Newspapers owned by the Gannett (independent, Sacramento, companies, layoff)
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Our local paper is owned by the Gannett. Recently they downsized the paper delivered on Monday and Tuesday and raised the cost of purchase to $0.75. The entire Monday paper is two thin sections now. In today's paper they announced even further cutbacks in content and size while still maintaining the same price increase. It's sad that the newspaper for a city nearly an hour's drive away has more news for this area than our own paper owned by the Gannett (the other paper is locally owned in that city).
What I want to know is if this is also going on in other newspapers acros the country owned by the Gannett, which also owns USA Today?
I'm thinking of buying one of those RIP cross road signs they use as a crash site memorial. Put it up in front of their offices. R.I.P.
What I want to know is if this is also going on in other newspapers acros the country owned by the Gannett, which also owns USA Today?
I'm thinking of buying one of those RIP cross road signs they use as a crash site memorial. Put it up in front of their offices. R.I.P.
Yes, Asheville Citizen-Times also a Gannett birdcage liner is downsizing. Layoff's, and have closed the local printing facility. Our paper is now printed in Greenville SC, about 65 miles away, which is also another Gannett paper. Also raised the daily price to 75¢.
It is the regions only daily paper, but content is pathetic. When something local is going down, it might get some mention but no meat. To find out what is really going on, I go online and read the local independent weekly paper. They actually seem to have reporters that dig deep into what is going on instead of just regurgitating a press release from city council, police, or other agency.
I still get the Gannett birdcage liner as they haven't increase home deliver prices yet, and my Labrador Retriever takes great joy in retrieving the paper every morning.
Geez now that I think about it, that is probably the only reason I haven't canceled it
Gannett might be one of the companies we see go under in 09, think my dog might be the only one that would really miss it
I wrote to them and suggested that they print one section devoted to only local news and advertisements and slip it within the USA Today and deliver that instead of their usual rag. At least that way I'd get some articles that are well written even if it has nothing to do with local news. I sometimes wonder if Gannett did this on purpose in order to get all USA Today subscribers? It's a good paper for national and world news but is totally worthless for local information.
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Yes, Asheville Citizen-Times also a Gannett birdcage liner is downsizing. Layoff's, and have closed the local printing facility. Our paper is now printed in Greenville SC, about 65 miles away, which is also another Gannett paper. Also raised the daily price to 75¢.
It is the regions only daily paper, but content is pathetic. When something local is going down, it might get some mention but no meat. To find out what is really going on, I go online and read the local independent weekly paper. They actually seem to have reporters that dig deep into what is going on instead of just regurgitating a press release from city council, police, or other agency.
I still get the Gannett birdcage liner as they haven't increase home deliver prices yet, and my Labrador Retriever takes great joy in retrieving the paper every morning.
Geez now that I think about it, that is probably the only reason I haven't canceled it
Gannett might be one of the companies we see go under in 09, think my dog might be the only one that would really miss it
Gannett won't go under. They still own TV stations and USA Today.
I wrote to them and suggested that they print one section devoted to only local news and advertisements and slip it within the USA Today and deliver that instead of their usual rag. At least that way I'd get some articles that are well written even if it has nothing to do with local news. I sometimes wonder if Gannett did this on purpose in order to get all USA Today subscribers? It's a good paper for national and world news but is totally worthless for local information.
Sorry, USA Today is "news lite" and there is absolutely no depth to any of the articles. It is written for people in a hurry, and probably for 4th grade reading level.
Gannett won't go under. They still own TV stations and USA Today.
Aside from finding it stuffed under you motel room door, does anyone actually buy/read USA Today, and why?
I would love for a company that believes in actually delivering news to buy them though, as the local Gannett paper is fit only for being used as a birdcage liner.
Sorry, USA Today is "news lite" and there is absolutely no depth to any of the articles. It is written for people in a hurry, and probably for 4th grade reading level.
Then they must be trying to eliminate our paper because the writing inside is about as indepth as the local 5pm television news.
Aside from finding it stuffed under you motel room door, does anyone actually buy/read USA Today, and why?
I would love for a company that believes in actually delivering news to buy them though, as the local Gannett paper is fit only for being used as a birdcage liner.
At the rate they're going it won't be big enough for that either
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