Goodbye, daily newspapers in Detroit

[Undertoad]

I remember reading the Philadelphia Inquirer daily. When the web came around, and suddenly articles from around the world were available, it made it clear how shitty a paper it actually was for a big city. How little content they actually had to produce in order to do a daily paper. How crappy the editorials were for a big deal editorial board.

I'll never get over the day I read the Inqy story about how the Jersey shore faces a deluge of car accidents during the summer because 24% of their accidents happen in June, July, and August. I remember thinking that if they had a Reply button there would be more useful information in the comments than in the stories.

[Maui Nick]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I remember reading the Philadelphia Inquirer daily. When the web came around, and suddenly articles from around the world were available, it made it clear how shitty a paper it actually was for a big city. How little content they actually had to produce in order to do a daily paper. How crappy the editorials were for a big deal editorial board.

I'll never get over the day I read the Inqy story about how the Jersey shore faces a deluge of car accidents during the summer because 24% of their accidents happen in June, July, and August. I remember thinking that if they had a Reply button there would be more useful information in the comments than in the stories.

Based on what I've seen, most "comments" sections are useless. Lots of ill-informed prattle, no real information.

[spudcon]

Originally Posted by Maui Nick

Based on what I've seen, most "comments" sections are useless. Lots of ill-informed prattle, no real information.

As opposed to newspapers and TV very informed prattle, no real information.