Post 9oDHVupHF8HTfeQUgC by fenkt@social.tchncs.de
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(DIR) Post #9oDBLNFmbuf8vWPl6u by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T08:35:48Z
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I often post screenshots of newspaper front pages, usually because the headlines say more about media bias than they do illuminating the story.It would seem that sales of printed newspapers are in terminal decline, everywhere in the world. Therefore the concept of a front page is becoming much less relevant. So, coming up: a poll on your printed newspaper purchasing habits.#media #newspapers #poll #politics
(DIR) Post #9oDBx6EEMEDJ82g2vQ by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T08:42:33Z
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How often do you buy a *printed* newspaper?General news/current affairs press, not specialist publications. Can be a local or national title.Please leave comments about newspapers, or this poll. Boosts appreciated to increase circulation. #media #newspapers #poll #politics
(DIR) Post #9oDDCcVQjVc3X7gdyS by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T08:56:37Z
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@fitheach We subscribed one printed newspaper and get weekly the free issue of the regional paper (which we have subscribed as e-paper).When we are in UK on holiday, we usually buy a "local" paper if available and on saturdays The Guardian.
(DIR) Post #9oDF5MvwQrVp7Ll1BQ by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T09:17:42Z
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@fitheach Less than I used to. I used to buy The Times on a Saturday and really enjoy reading it cover to cover. Now I tend to use Grauniad and BBC online.
(DIR) Post #9oDFOuXjhGIcrFkniq by irl@57n.org
2019-10-23T08:54:44.948093Z
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@fitheach I bought a couple of printed newspapers when I moved house because the paper was cheaper and more recyclable than bubble wrap.
(DIR) Post #9oDFOuumJajO0iXCdc by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:21:15Z
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@irl [Looks around furtively, left and right]I kind of did something similar. I went to the local recycling centre and made a withdrawal. I was utilising the second R of reduce, reuse, recycle.
(DIR) Post #9oDFdlVnYazXBwvl4K by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:23:55Z
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@bruno Do you prefer the experience of a printed newspaper, or is the printed one not available electronically?Is the regional paper free because it is funded by advertisements?
(DIR) Post #9oDFvxgR2fjo9aaBFo by rpcutts@brainvom.it
2019-10-23T09:27:15Z
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@fitheach can't interact with your poll because my instance is so old 😬 But I haven't purchased a newspaper since about 2008 when I used to be a train rambler.Even then it wasn't often.I do occasionally buy printed periodical publications though.
(DIR) Post #9oDGDMhTHegofGMkAi by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:30:23Z
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@andyc I've never bought a daily newspaper. I used to read the papers in the university library, because I was a cheapskate even then.We used to have a household routine of buying a Sunday newspaper(s), and settling down to read them over breakfast. Even that was more than 10 years ago.
(DIR) Post #9oDGTse0HgMIN2cQvw by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T09:33:15Z
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@fitheach Slight tangent but I used to subscribe to Private Eye many years ago when I commuted into London.
(DIR) Post #9oDGyti4N9DweWJKka by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:39:02Z
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@rpcutts Unfortunately, I realised older Mastodon instances couldn't vote. That'll also be true for other platforms on the Fediverse. A shame.Is a "train rambler" a commuter or is it something like Boxcar Willie?
(DIR) Post #9oDH01OJIb0klVbXfc by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T09:39:06Z
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@fitheach I/we prefer the experience of a printed newspaper e.g. sharing the paper at the breakfast table. But we have the paper also as e-paper, so, weekdays i read most of the paper on the way electronically.The regional paper is a daily newspaper with one day free for all residents of the region as a service (with calendar of events) and because it's the official gazette for some of the villages.
(DIR) Post #9oDHHqwCu1hHYcxiPw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:42:24Z
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@andyc How did you find the balance between humour and the serious investigations? I have always found the humour to be a bit hit-and-miss whereas the investigations were often very good.
(DIR) Post #9oDHUIvWfLrRq4a4XI by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T09:44:30Z
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@fitheach I liked the letters and some of the 'humour'. The serious investigations were interesting but often too long and complicated to maintain my interest. After 2 years, it all got rather repetitive and samey.
(DIR) Post #9oDHVupHF8HTfeQUgC by fenkt@social.tchncs.de
2019-10-23T09:44:58Z
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@fitheach Bought a sunday edition five-ish years ago. Read the local paper two weeks ago in the waiting room of my dentist.
(DIR) Post #9oDHdvBPnchh5wbB32 by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T09:46:24Z
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@fitheach @andyc We support different newspaper because it's necessary for me to get informations from various sources and have the possibility to compare and decide.So we buy, as described, the local papers and are supporters from the Guardian. We just think about to subscribe Zeit or Spiegel (or both?) as we use them a lot.
(DIR) Post #9oDHpcIZpyDO06WdMm by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:48:30Z
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@bruno Yeah, I can understand that. As well as the physical nature of a printed paper, it is similar to buying a music album versus individual track downloads. With an album the relative position of the tracks, and the fact you listen to 10+ tracks changes the nature of the enjoyment. A printed newspaper does that, too, to an even greater extent.I've never come across a newspaper that is free one day per week. Interesting idea.
(DIR) Post #9oDI5EWtyeqGuqfk5Q by rpcutts@brainvom.it
2019-10-23T09:51:09Z
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@fitheach a train commuter. A name given by the TINAP boys. Can't remember if @andyc or @dvdmrsdn but one of em used it to describe my daily pain on Northern Rail.
