[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Republican Response

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Republican Response
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1249536327.shtml


   The world of newspaper publishing is changing, OK, shrinking. The
   [1]Red Wing [MN] Republican Eagle is responding by dropping from five
   to two print editions a week next month. The good news is that those
   editions will be larger, with time to give these Wednesday and
   Saturday editions more depth.
   Also, Publisher Steve Messick on MPR today said that these editions
   will largely be devoid of national coverage. His readers long ago
   switched to the electronic media for those stories. The printed
   editions will of course dovetail with the paper's online edition, each
   with some exclusive content.
   I read a couple of small town daily papers in Iowa this past weekend,
   and there wasn't much in either, done in 1-2 minutes each. This would
   have been much better, even if printed a day or two earlier.
   I wish them well on what seems to be a good plan, one our metro
   dailies should give more thought. Opportunity one would be to
   consolidate the Friday and Saturday papers into a "weekend" edition,
   especially since they start selling the Sunday edition Saturday
   afternoon.

References

   1. http://tinyurl.com/lpxaz3