Newspaper Question: News & Observer or Herald-Sun Subscription (Raleigh, Durham: sale, coupons)

[ApostolicFlightAttendant]

I prefer to read the physical newspaper instead of just reading online. Wanting to know which subscription would be best in "paper delivery" form. I live in Durham, but I need a paper that is going to give Raligh and Durham news equally. Let me know your thoughts and why. Thanks.

[CHTransplant]

I've never read the Durham Herald so I don't know what it's coverage is. Certainly the N&O tries to give good local coverage to the entire Triangle, not just Raleigh. The N&O does have a number of neighborhood editions that add some depth to the local coverage in certain areas. One area that the N&O does excel in is its coverage of state government and politics. A number of its investigative reports in recent years have been instrumental in bringing about needed reforms. (And in fact Durham has been a recent focus of such reporting the the N&O's series of stories about the Durham County prosecutor.)

While I have been a newspaper subscriber since I was in college, I don't think I'd pay for one today but for the coupons that essentially pay the cost of the subscription.

[Bull City Rising]

Take the N&O in paper home delivery form, and read the Herald-Sun online.

The Herald-Sun is the only paper to cover Durham politics and government in depth, but the N&O does do deep coverage on wide-ranging Triangle and state issues.

(This is coming from a Durham resident.)

[evaofnc]

I say just pick up copies of the Independent Weekly every Wednesday. The N&O has gone way way way downhill over the years imo. I'm not even sure why I bother to subscribe to it anymore.

[ZimaCheryl]

The Herald, as others mentined, is very Durham-centric.

You might want to check on the subscription options, I seem to remember the offer a mini-plan, so you get the Sunday paper & just 2 or 3 other days instead of a full week.

If the N&O offers something similar you could maybe combine the two & get all the info. you want but w/out the expense of two full subscriptions.

[librarySue]

I read both BEFORE I chose where I was going to live. The Raleigh paper is overall a better newspaper.

I live in Raleigh, but work in Durham. If I lived in Durham I would probably get the Durham paper. IMHO it is important to be connected to your own community and know what is going on.

[WeLuvNC]

We also subscribed to both when we were house hunting. Then I settled on N&O as it had a useful North Raleigh News section. After their most recent cutbacks in staff, I think the entire quality has suffered. Much less local stuff, which is why I got it in the first place. So I stopped getting it regularly. Rather -- I put my subscription on vacation hold, and I restart delivery when sale days are coming to read the ads...when I use up my subscription, I'll just stop it.

I don't regularly look at the Herald on-line newspaper but do the N&O....so that is a great idea! I'll have to add that app if they have one!

Does anyone find on-line differences between the two?

I do flip regularly between the WRAL and the ABC11 (WTVD) apps to see the 'headline' news in the triangle & find that those two news stations regularly have different headline news and stories...which keeps me up on day-to-day news.

[ApostolicFlightAttendant]

UPDATE: Thank you to all who have responded. I am enjoying my paper subscription of the N&O HOWEVER the papers are coming to fast and I notice I dont have time to read them all. Paper is building up all over my house.

Here is what I've decided to do, Im noticing paper is soooooo antiquated now. Im going to get me one of those tablets like the Ipad and read the e-version of both newspapers. Plus Im starting to notice those manufacture coupons dont even come in the Sunda paper anymore, seemingly they are mailed to me now. I dunno. But I will say, the N&O also has a Durham section in it a few times a week so Im a happy camper now.

Thanks again to all who participated in the poll.