(DIR) Post #9oDIDAhC7FPfLFGuR6 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:52:45Z
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@andyc "Samey" is how I felt about the humour. I do often like their front pages. As is often the case with newspapers, more effort goes into the front page than the rest of the publication combined (layout choices anyway).
(DIR) Post #9oDIF1rnudEMXS7VRI by Oberon@hulvr.com
2019-10-23T09:53:02Z
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@fitheach Never really thought about this before - I used to get a paper every Saturday but stopped a few years ago. Now I get one only if I'm getting on a train for more than half an hour.
(DIR) Post #9oDITb5Vl3k3pSThfk by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T09:55:46Z
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@fenkt I'd forgotten about that reading source. I need to go to the dentist for broadsheets, and the barber for tabloid newspapers.
(DIR) Post #9oDIeTipU5fiAa3cX2 by wyliecoyoteuk@mastodon.org.uk
2019-10-23T09:57:37Z
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@fitheach I stopped reading them about 40 years ago.Waste of resources IMHO.Most of them are full of sh*t, they used to useful on a nail in the outside lavvy many years ago.
(DIR) Post #9oDIkUyfjGyTnjL2Vk by Nasenspray@metalhead.club
2019-10-23T09:58:48Z
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@fitheach I get the local paper daily. I mostly read the local news, not world news.And I don't like doing this online.
(DIR) Post #9oDJdiyNOfDd8LX9Q8 by _xhr_@mastodon.social
2019-10-23T10:08:46Z
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@fitheach I have a subscription to a weekly printed newspaper, the German ZEIT.I love reading printed newspapers on a weekend's morning.
(DIR) Post #9oDJmMI36FqJOHqurQ by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T10:10:20Z
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@fitheach Exactly. I still buy CDs. It's imho a different experience to listen on a player and with downloads you don't get a booklet! No.booklet! ;) And yeah, it's the same with newspaper, magazines and books. It's the look and feel of a book or a a paper. And similar to the album it's the "knowing" of the position in the book and how much you have to read/enjoy...
(DIR) Post #9oDK5T5G46iXxlyvwW by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T10:13:46Z
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@andyc The Guardian is a little more to the left than the The Times, but I don't think it is at the other end of the spectrum. Has there ever been a truly left wing newspaper in the UK? The Morning Star, of course, but I'm not sure of their circulation figures.@bruno
(DIR) Post #9oDKEhGMiVTUXrZsfY by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T10:15:12Z
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@fitheach @bruno Mirror traditionally seen as 'Labour' newspaper but I was excluding the red tops.
(DIR) Post #9oDKKA8ylXzhZ7jGim by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T10:16:27Z
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@Oberon I used to buy a newspaper for a long journey, but the near ubiqutous provision of WiFi put paid to that.
(DIR) Post #9oDKY6WF2VyYNTG2vw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T10:18:58Z
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@wyliecoyoteuk I prefer quilted loo paper myself. 😃 Wrapping chips is a good use, but I don't even eat chips anymore.
(DIR) Post #9oDKuJr68Tqe6ube7M by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T10:22:56Z
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@Nasenspray Thanks! That photo is big enough for me to read the newspaper. I'll read the story about Thomas Cook, later.Local newspapers might fare better than national newspapers, as their stories aren't so easy to get online.
(DIR) Post #9oDLUbseb20GRIdevA by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T10:03:59Z
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@Nasenspray @fitheach If i read the paper online, i read the "printed version" in the browser and not the app-version. So i keep the "paper-feeling" a little bit. ;)
(DIR) Post #9oDLUcM4pdXTuYP9ma by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T10:29:30Z
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@bruno Have you come across PressReader, it gives you access to thousands of publications worldwide.A lot of journalists use it:https://www.pressreader.com/@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oDLtZAXoYVxGluI5I by alexbuzzbee@fosstodon.org
2019-10-23T10:34:00Z
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@fitheach Have a physical New York Times subscription. Just for the Sunday edition, though.
(DIR) Post #9oDM8dpGma3c3Y90Ea by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-23T10:24:45Z
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@Nasenspray @fitheach I suppose that because I worked for a couple of different dailies in my teens and twenties, I saw free newspapers as god-given right. Like vehicles and phones. Yes, I know that's not normal.Still, after that period, the internet was around and no reason to buy new papers or magazines.I do confess to buying magazines. Compute, Byte, SciAm, Omni, Popular sci,mech, elec... but not after decent internet access.
(DIR) Post #9oDM8eIL2VJFVhkDXk by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T10:36:47Z
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@gemlog Same here. Once news stories or computer stuff appeared online my newspaper or magazine buying habits declined, and are now zero. The last thing holding me to computer magazines were the reviews, but even those are online.@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oDNrkHBkNlH2yH3c8 by NCProgressive@mastodon.social
2019-10-23T10:56:06Z
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@fitheach Last time was years ago.
(DIR) Post #9oDONGMkULF3Y3u5Z2 by tfb@functional.cafe
2019-10-23T11:01:49Z
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@fitheach U started reading online versions if newspapers as soon as it became possible, 1995-99. For specialist stuff I like to have a printed copy, and I wish the dailies were easier to get on eInk.
(DIR) Post #9oDOTdI8AHFYO7mTho by Oberon@hulvr.com
2019-10-23T11:02:58Z
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@fitheach I hate reading long form stuff on my phone!....then I do it anyway :P
(DIR) Post #9oDPnSZZpGUctHxXhw by tfb@functional.cafe
2019-10-23T11:17:43Z
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@fitheach I started reading online versions of newspapers as soon as it became possible, 1995-99. For specialist stuff I like to have a printed copy, and I wish the dailies were easier to get on eInk.
