Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We are still lucky. We have four mainstream and four business national dailies published in English here in Chennai. Over and above, another half a dozen in local languages. Newspaper reading is very much a habit still prevalent across social classes here. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > We have no source for real news anymore, we are the victims of our own > foolishness. Fair and balanced my ass, and not like Cnn is much better. We > want everything in bite sized pieces. No one under about 35 has the > patience > to sit down and read a newspaper. Real news about complex issues cannot be > put into a small bite. We have become a country of idiots. > > End rant. > > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Carney > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:30 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sun Time Editorial > > I wish we had a choice like that. The headline in our local paper today > was > "It's Hot" or something to that effect. It is OK for local scandals and > seemingly endless coverage of storm damage, not to downplay the plight of > the victims, but for national scandals and news is way behind the curve. I > like the NYT but couldn't get on board with the digital subscription. The > Sunday only home delivery is about $400/year, God knows what it would be > for > all week if we had that available. I'm thinking the traditional newspaper > is pretty much a dead duck in smaller venues, except maybe for food > coupons. > TV is not much help for news, CNN/MSNBC/Fox is pretty much like getting a > root canal. Drudge is pretty good for high-level malfeasance and scandals. > > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bill > Pearce > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:49 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sun Time Editorial > > Just heard something from someone who knows: The big paper in Nawalyns, the > Times something, took the standard route of reducing days published, > shrinking the paper, not having many photographers until the disappeared. > Then, a paper from a nearby city, Baton Rouge, I think, moved in. Big > paper, > good coverage and visuals, what a newspaper is all about. Business is > booming. I knew I was right! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tina Manley > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 10:53 AM > To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com ; Leica Users Group ; paw ; seephoto ; > Olympus > Camera Discussion > Subject: [Leica] Sun Time Editorial > > PESO: > > Worth reading: > > http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/sally-kalson/every-good-picture- > tells-a-story-one-photographer-is-worth-a-thousand-iphones-690960/ > > <http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/sally-kalson/every-good-picture > -tells-a-story-one-photographer-is-worth-a-thousand-iphones-690960/> > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information