. (“Give us the news,” July 14 and “Letters belong in print,” July 21).
Just because I own a computer does not mean that is how I prefer to get my daily dose of what is going on in my neighborhood or in my world!
Terri L. Thaler, Denver
Terri: Welcome to the real world of expensive newsprint, emphasis on a better bottom line and realization that their product is a dying breed by the newspaper industry. Everything is migrating to cyberspace.
They've elected to cut not only their stories short, but their staff of writers also in order to save expenses. They'll keep cutting until they realize that they are losing more by the cuts than they are saving.
The bulk of the newspaper is reserved for ads. If the subscription and news stand sales drop far enough that they can't command their current level of either advertisers or ad rates. Then they'll make adjustments.
Hey, you still get the opportunity to spend over a $100 a year to have ads, with a modicum of news thrown in, delivered to your driveway every morning...it ain't all negative.
Posted by T on August 7, 2007 10:59 AMA good letter! I agree with you that letters should appear in print. Most readers do not bother with the webpages.