(DIR) Post #9oDSWTXnGGVMqIiaHI by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T11:48:19Z
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@fitheach @Nasenspray Ah, thanks. :) Looks interesting. Only thing i don't like on it, if i get it correct, it's app driven only.
(DIR) Post #9oDSjNwbOPhBEuTh0y by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T11:50:41Z
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@alexbuzzbee Do you have to collect it from a local newsagents?
(DIR) Post #9oDSo5GWGdXCkx2Cxc by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T11:51:31Z
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@NCProgressive Same here.
(DIR) Post #9oDT0yIFV6fatgzN5M by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T11:53:51Z
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@Oberon I know what you mean, but strangely I've got used to reading books in a small form factor. I think what makes a difference is not seeing the text next to big pictures.
(DIR) Post #9oDTJShjAjz2QZitu4 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T11:57:07Z
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@tfb Have you tried PressReader?https://www.pressreader.com/
(DIR) Post #9oDTgP1l0cvtgU1yXw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:01:20Z
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@bruno Yes, I believe so.@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oDU8Ytzt8AUQ1pQrA by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:06:25Z
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#TIL I've never done a poll before, so I didn't realise you you can't vote in your own poll.To massage the figures I'd need to create another account. 😉
(DIR) Post #9oDULQrn4kYpGGvwCu by betalars@chaos.social
2019-10-23T12:08:42Z
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@fitheach voted with never, but my parents do and I occasionally read them, when I'm visiting.
(DIR) Post #9oDUc45b0xCpXeK1Me by daniel_bohrer@chaos.social
2019-10-23T12:06:55Z
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@Nasenspray @fitheach yes, for world news there is a multitude of sources online, but local news can often not be found online for free. And although I don't buy any newspapers, I like reading the local ones that you get for free in public places like the doctors, libraries, spas, etc. from time to time to get up to date what's happening in my area.
(DIR) Post #9oDUc4SHebM0g0w8jA by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:11:41Z
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@daniel_bohrer Spas? That's a bit posh, isn't it? 😉 @Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oDUmTJ278Cae6ZMMC by alexbuzzbee@fosstodon.org
2019-10-23T12:13:37Z
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@fitheach It’s delivered.
(DIR) Post #9oDUr4IAXhqwVxMC4u by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:14:15Z
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@betalars That was the correct response. I was trying to get an idea of how many people purchased newspapers. Reading them at the dentist/barber/parents doesn't count.
(DIR) Post #9oDUy1WFFcClwQG1M8 by daniel_bohrer@chaos.social
2019-10-23T12:15:39Z
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@fitheach I go there about once a week, great place to relax in hot tubs and saunas after work.
(DIR) Post #9oDVunNNTgJTAA8ORs by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:26:20Z
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@alexbuzzbee On a Sunday?Oh, wait, is it like in the movies; a kid on a bicycle, throwing newspapers onto the porches?
(DIR) Post #9oDVzMjpwZQpzlopFI by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:27:09Z
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@daniel_bohrer In which case, don't newspapers get soggy?
(DIR) Post #9oDW0NaoFie0w150QC by alexbuzzbee@fosstodon.org
2019-10-23T12:27:23Z
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@fitheach I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen the delivery person. But yes, somebody throws it onto our driveway each Sunday morning.
(DIR) Post #9oDW5Vr6xUdO0f9Vyq by daniel_bohrer@chaos.social
2019-10-23T12:17:08Z
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@betalars @fitheach lol, same here, but even my parents get their papers from my grandma next door ^^
(DIR) Post #9oDW5WGHRuldGivcDA by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T12:28:14Z
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@daniel_bohrer Same deal, it's *their* parents.@betalars
(DIR) Post #9oDWfen1DfvK8vTOEK by daniel_bohrer@chaos.social
2019-10-23T12:34:49Z
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@fitheach the staff puts them in the rest areas, and they also have a few bookshelves there
(DIR) Post #9oDX9pWNsrKi7951Yu by sajith@toot.cafe
2019-10-23T12:40:13Z
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@fitheach That trend is in reverse in India.https://www.statista.com/topics/4726/newspaper-industry-in-india/If you have access to The Economist:https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2016/02/22/why-indias-newspaper-business-is-booming
(DIR) Post #9oDXgd1BOKwStO7pJo by betalars@chaos.social
2019-10-23T12:46:10Z
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@fitheach I mean to be fair ... they also don't use mastrodon and wouldn't find your survey. ^^;
(DIR) Post #9oDXwG4uRugaNYJz9s by jamie@sen.jamiesnotes.com
2019-10-23T12:48:58Z
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@fitheach I got a trial of The Times and my wife was very concerned that I was going to turn into some sort of rightwing loon. I thought it was reasonably balanced - probably more so than The Guardian which is what I would usually read. @andyc @bruno
(DIR) Post #9oDYJX0Xfhb7XsNNBo by jamie@sen.jamiesnotes.com
2019-10-23T12:53:13Z
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@fitheach I treat myself to a Sunday paper now and again. People leave me a alonewhile I'm reading it, like it's some sort of serious endevour - I expect becasue they saw their parents / grandparents do it.
(DIR) Post #9oDb9K2VKgA8I87KuO by lychee@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T13:24:59Z
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@fitheach Mmmm, massage.
