Is your local newspaper worth the paper it's printed on?

Answer 1

The Pontefract and Castleford Express. It comes through the letterbox, lands on the floor and stays on the floor. Until someone can be bothered to put it in the recycling pile. Adverts, adverts, adverts, someone at the local primary school has drawn a picture for the local hospital, adverts, adverts, rugby league (which I hate).

That's a no.

Answer 2

One newspaper in the city in which I once lived was rated as **THE WORST NEWSPAPER** in the country about six or seven years ago. That little tidbit drew national attention.
Was it worth the paper it was printed on? Not by a long shot. I'm guessing it hasn't improved.

Back then I would always buy the Sunday edition of the New York Times. GREAT news coverage, in spite of that Jason fellow (one of the staff writers) who was a very successful poser until he was busted. I still pick up a copy of the Times on Sunday mornings. For the majority of the news these days I always refer to various independent media sources from the net.

BTW, the newspaper mentioned above was (and probably still is unfortunately) "The Daily Oklahoman". Many people there referred to it as, "The Daily JOKElahoman". Back then it had no competition except for one or two weeklies, and they were mediocre at best.

Best Wishes!

Answer 3

Depends on your definition of worth - the paper is probably not worth the cost but remember the cost includes paying for all the journalists to write the articles paying for the photographers to take the pictures etc ...

The cost is also related to the amount you would pay for it as if it was over-priced noone would buy it - simple market forces.
One day you may pay more because there is something you want to find out that is in that days newspaper or there is a free CD with a song you like or similar therefore you would pay for it and get your worth from it so its not as simple as just the cost of the paper.

Answer 4

In the town I live in I'm pretty sure they use "double speak" along with a strategic placement of the adds.I'm a visual mathmatician so I see it.It's been a while since I picked one up since I'm seeking employment & gotten one temp job in 23 yrs out of the paper plus criminals communicate there (molesters used to)so I had to stop reading it.It worries me in a collge town that they simply seem to be collecting application & peoples personal info w/peoples permission yet not giving them work. All should be concerned.I worked for the local paper through a temp service once & of course this went bad as all attempts for me to make $ does...Anyone else having these problems contact me please lets brain storm! otherwise MOVE asap!Basically to answ. your Q, it depends on what your looking for.Some info is helpful & accurate, all not involving politics cause they lie soooo much, if there is any.

Answer 5

Local news papers have lost its value.People get the news early through other media like TV and Radio etc.Further there are no important local issues.

Answer 6

Not to me it isn't, it's full of bloody adverts and cr@p news like "Cat Stuck Up Tree", "Spade Stolen From Allotment" or "Boy Grows A 2ft Sunflower". Who gives a s**t? Nobody does, it's merely a poor attempt at justifying themselves as a newspaper and not an advertisement board.

Answer 7

how else will you get to know what's going on in your local community? Local radio and TV cover a much wider area - the local paper focuses right in on your village or town.

Answer 8

I buy the local paper, it has a bit of local news and it tells you whats going on in your area.

Answer 9

I work in PR and can tell you that the answer is "absolutely not"! Whenever we try to place an article with a local 'freebie' they try to charge us for it (separation costs for the photo). So basically you know that the only 'news' in the paper is paid for.

How newsworthy is that???

Answer 10

They still make newspapers? I thought they were obsolete?!

Seriously, I used to read them, but these days there is so much bias (both ways) and spinning, that I prefer to surf the 'net and find news that seems more balanced.