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Originally Posted by cashman
Whilst people will miss it Lilly, the writings been on the wall with this paper, its been going downhill fer years, i used to deliver observers Tuesdays n Saterdays, me bag weighed a ton on those days, ya gotta ask why as the popularity faded badly.
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You're right. The old Midweek Observer had as much news it it as today's tabloid weekend edition does now.
I'm not having a go, at the paper or the staff, just passing comment. I still love the Observer, and it's still an essential read, and feel very sorry for those who have lost their jobs.
It's rather weird. Just last night I was watching a Money Programme, on either BBC 3 or 4, and it was all about how the printed media is coping with the recession, and the ever changing way in which we expect our news delivered. We want to read news now, as it happens, with full colour moving pictures, all courtesy of the internet. All newspapers circulation is down, and the drop in revenue from advertising, on which many publications rely on for survival, is down by 25%+.
I really hope the Accy Observer manages to survive, and retain some identity as a good local newspaper, though the signs don't look promising.
The days when someone could join a local rag, work hard, and with luck on your side make it big on Fleet Street, which quite a few from the Observer have, seem long past.