(DIR) Post #9oDbxCESdKwGYbUXp2 by tfb@functional.cafe
2019-10-23T13:33:58Z
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@fitheach I haven't, but I'll take a look thanks.
(DIR) Post #9oDegHJulN7HHDfQEC by SevenOfNein@chaos.social
2019-10-23T14:04:31Z
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@fitheach We have a subscription to the Saturday edition of a local newspaper. While I like to stay current on "bigger" news (national, international, science, etc) via online sources, I find it a lot harder to follow what's going on in my city that way. And I just like reading a paper instead of a screen sometimes.
(DIR) Post #9oDftq64sInEr0E1bM by mnw@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T14:18:05Z
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@fitheach I get the New York Times paper Monday to Friday. In austin tx they are the only National paper I can have delivered.
(DIR) Post #9oDgoalWY8HRoIfncm by Nasenspray@metalhead.club
2019-10-23T13:16:44Z
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@gemlog For me, it's a family tradition. When you move to a new apartment, first things to do are subscribing to the local electricity supplier, telecom and newspaper. Breakfast without local newspaper is not complete. @fitheach
(DIR) Post #9oDgobCoue7BAxRbAe by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:28:24Z
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@Nasenspray Only one out of three, for me. Electricity is needed. Telecom is now 100% mobile, and no printed newspapers of any kind. 🙄 @gemlog
(DIR) Post #9oDgu3dQdoEUnMUcZU by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:29:26Z
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@lychee Cold shower for you.
(DIR) Post #9oDh0kOYZZvF9Pj6VU by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:30:40Z
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@andyc So, when you buy a newspaper do you go to the back page first?@jamie @bruno
(DIR) Post #9oDh3NEx7Q5kCpUEfQ by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T14:31:07Z
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@fitheach @jamie @bruno Yes. Always.
(DIR) Post #9oDhMsuvZJ2Bx7QKRc by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:34:30Z
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@SevenOfNein Our local papers often print a few sentences about a story, and if you want to read more you have to get a digital subscription or buy a physical copy.
(DIR) Post #9oDhdXiDf3ex6qQGYK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:37:34Z
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@mnw Does the NYT have an East coast or New York bias? No national newspapers in Texas?
(DIR) Post #9oDhp0OdM3SNFzjAEi by mnw@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T14:39:38Z
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@fitheach nyt has a whole New York section but the a and b pages are very good. It has some bias against trump but isn’t overtly partisan. No closest is the Houston paper but it’s not distributed in austin.
(DIR) Post #9oDiEOFVo7P4TVZ6Xo by jamie@sen.jamiesnotes.com
2019-10-23T14:44:21Z
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@fitheach Never. I don't know why they waste paper on sport. They could put more proper news in.I'll see myself out.@andyc @bruno
(DIR) Post #9oDio1UnshBUKci0Z6 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:50:37Z
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@mnw I'd never given it any thought before, but now you've mentioned it, I'm surprised there are no national newspapers in Texas. According to WP the top 10 US newspapers (in descending order by circulation):USA TodayThe New York TimesThe Wall Street JournalLos Angeles TimesNew York PostChicago TribuneThe Washington PostNewsdayStar TribuneBoston GlobeNone in the South, and only one on the West coast, the LA Times. I'm amazed.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_States
(DIR) Post #9oDjF1SC95l81IMYuO by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:55:38Z
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@andyc It's a wonder nobody thought of delivering those two items at the same time.@mnw
(DIR) Post #9oDjWg9y3SoDBrFy1Q by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:58:50Z
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@andyc Add bacon & bread and it could've been the Full English.@mnw
(DIR) Post #9oDjaT3ihmRbiX8nPU by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T14:49:14Z
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@mnw @fitheach Interesting nostlagia trip. Years ago, 'when I were a lad, it was quite common to get a newspaper and milk delivered daily. No I can't think of a single person on our 20 house street who takes either service.
(DIR) Post #9oDjaTQPLQamqtkum0 by rpcutts@brainvom.it
2019-10-23T14:57:59Z
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@andyc @mnw @fitheach I get milk delivered.
(DIR) Post #9oDjaToVtnsI3f2ALY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T14:59:31Z
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@rpcutts To where?@andyc @mnw
(DIR) Post #9oDjbmqmbgopO9icd6 by rpcutts@brainvom.it
2019-10-23T14:59:48Z
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@fitheach @andyc @mnw .... my house.
(DIR) Post #9oDjodFnb7nZOFXq8O by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T15:00:45Z
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@rpcutts @mnw @fitheach You see - living up North _does_ have some benefits !
(DIR) Post #9oDjodoBXHIv6tdIjQ by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T15:02:04Z
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@andyc I live even further north, and there even more benefits.@rpcutts @mnw
(DIR) Post #9oDjuWuW5wFHSEP0m8 by andyc@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-10-23T15:03:06Z
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@fitheach @rpcutts @mnw Still pondering migrating to the Hebrides 🙂
(DIR) Post #9oDk14Zdqemlb3l4bY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T15:04:18Z
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@andyc You'd better hurry, they'll be putting in a hard border soon.@rpcutts @mnw
(DIR) Post #9oDluovLJzg1EK3TvM by bill@bsd.network
2019-10-23T15:25:31Z
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@fitheachI stopped buying the local paper when they cut back on local reporting, and started focusing on national headlines. That was about 20 years ago.If I buy a local paper, I expect to know what the city council is up to, or what businesses are starting or shutting down services, and not who got murdered 4000 km away.
