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I am sorry to see that the N&O has now moved to the paid subscription. All my high school sports stories will have to be found only at High School OT from now on.
I'm ok with it - but that's because newspapers need money to pay reporters who are forever being laid off. We need good journalism more than ever - I let my Herald Sun subscription lapse ... will probably renew... might kick in for the N&O as well.
The paywall only shows up if you are a frequent visitor and read a lot of stories. They have to make money somehow, now that paper subscriptions have gone down. There are many hard working people at the N&O and it will be a sad day when/if the paper goes under.
I'm ok with it - but that's because newspapers need money to pay reporters who are forever being laid off. We need good journalism more than ever - I let my Herald Sun subscription lapse ... will probably renew... might kick in for the N&O as well.
(former newspaper reporter here)
While we DO need good journalism more than ever, I've watched the N&O slowly slide into obscurity over the last 17 years as a subscriber.
The main reason, at least for me? The fact that they have gone away from having a lot of local reporters. After McClatchy acquired the N&O Publishing Company in 1995, the focus has been more about cost control than strong local reporting. Open this morning's paper, and you'll see a lot of "local stories" from reporters who are anything but local.
Unfortunately, there really isn't enough money left in the journalism game to warrant a strong local base of reporters. But it's shocking that the nation's 10th most populous state (and soon to be #8) does not warrant additional local reporters in the state capitol.
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