LaDaSun monday edition m.i.a. ?

Argie's Wife · 06-14-2010, 04:25 PM

I didn't know LaDaSun was a newspaper....

ghfromaltonbay · 06-14-2010, 05:09 PM

I can't believe the UL which is supposedly "THE N.H." newspaper stopped publishing a Saturday addition last year. The Friday paper has an extra section called the Saturday insert which contains the comics + the advice columns and some other non-news items. The UL wants people to get their updates via computer if they need the Saturday news. Great for my aged
75+ parents who don't even own a computer!

sa meredith · 06-14-2010, 05:20 PM

I think the reason newspapers all over are cutting back pages, and in this case entire editions, is that they are receiving too much ad revenue, and simply don't know what to do with all the surpluss cash...
I mean, come on people, really???????
While many people, including myself, like nothing more than that first cup of coffee with a morning/daily newspaper, I fully realize that the publishers of said papers are not operating with my enjoyment in mind. They are there to make money...not do anyone any favors.
And ad dollars are few and far between.
Also, the simple fact is that most poeple under 30 yrs of age, simply laugh at the idea of buying a news paper. To them, it makes no sense...grew up with the internet.
I know, I know...we all may disagree with that, but need to acknowlegde it as a simple truth.
News papers are dying a slow death...there is no denying this.

fpartri497 · 06-14-2010, 06:50 PM

1- Mth. ago I finally descided to break my many many years habit of daily newspaper deliver to my home for $34.00 a mth. routine was out of bed, coffee and newspaper for an hr. No more. I get all the news i need from the Internet and it doesnt cost me $34.00 a mth. And I dont really need 8 cups of coffee Either.

Pineedles · 06-14-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fpartri497

1- Mth. ago I finally descided to break my many many years habit of daily newspaper deliver to my home for $34.00 a mth. routine was out of bed, coffee and newspaper for an hr. No more. I get all the news i need from the Internet and it doesnt cost me $34.00 a mth. And I dont really need 8 cups of coffee Either.

If it takes you 8 cups of coffee to read the paper and it cost $34.00 per month, you must be reading the NYT or the WSJ, my paper takes me 1.34 cups of coffee per morning.

Congratulations if you have beat the "reading the Daily Newspaper habit" in the morning. I choose to hang on to my Hartford Courant habit as long as they deliver.

ACutAbove · 06-14-2010, 09:39 PM

I wonder if this has anything to do with all those nice color ads they put in the paper now? I know from experience they are not cheap!! Not to mention the way thier billing is set up is a bit strange and had to understand. Mabey it was just me???
I personally read the paper almost everyday , picked it up at the Meredith Post office when I get my mail.

Meredith Resident · 06-15-2010, 07:49 AM

This is a sign of the times, and more importantly a reflection of consumers not supporting those local businesses that sponsor media outlets (which is how media is able to bring people their programs, news, etc.) This is happening everywhere. I make a special effort to support those local businesses that advertise on the media I consume, whether newspaper, radio, TV, or Internet. Just the other day I heard a radio commercial for Bootleggers. I needed new shoes, and decided to go to Bootleggers versus another store that isn't advertising. I made sure to tell the cashier and manager that I heard their ad on the radio. If people don't start supporting their local advertisers (and more importantly telling the business that their advertising is what brought them in) the local media outlets as we know them could possibly disappear.

RI Swamp Yankee · 06-15-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fpartri497

.... And I dont really need 8 cups of coffee Either....

Maybe you don't. (check my Avatar)

The free papers are entirely advertiser supported and if they get less advertising (Monday) than the cost to print then it seems they have to cut somewhere.

CrawfordCentury · 06-16-2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

I didn't know LaDaSun was a newspaper....

Yes. Yes it is. I believe it is part of a chain of papers operated by the O-Bla-Di-O-Bla-Da-Suncorp.

I cuttem some slack. Even if they went to a weekly format, you still get more than you pay for.

06-14-2010, 05:09 PM	#2
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 832 Thanks: 256 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Union Leader dropped Saturday edition in 2009 I can't believe the UL which is supposedly "THE N.H." newspaper stopped publishing a Saturday addition last year. The Friday paper has an extra section called the Saturday insert which contains the comics + the advice columns and some other non-news items. The UL wants people to get their updates via computer if they need the Saturday news. Great for my aged 75+ parents who don't even own a computer!

06-14-2010, 05:20 PM	#3
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Really??? I think the reason newspapers all over are cutting back pages, and in this case entire editions, is that they are receiving too much ad revenue, and simply don't know what to do with all the surpluss cash... I mean, come on people, really??????? While many people, including myself, like nothing more than that first cup of coffee with a morning/daily newspaper, I fully realize that the publishers of said papers are not operating with my enjoyment in mind. They are there to make money...not do anyone any favors. And ad dollars are few and far between. Also, the simple fact is that most poeple under 30 yrs of age, simply laugh at the idea of buying a news paper. To them, it makes no sense...grew up with the internet. I know, I know...we all may disagree with that, but need to acknowlegde it as a simple truth. News papers are dying a slow death...there is no denying this.

06-14-2010, 06:50 PM	#4
fpartri497 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Concord NH Posts: 681 Thanks: 97 Thanked 48 Times in 39 Posts	newspapers 1- Mth. ago I finally descided to break my many many years habit of daily newspaper deliver to my home for $34.00 a mth. routine was out of bed, coffee and newspaper for an hr. No more. I get all the news i need from the Internet and it doesnt cost me $34.00 a mth. And I dont really need 8 cups of coffee Either. __________________ dont worry be happy

06-14-2010, 04:25 PM	#1
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	I didn't know LaDaSun was a newspaper....

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06-14-2010, 09:39 PM	#6
ACutAbove Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Holderness Posts: 219 Thanks: 7 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	I wonder if this has anything to do with all those nice color ads they put in the paper now? I know from experience they are not cheap!! Not to mention the way thier billing is set up is a bit strange and had to understand. Mabey it was just me??? I personally read the paper almost everyday , picked it up at the Meredith Post office when I get my mail.

06-15-2010, 07:49 AM	#7
Meredith Resident Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 68 Thanks: 9 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	This is a sign of the times, and more importantly a reflection of consumers not supporting those local businesses that sponsor media outlets (which is how media is able to bring people their programs, news, etc.) This is happening everywhere. I make a special effort to support those local businesses that advertise on the media I consume, whether newspaper, radio, TV, or Internet. Just the other day I heard a radio commercial for Bootleggers. I needed new shoes, and decided to go to Bootleggers versus another store that isn't advertising. I made sure to tell the cashier and manager that I heard their ad on the radio. If people don't start supporting their local advertisers (and more importantly telling the business that their advertising is what brought them in) the local media outlets as we know them could possibly disappear.