(DIR) Post #9oDpC2XwE5eeGU0hlI by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T16:02:21Z
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@bill That seems to be the opposite of my experience of local newspapers in Scotland. Local news isn't generally available online, so people continue to buy the papers from their own communities. Court reporting and council meetings are popular topics.
(DIR) Post #9oDrB1Ba01PZfDC11k by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T16:24:34Z
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@mnw I would've thought in Texas you could get the whole herd delivered to your door.@wyliecoyoteuk @rpcutts @andyc
(DIR) Post #9oDwd80OjlJah4BaUa by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T17:25:37Z
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I didn't leave newspapers, newspapers left me.In this blog post I explain my reasons for firstly ditching my long association with printed copies of The Scotsman newspaper, and then abandoning that publication entirely. By doing this I severed my direct connection to any newspapers.https://fitheach.co.uk/life/goodbye-scotsman/#media #newspapers #TheScotsman
(DIR) Post #9oDxiLkZA7CgiwpnTk by HarneyBA@pleroma.site
2019-10-23T17:37:54.471516Z
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@fitheach About once every other month or so. Whole region has slowed down over a long period, so the local paper mostly consists of one or two events, an editorial and editor letter, sandwiched between 10 pages of advertisements and coupons for grocery stores, including two that aren't even in town.
(DIR) Post #9oDxilEuORKTmIDskC by gcupc@glitch.social
2019-10-23T17:37:52Z
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@fitheach I voted "never", though "less than monthly" would really be more accurate. Maybe once or twice a year, in order to get the print edition of a particular story. I subscribe to the local section of the RSS feed of my "local" paper (but it's not really local, more statewide), and I evade their paywall because their subscription cost for the online paper is too high ($15/mo!).
(DIR) Post #9oDxnGbZicEmDNyQJE by gcupc@glitch.social
2019-10-23T17:38:43Z
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@fitheach I voted "never", though "less than monthly" would really be more accurate. Maybe once or twice a year, in order to get the print edition of a particular story. I subscribe to the local section of the RSS feed of my "local" paper (but it's not really local, more statewide), and I evade their paywall because their subscription cost for the online paper is too high ($15/mo!).I subscribed to local papers in every city I lived in from middle school (80s) through about 2004.
(DIR) Post #9oDysQjLbGd91JdQX2 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-23T17:50:50Z
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@fitheach @Nasenspray All your internet is from your mobile?
(DIR) Post #9oDz5Y1XnJFxPBOwGe by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T17:33:14Z
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@rpcutts @andyc @mnw @fitheach During weekdays we get the papers about 5am delivered. They have to deliver in every single street, about four different papers.At sundays it's a little bit later. Usually til 9am.
(DIR) Post #9oDz5YeXSKRrM7e532 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T17:53:11Z
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@bruno Jings! I hope whoever delivers at 5am gets paid a whopping wage for getting up that early (faint hope).@rpcutts @andyc @mnw
(DIR) Post #9oDzO7WAZEeqhTa9Im by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T17:56:33Z
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@HarneyBA It is often the case that newspapers make more money from the adverts than they do from the cover price. Unless you are looking to buy something, advertisements don't make interesting reading.
(DIR) Post #9oDzlW7BHZpPeA3BIm by bruno@social.anoxinon.de
2019-10-23T18:00:45Z
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@fitheach @rpcutts @andyc @mnw Surely not a whopping one, but i hope it's not too bad. Some years ago, the distribution company wanted to change the delivery to the mail service. But the had to change it back because they got too many complaints. Noone wants his paper after 9am... ;)
(DIR) Post #9oDzyHonkPid4VXgbw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T18:03:07Z
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@gcupc It's not a proper statistical survey. 😃 I was was going to have another class division, but the Polls only allow a maximum of four.When I wrote my blog post, RSS feeds for newspapers were still generally available. Those feeds have almost completely disappeared now. Some of the newspapers are on Twitter, but that isn't structured. Grrr!
(DIR) Post #9oE0D974OcZePsAmS8 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T18:05:49Z
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@gemlog Yes, 4G.I think there is probably no chance of us ever getting fibre broadband.@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oE0QLb9Hufwu2XLu4 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-23T18:08:11Z
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@fitheach @Nasenspray Just too far away from town I suppose.
(DIR) Post #9oE0kgL7sg7h1VjrV2 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T18:11:50Z
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@gemlog Exactly.We were completely lucky that we were able to get 4G. The mobile mast is about 500m away with a direct line of sight. If it wasn't there then it satellite would be the only (terrible) option.@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oE0sLxrWGLS9CW0K8 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-23T18:13:14Z
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@fitheach @Nasenspray I've had to live in camp a bit with only satellite. It does suck - but it's better than nothing!
(DIR) Post #9oE1NeJDMi8g1DQRwe by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T18:18:54Z
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@gemlog The latency on satellite, when doing terminal work is hellish.@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oE1WTIlevncUEQJgu by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-23T18:20:22Z
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@fitheach @Nasenspray I did over 200 hours over dial-up ssh to mexico years ago.You can't tell me any news about latency.
(DIR) Post #9oE1twhYW9AAKSD9pg by yojimbo@hackers.town
2019-10-23T18:24:43Z
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@fitheach I don't buy them, but I like reading them at coffeeshops. I like reading from paper, when I have the time and space.
