Newspaper circulation fell 2.6 percent in the six-month period ending in March, according to recently released data, as the industry continued to struggle with competition from other media outlets and the Internet. They have all the reasons one could ever want or not want to hear. My family and friends and I believe it is for reasons no one has addressed or for that matter will address. It is the same tired story the guy in the pouring rain “the hurricane is getting closer”; the snow, the shoot out, theft or murder. Today’s media would never have survived a day with the media of old. They do not want to do news they do not want to get dirty or look under a rock. It either cost too much or in the long run it could cost them. Recently I suggested our tired rag of a paper report on modern snake oil men. That is businesses who are legal but don’t tell you everything. For example we all have seen the ad where the company offers to take over your insurance settlement that is being paid you in installments paying you a one time buy out. What they are not telling you is many times you only get 50% of your settlement. The income tax preparer who offers you a quick loan many times at 40%. The company that gives you a quick loan on your cars title (the military have placed them off limits) if you do not pay it ALL back the remainder is penalized 150% each day. The companies who advertise no interest or payments on your furniture for two years. Then on the first day it is due if the entire amount is not paid penalties are added for each month you could have been paying. News? Certainly is and is helping the public many of which do not understand matters like this and count on the government to protect them. Do you agree?
2007-01-20 20:16:13 · 2 answers · asked by Lynn U 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events