At least with TV news, I could find out about things that happened today, then read about them in more detail tomorrow.īut notice, I said 'more detail'. Remember, everything in a printed newspaper happened yesterday. I paid for the convenience of home delivery. I consider news to be a public service, supported by advertisers. I don't consider that I've ever paid for the news content. I want to know what it would take for readers to pay for content. Investing in papers means the ability to hire more and to lessen the workload. That's not to excuse the mistakes, because we don't like making them, but you have to understand that there are less of us now to catch those mistakes. Those jobs have been slashed by the hundreds over the course of the past 10 year. It's not reporters, it's the lack of copy editors. Reporters today have gotten very lazy and that does not apply strictly to print media. " But nowhere beforehand does the article identify who "Johnson" is. Also, I often see quotes from people who are not identified in the article, such as ". I also read stories that are not at all cohesive. I read both papers, almost cover to cover, every day and every day I see countless grammar and spelling errors that a fourth grader would know not to make. Last edited by Atticus May-06-19 at 12:38 PM.Ī good start to putting out a good product would be actual spelling and grammar checking, and I do not mean merely hitting F7 on the keyboard. because I want to understand their perspective. I will pay for journalism that covers all sides, particularly the side I don’t agree with. But the journalist these days are lazy, and think they have checked their fair and balanced box by providing the “no comment from other side” line. When it is in the defense’s legal best interest to not comment [[which is regularly the case), the journalist should take the time to contact other subject matter experts and present the story from the defense’s likely perspective, even if the defense themselves can’t comment. Then they will throw in a quick one liner of, “we reached out to [[the other side), and the other side responded they can’t/don’t/won’t comment on pending litigation.” Most of the articles written in the Freep/DetNews are click drawing material, and not informative from all sides.Ī regular classic example of poor Freep/DetNews “journalism” is they will often write a story about a pending lawsuit, and provide a bunch of comments from one side that may or may not be sensationalized. Even though it is a business journal, I get better journalistic coverage of the region from them in pretty much every relevant subject matter. I will happily pay for it, however, what we are getting from both of our 2 formally fine news sourses, is not journalism.Īgreed. For information regarding our arbitration terms please visit com/common/dfm/, journalism is not free. Credit is offered for vacation interruptions after 14 days. If you do not OPT OUT, your account will be billed automatically and your term will be shortened. If you prefer not to receive these Special Editions and Thanksgiving Edition, you must call Customer Service to OPT OUT. The cost of these Special Editions will be subtracted from the amount you paid for your subscription and will shorten the length of its term. All home delivery subscriptions will automatically include up to seven Special Editions plus the Thanksgiving Edition annually at an additional cost of up to $10.00. No credit is offered for vacation interruptions. This subscription grants you a FULLY PREPAID, NONREFUNDABLE license to receive and access the subscription materials for the duration of the subscription term. Future SUBSCRIPTION TERM prices are subject to change. You will be billed at the interval you have selected, which shall be your SUBSCRIPTION TERM. You may cancel or modify your subscription at any time by calling Customer Service. Notice of cancellation must be provided before the end of this SUBSCRIPTION TERM to avoid charges for an additional term. This subscription is a CONTINUOUS SUBSCRIPTION, which means it will automatically renew at the end of this initial term.
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