(DIR) Post #9oE5mt57ydustM7uUK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T19:08:18Z
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@gemlog Dial-up latency is usually lower than satellite.Dial-up typically 150-250msSatellite typically 500-600ms@Nasenspray
(DIR) Post #9oE5vKQqAp2g29J8RU by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-23T19:09:50Z
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@yojimbo Without newspapers in coffee shops, a thousand film noir movies would be missing a crucial scene. 😃
(DIR) Post #9oEBdEvKVuz1SkKJHM by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-23T20:13:42Z
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@fitheach @Nasenspray Maybe. I installed satellite dishes for telephone usage only back in the stone age and did measure the propagation delay times, but I don't remember the numbers. It's about a quarter of a second per hop?Back then all my telco was on uwave with many hops and maybe plus a sat hop to mexico.It's worth noting that the chars on the screen are echos from the far end.I just remember having to stare out the window to type anything! Too weird seeing such delay.
(DIR) Post #9oFCOMI98EAV5BQW6C by zaehnchen@feliver.se
2019-10-23T22:55:03.911741Z
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@fitheachin general newspapers have just too shallow news. plus they get everything wrong in the fields which are relevant to my work and hobbies. I prefer to get the news on national radio and on field-specific online and/or offline magazines.
(DIR) Post #9oFCOMe7oVkWBLi4MC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-24T07:56:57Z
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@zaehnchen When you read a newspaper (or any media outlet) report on a subject for which you have some expertise, it is all too easy to spot the flaws. You then find yourself doubting the veracity of any reports for which you don't have such expertise. In short, can you trust anything?
(DIR) Post #9oGesoCMvmk2CDzaV6 by Cedric_Ermine_II@mastodon.social
2019-10-25T00:19:21Z
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@fitheach free local paper comes around
(DIR) Post #9oHLL8SzMezrEuxKng by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T08:46:40Z
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@Cedric_Ermine_II Most free newspapers have a few pages of content, but are mostly about advertisements and classifieds. I wouldn't count these are news/current affairs publications.
(DIR) Post #9oHMH0ZmrIMTZ1jQXI by ben@social.bfoliver.com
2019-10-25T08:57:08Z
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@fitheach I get the Economist. Probably doesn't 'quite' fit as a classic newspaper but they call themselves a paper. Comes out weekly, quite a general view of world news.
(DIR) Post #9oHNHGpAY4D5uWcDPk by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T09:08:23Z
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@ben Yeah, The Economist is a bit borderline. On balance I would say it is more of a periodical. It certainly isn't a daily paper. The content is more usually features, rather than news items, don't you think?
(DIR) Post #9oHOMtNqiGlQu156Su by ben@social.bfoliver.com
2019-10-25T09:20:35Z
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@fitheach It's in a weird between zone but yeah I'd say it was more feature based. It's just that those features are so devoid of emotion that they often cross over into straight up news reporting.The first few pages are all just world politics and it's currently all I read to stay up to date on which dictator is currently being overthrown.
(DIR) Post #9oHOppQ0XCSD0Dt9to by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T09:25:49Z
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@ben Putting aside the various political affiliations, I'd say the New Statesman and Spectator make more interesting reading. YMMV.
(DIR) Post #9oHOv1GDvtxFB7mtM0 by dogtrax@mastodon.social
2019-10-25T09:26:45Z
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@fitheach We need our local newspapers now more than ever ... they are struggling to survive ...
(DIR) Post #9oHReaMmSOq8zqi4e0 by rpcutts@brainvom.it
2019-10-25T09:57:23Z
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@fitheach @ben https://www.newstatesman.com/new-statesman-morning-callhttps://www.spectator.co.uk/lunchtime-espresso-newsletters/https://www.spectator.co.uk/evening-blend/These are well worth signing up to.
(DIR) Post #9oHYM8VnyoZp4f54eO by kensanata@octodon.social
2019-10-25T11:12:27Z
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@fitheach I have a subscription for a Swiss weekly leftist newspaper in German https://www.woz.ch/ which comes with the German edition of Le Monde Diplomatique once a month https://www.monde-diplomatique.de/ – both in print
(DIR) Post #9oHZxKfhpiidSJ0ouu by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T11:30:22Z
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@kensanata Do they have a newspaper format, or are they more like magazines? How much are the subscription fees? Postage alone would add quite a bit to the cost.
(DIR) Post #9oHd9nyyyuYPhPfSpE by kensanata@octodon.social
2019-10-25T12:06:11Z
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@fitheach Both look and feel like newspapers. Le Monde Diplomatique can be subscribed to separately but comes automatically with WOZ, and I pay double the yearly subscription to subsidize them. Prices here:https://www.woz.ch/abo/bestellenCHF 265/y for a weekly newspaper. With postage to “Europe and the Mediterranean countries” it costs EUR 323/y.
(DIR) Post #9oHeYTqd4x0cRj5fu4 by ted@social.gould.cx
2019-10-25T12:21:52Z
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@fitheach I subscribe to my local paper, which gets me online access and a printed paper twice a week. I don't read the printed one regularly, I read more digitally.
(DIR) Post #9oHfH3tiPLnWzhnAS8 by im@pouet.it
2019-10-25T12:29:50Z
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@fitheach I have an annual subscription to a local daily newspaper, with is also on actual paper, but I get it every day in a PDF file, which is fine.I also have a subscription to a monthly newspaper, this time I get it either in a PDF file or an ePub file, which is even better than just a PDF.
