Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't get over the fact that people are willing to subscribe to news papers, but are somehow offended by having to pay for news and feature material if its delivered over the internet. Do they think that papers - at least major papers - don't have a major investment in their on-line operations? Do they think that they are somehow entitled to free on-line versions of that which they pay for on paper? And don't they understand that if newspapers can't find economically sustaining on-line models we will cease to have newspapers, because readers of paper are a dying breed, circulation of newspapers is shrinking, and without the net, newspapers are doomed? On 12/7/05 3:17 PM, "Steven Keirstead" <keirst@fas.harvard.edu> wrote: > It's funny, the power of headlines and captions.... I never thought > the guy behind Rosa Parks looked disgruntled, just neutral or bored. > > I'll have to swing by a library to check the story out in print, > because I hate the fact that the NY Times now charges for some stuff > online that they did not be fore the "Select" gimmick. I may not be > averse to spending money on photo gear or sending money to NPR and > WGBH, but we're awash in "free" news supported by ads. I do miss the > columnists, but not $15 worth. > >> It is on the front page of the paper and accessible here, though I >> think you'll need to log in to read it. The stone-faced guy sitting >> behind her is a reporter, not a disgruntled rider, it turns out. >> >> http://select.nytimes.com/2005/12/07/nyregion/07towns.html?8hpib >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> Boston MA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >