Comments on: Newsday Charges and Columnist Walks http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob C http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html/comment-page-1#comment-103757 Rob C Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:22:53 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13975#comment-103757 As a Long Island resident I can attest to the following: 1) Newsday is owned by Cablevision which is notorious on LI for bumping up rates on a yearly basis with no improvement in service. Also as they own Madison Square Garden and the Knicks they get grief for the crappy Knicks record. This move made them no fans on LI. 2) In terms of news quality, Newsday and its sister tv station News12 are both always bringing up the rear in timely reporting of news events and just as many LIers read the NY Daily News and the NY Post. Newsday has been hemorrhaging subscribers on a regular basis. Many view the move by Cablevision to make Newsday online content free to Optimum Cablevision subscribers as a way to bulk up subscriber rates for both the newspaper and the cable service. All in all, the 'principled' exit of a staff writer went largely unnoticed on LI because neither the paper not the newschannel of the parent company gave it any coverage so as not to embarass themselves. As a Long Island resident I can attest to the following:

1) Newsday is owned by Cablevision which is notorious on LI for bumping up rates on a yearly basis with no improvement in service. Also as they own Madison Square Garden and the Knicks they get grief for the crappy Knicks record. This move made them no fans on LI.
2) In terms of news quality, Newsday and its sister tv station News12 are both always bringing up the rear in timely reporting of news events and just as many LIers read the NY Daily News and the NY Post. Newsday has been hemorrhaging subscribers on a regular basis. Many view the move by Cablevision to make Newsday online content free to Optimum Cablevision subscribers as a way to bulk up subscriber rates for both the newspaper and the cable service.

All in all, the ‘principled’ exit of a staff writer went largely unnoticed on LI because neither the paper not the newschannel of the parent company gave it any coverage so as not to embarass themselves.

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]]> By: Donny Gamble Pro Network Marketer http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html/comment-page-1#comment-98794 Donny Gamble Pro Network Marketer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:30 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13975#comment-98794 If I can read the news in print, why pay extra to read it online? Is there any ‘major’ difference between the content in print and online? But let’s face it. They already made the announcement and they already lost one good columnist. A lot of people may find this absurd but Newsday, for sure, have thought about this before going public. After all it’s their business who’s on the line here. <a href="http://www.donnygamble.com" rel="nofollow">Network Marketing</a> .-= Donny Gamble Pro Network Marketer´s last blog ..<a href="http://donnygamble.com/why-network-marketing-is-perfect-for-internet-marketers/" rel="nofollow">Why Network Marketing is Perfect For Internet Marketers?</a> =-. If I can read the news in print, why pay extra to read it online? Is there any ‘major’ difference between the content in print and online? But let’s face it. They already made the announcement and they already lost one good columnist. A lot of people may find this absurd but Newsday, for sure, have thought about this before going public. After all it’s their business who’s on the line here.
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]]> By: Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html/comment-page-1#comment-98440 Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13975#comment-98440 A writer who leaves simply because his employer is trying to stay in business is stuck in the past. And sorry, but Case's comment above, implying a sense of entitlement to free information, is exactly why newspapers are in the hurt locker now. Simple economics will drag the "online information should be free" argument into the grave and people will realize that without a profit, news organizations will cease to exist. I will agree that simply charging for news will be a rocky road. Newspapers will have to find a way to differentiate themselves if they are going to be successful in charging for content. .-= Tim Bourquin - MemberCon.com´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.membercon.com/learning-from-the-best-membership-site-owners/" rel="nofollow">Learning From the Best Membership Site Owners</a> =-. A writer who leaves simply because his employer is trying to stay in business is stuck in the past.

And sorry, but Case’s comment above, implying a sense of entitlement to free information, is exactly why newspapers are in the hurt locker now.

Simple economics will drag the “online information should be free” argument into the grave and people will realize that without a profit, news organizations will cease to exist.

I will agree that simply charging for news will be a rocky road. Newspapers will have to find a way to differentiate themselves if they are going to be successful in charging for content.
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]]> By: Case Ernsting http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html/comment-page-1#comment-98406 Case Ernsting Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:47:19 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13975#comment-98406 I am very proud Mr. Friedman made such a drastic move. He has taken up the banner of readers. I think he'll still be able to write for a major publication due to his skills and (recently increased) reputation. I wonder what would have happened if Newsweek only charged $1/week? Think he still would have left. I hope so I am very proud Mr. Friedman made such a drastic move. He has taken up the banner of readers. I think he’ll still be able to write for a major publication due to his skills and (recently increased) reputation. I wonder what would have happened if Newsweek only charged $1/week? Think he still would have left. I hope so

]]> By: Liz http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html/comment-page-1#comment-98303 Liz Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:13:20 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13975#comment-98303 I don't do it daily but I often look at the local paper from the towns/states my family lives in, just to know what's going on. I just like to know the local news but not enough to subscribe to them. I managed to go years without access to them before they had a website, I wouldn't like it but I could go back to that. If it was a local paper where I lived, it would be a different story. I don’t do it daily but I often look at the local paper from the towns/states my family lives in, just to know what’s going on. I just like to know the local news but not enough to subscribe to them. I managed to go years without access to them before they had a website, I wouldn’t like it but I could go back to that. If it was a local paper where I lived, it would be a different story.

]]> By: Michael Martinez http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2009/11/newsday-charges-and-columnist-walks.html/comment-page-1#comment-98289 Michael Martinez Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:50:12 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=13975#comment-98289 At this point it's not necessary for most people to buy subscriptions to online news. That may change if Rupert Murdoch's initiative gains momentum, but there are less well-known news sites willing to step up to the plate to serve free-access news if the major brands close the gates and pull up the drawbridges. In my opinion, any news site that isn't already receiving income from other sources would be committing financial suicide to go to an online-subscription only model at this point in time. I would be interested to see if anyone has stayed afloat in a few months, assuming someone has made the movie already. Previously existing brands that were always built through online subscription are not in the same class as the news sites people are using to browsing for free. .-= Michael Martinez´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestSeoBlog/~3/88Nv2JzNH40/" rel="nofollow">Using Blogger for SEO</a> =-. At this point it’s not necessary for most people to buy subscriptions to online news. That may change if Rupert Murdoch’s initiative gains momentum, but there are less well-known news sites willing to step up to the plate to serve free-access news if the major brands close the gates and pull up the drawbridges.

In my opinion, any news site that isn’t already receiving income from other sources would be committing financial suicide to go to an online-subscription only model at this point in time. I would be interested to see if anyone has stayed afloat in a few months, assuming someone has made the movie already.

Previously existing brands that were always built through online subscription are not in the same class as the news sites people are using to browsing for free.
.-= Michael Martinez´s last blog ..Using Blogger for SEO =-.

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