(DIR) Post #9oHoEbMgQ7OhVfF8zY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T14:10:24Z
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@kensanata Interesting. I don't think we have anything here like that, certainly not in a newspaper format. There are magazine format weeklies like: New Statesman, The Spectator and The Economist. The NS is slightly left of centre, the other two definitely not.Your subscription prices seem fairly expensive, I hope you consider them good value. I note that you pay double. 😮
(DIR) Post #9oHopqcoe7GlYLY8Cu by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T14:17:07Z
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@ted A few of our local papers have a similar buying option: paper subscription + digital access. Does the digital access also provide search? One of our local newspapers has a digital edition, but it is a bit useless. Each page is an image of the equivalent printed paper. It isn't searchable, nor can you copy and paste.
(DIR) Post #9oHpmkvBUnuuwsEMrY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T14:27:47Z
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@im Are the PDFs actual text, which you can copy & paste, and also searchable? I've sometimes come across PDFs which just had embedded images, which is fairly useless.What are the advantages of having ePub instead of PDF? I usually use xpdf for quickly looking at a PDF file. However, I also use Evince for documents which require more study, as it has bookmarks, highlighting, and an annotation tool.
(DIR) Post #9oHqvAkVS7ZnK4oUN6 by im@pouet.it
2019-10-25T14:40:21Z
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@fitheach The PDF I get are actual text, yes, allowing copy&paste and searching. I do prefer ePub (which allow the same actions) when I can, because this format is better rendered on every screen size and are even readable on a ereader, on which PDF aren't (or quite badly).These days, I'm trying to read IPCC reports, and I must say that on a mobile screen, the experience isn't very nice. It's true that data visuatization isn't very easy with ePubs.
(DIR) Post #9oHrIjbq0dk86GzhCK by wbtd@ex.tending.to
2019-10-25T13:35:32.855745Z
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@fitheach once or twice a week we buy the National and we might buy the P&J if there is local interest.
(DIR) Post #9oHrIjwOmCBp82c7FI by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T14:44:43Z
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@wbtd The P&J often has some interesting local news (there is even a West Highlands edition), but it is such a Tory rag, I have difficulty reading it.
(DIR) Post #9oHsBQUembs6jyiLIG by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T14:54:34Z
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@im @rpcutts I find any text with tables, figures or images doesn't work well on a smartphone, no matter if it is PDF or ePub. A tablet is the minimum device size for that sort of thing.
(DIR) Post #9oHsPLbDmAtzcFQGq8 by KnowPresent@mastodon.social
2019-10-25T14:57:08Z
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@fitheach We subscribe to the TAZ weekend edition. It's germany's main lefty national paper. The weekend ed has a lot of culture and local berlin reporting. We get some free weekly junk-mail papers that are 90% ads but they do try to have a few serious articles covering neighborhood politics, construction, etc. I love #screenless reading and larger formats. I was surprised to learn that printed papers can be more energy efficient than a few hours of reading online (and recyclable).
(DIR) Post #9oHu4C1aNaUzkOnM92 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T15:15:43Z
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@KnowPresent I understand that Die Tageszeitung has all of its content freely available online, so paying a subscription is like making a donation. Are there additional benefits to having a subscription?I can't light the stove with a digital edition. 😉
(DIR) Post #9oHxQUZ6QUa9U1nTIe by brennen@mastodon.social
2019-10-25T15:53:20Z
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@fitheach i rounded down a bit and clicked "never", though i occasionally pick up a copy of one of it contains something like a relative's obituary or a story about friends/family.there's a free local rag that i think shoes up in every post office box in town once a month or so, and is actually useful for detailed summaries of town government meetings and the like, which is about the most physical newspaper i ever read these days.
(DIR) Post #9oHxcpOanxizYxlNcu by ted@social.gould.cx
2019-10-25T15:55:29Z
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@fitheach yes, it is a full digital paper with search and text.https://dallasnews.comThere is a bunch of annoying stuff like it doesn't work for international users and they don't allow private browsing. And the RSS feeds are broken (they say they're getting fixed). But overall, the site is good.
(DIR) Post #9oI4GysDaLZGGZ9Lwu by brennen@mastodon.social
2019-10-25T15:55:14Z
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@fitheach (well, apart from scanning the comics section and hate-reading the terrible op-eds in the incredibly right-wing local daily when i visit my partner's family.)
(DIR) Post #9oI4GzFyA2ZBSEGJyC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T17:10:05Z
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@brennen The Polls in Mastodon only support a maximum of 4 options, so the classes were a bit truncated. I'm in the same situation as you, and I would've answered "never" as well.The kind of free paper you describe is also common in cities here. Strangely, the UK's largest print circulation newspaper, The Metro, is a free paper, but it is produced 5 days per week. It is also right wing (owned by the Daily Mail group).
(DIR) Post #9oI56ZJlqTnq46dVtA by wbtd@ex.tending.to
2019-10-25T15:36:40.089764Z
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@fitheach I agree --- it is a thoroughly nasty publication.But everything in Aberdeen seems reactionary, I fear; the overt hostility to cyclists, green politics, religious diversity and so on is astonishing. "Everybody works in oil and gas" -- and we, who are an immigrant family with diverse roots (and don't work in oil and gas), can see clearly that Aberdeen may well collapse in on itself as the very greedy and powerful oil barons and their coat-tail politicians try to hang on to their power when Aberdeen desperately needs to move away from oil and gas very quickly indeed. <sigh/>. Beautiful place with wonderful folk, though. Aberdeen was clearly a very different sort of community before the oil arrived!
(DIR) Post #9oI56ZdcefgN3fvMpc by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T17:19:24Z
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@wbtd I've been to Aberdeen lots of times, but I don't know the city well. Central Aberdeen always looks prospsperous, in a way similar to Edinburgh. Does Aberdeen also have deprived areas?
(DIR) Post #9oI590t6JQmk9PKMQC by InternetKevin@mastodon.cloud
2019-10-25T17:19:45Z
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@fitheach I think the last time I bought a paper was around 10 years ago. I sometimes skim read the I paper which is free and available at train stations. Last paper I read was the Daily Mail because I was in the fish and chip shop! The writing hasn't improved.
(DIR) Post #9oI5VmZ3jRjuO8oIDY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T17:23:59Z
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@InternetKevin I'd slightly disagree. I think the writing in the DM is quite clever, it is the content that is abysmal. I am basing that on the online content, as I haven't lifted a printed copy in many years.Sadly, a lot of people seem to like the DM content, which is why the website is so popular.
(DIR) Post #9oIDxM3werCfw5uoZk by clew@octodon.social
2019-10-25T18:58:32Z
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@fitheach The smallest subscription to my city's surviving daily paper is an online sub with Sunday delivery (or was when I last looked, anyway). They put the most-researched stories in the Sunday paper, so it's a fine thing to have around to read the complicated stories without Internet distractions. Plus there are enough household uses of newspaper that we use most of it up physically.
(DIR) Post #9oIFniRUnMnOMHSjce by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T19:19:11Z
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@clew Do you read it entirely on the Sunday, or make use of it during the week?I don't buy any printed newspapers, but I still find them useful when lighting the stove. In consequence, I collect old newspapers from the neighbours, and I once made a "withdrawal" from the recycling centre.
(DIR) Post #9oIGEhJt4rmEh9lmXA by clew@octodon.social
2019-10-25T19:24:02Z
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@fitheach It sits out all week and one or the other of the household might check through a section and recommend an article to someone else. There's also a city alt-weekly and a couple of neighborhood blogs growing up into small newspapers (all these online), and honestly it takes skimming all of these to not get surprised by something in city politics.
(DIR) Post #9oIGid2hXopg7K0GQK by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T19:29:33Z
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@clew That sounds reasonably healthy. Many other people on this thread have complained that their local newspapers have bitten the dust already.
(DIR) Post #9oIHMuCHBTAIu6gfWC by clew@octodon.social
2019-10-25T19:36:47Z
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@fitheach Yeah, I didn't want ours to die. I think we got better reporting when the city had two competing dailies, but one is way better than none.
(DIR) Post #9oIK8iV2B5OyQvO3cm by chrisod@mastodon.social
2019-10-25T20:07:44Z
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@fitheach I subscribe and read the digital edition of my local city paper mosts days though.
(DIR) Post #9oIKvVps3CTHLXOuZs by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-25T20:16:42Z
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@chrisod Ah, that counts as a "never" for the Poll. 😃
(DIR) Post #9oJeRzK234j8LofRiq by wbtd@ex.tending.to
2019-10-25T21:51:59.570920Z
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@fitheach Apropos of this conversation: "Mr Bates, a former newspaper editor who dined with Mr Trump numerous times at the White House and his US golf resorts while co-authoring a book on the Trump Organisation’s Scottish developments, also lashed out at the media coverage of the Trump administration, urging people to tune in to RT, the Russian government-funded broadcaster." Damian Bates, former editor of the P&J. See https://twitter.com/DaniGaravelli1/status/1187839245391671297
(DIR) Post #9oJeRzm2Mx81kfloNE by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-26T11:30:00Z
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@wbtd Interesting. I hadn't realised there were links between Trump & P&J editor.BTW I find the criticism of RT disingenuous when people ignore that the BBC is state funded.
(DIR) Post #9oMS4wqgSjI02m4ED2 by Skypilot@social.hackersof.earth
2019-10-27T19:55:39Z
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@fitheach Can I include monthly magazines in my vote?
(DIR) Post #9oMSLL7pyChRyBuH0C by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-27T19:58:40Z
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@Skypilot Not really. I was thinking of daily papers or perhaps Sunday papers. Magazines and monthly types are a different market.
(DIR) Post #9oMVI3szuPK5Ur5tEO by Skypilot@social.hackersof.earth
2019-10-27T20:31:43Z
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@fitheach Ack.
(DIR) Post #9oMj0G4xEhR3SS5k80 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-10-27T23:05:18Z
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@fitheach "Boosts appreciated to increase circulation."Yes. If only they had boosts, they could increase their circulation.
(DIR) Post #9oNXrZJzQ270C3joxc by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-28T08:34:59Z
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@gemlog You know me, I can't resist a good pun (or even a bad one).
(DIR) Post #9oOLdjYNZhgra846Jk by KnowPresent@mastodon.social
2019-10-28T17:52:58Z
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@fitheach Haha. Well I usually have enough other bits of paper around if I need to stuff a scarecrow or something. We just really enjoy breakfast and sitting around reading the paper on the weekend.We also feel it's important to support good journalism. And even if we throw it away a few days later, it's a little more exciting to get the news in the post than on a screen. It has a bit more "aura".
(DIR) Post #9oOPOu1GmQInVwlILQ by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-10-28T18:35:11Z
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@KnowPresent I can understand that. Good journalism isn't something I see often.I suddenly realise I am missing something in life: I've never stuffed a scarecrow. Do you live on a farm?