News papers

Kapitan · 02-14-22, 09:06 PM

Just a random one really but how many of you still read newspapers?

I have to admit I still do, I read both the Times and Financial times both now online of course as I'm not in the UK right now and getting a hard copy is impossible.

The reason I ask is because I just watched an episode of Yes Prime Minister (1980s sitcom) and this clip got me wondering.

Commander Wallace · 02-14-22, 10:26 PM

I must admit that I would rather read a newspaper than a computer screen. I had to do a lot of reading in college on computer screen but we still used text books.

The news somehow seems more substantial reading a paper. However, you don't get newsprint / ink on your hands reading a computer screen.

Aktungbby · 02-15-22, 12:19 AM

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However, you don't get newsprint / ink on your hands reading a computer screen.

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Just a random one really but how many of you still read newspapers?

I have to admit I still do, I read both the Times and Financial times both now online of course as I'm not in the UK right now and getting a hard copy is impossible.

I read the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) the San Francisco Chronicle and the local Napa Register every day with the morning cuppa-joe...going on 40+ years!

My wife renews the WSJ subscription yearly as my birthday present; anytime I dare to respond in

political threads which I customarily avoid,, it's because I've done my homework with the WSJ. The editorials in particular are enlightening and rational imho. I also read the NewYork Times and the Washinton Post at the local library...pandemics permitting. The papers, in the order listed, give perspective Globally, Bay Area, and locally respectively. This was handy in the great fires of 2018 when I knew it was potentially time to prepare to leave in a hurry.

@ Commander Wallace : that ink on hands is nasty stuff! I'm always leaving prints on the woodwork

nikimcbee · 02-15-22, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

I read the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) the San Francisco Chronicle and the local Napa Register every day with the morning cuppa-joe...going on 40+ years!

My wife renews the WSJ subscription yearly as my birthday present; anytime I dare to respond in

political threads which I customarily avoid,, it's because I've done my homework with the WSJ. The editorials in particular are enlightening and rational imho. I also read the NewYork Times and the Washinton Post at the local library...pandemics permitting. The papers, in the order listed, give perspective Globally, Bay Area, and locally respectively. This was handy in the great fires of 2018 when I knew it was potentially time to prepare to leave in a hurry.

@ Commander Wallace : that ink on hands is nasty stuff! I'm always leaving prints on the woodwork

Is that you?

Platapus · 02-15-22, 06:41 AM

For a long time I had a subscription to The Washington Post.

When I decided to cancel my subscription, I called and was naturally transferred to a salesperson would try to convince me to keep my subscription.

She tried to explain the advantages of the newspaper; the news coverage; the local entertainment coverage; and even the coupons.

She had a full script and it was evident that she was good at her job. It was a good sales pitch.

I finally had to tell her that I was fostering puppies and the only reason I had a subscription was that the WP had the most paper sheets per subscription price and I used the WP to line the puppy X-pens for them to poop on.

I was canceling because I found a cheaper supply of newsprint sheets (Yeah Amazon prime).

This was a surprise to the salesperson, I guess her training never included how to refute *that* reason for a customer canceling a subscription.

Commander Wallace · 02-15-22, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

For a long time I had a subscription to The Washington Post.

When I decided to cancel my subscription, I called and was naturally transferred to a salesperson would try to convince me to keep my subscription.

She tried to explain the advantages of the newspaper; the news coverage; the local entertainment coverage; and even the coupons.

She had a full script and it was evident that she was good at her job. It was a good sales pitch.

I finally had to tell her that I was fostering puppies and the only reason I had a subscription was that the WP had the most paper sheets per subscription price and I used the WP to line the puppy X-pens for them to poop on.

I was canceling because I found a cheaper supply of newsprint sheets (Yeah Amazon prime).

This was a surprise to the salesperson, I guess her training never included how to refute *that* reason for a customer canceling a subscription.

I think I would have told her your dog doesn't care for

their sports coverage and also believes their news stories to be slanted and or biased.

Then I would have offered to put the dog on the phone with her and told her the dog makes all the financial decisions in the house.

That would have been priceless.

@ Aktung. with newspapers, I leave incriminating evidence behind me with black newsprint smudges and have been smacked with the newspaper on more than one occasion.

Eichhörnchen · 02-15-22, 09:30 AM

I never read newspapers now... not even the local ones. Most of them have a political bias one way or the other so I just listen to the BBC News on the radio

Jimbuna · 02-15-22, 10:10 AM

Been a long time since I've read a 'real' newspaper.

Call me lazy if you like but I much prefer to do my reading online.

Aktungbby · 02-15-22, 10:30 AM

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Is that you?

Theze daze, I ask myself that...every morning in the mirror??

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These daze I ask myself that every morning in the mirror

@ Aktung. with newspapers, I leave incriminating evidence behind me with black newsprint smudges and have been smacked with the newspaper on more than one occasion.

Same here!

That's love BBY. YIPES! No sooner do we have this thread than this AM I go out and ....No Newspapers!!??. and none up and down the block on the neighboring drives either

There goes my daily routine

Kapitan · 02-18-22, 02:50 PM

Quite a mix then kinda what i assumed really

I do love the big broadsheets used to annoy many people on the trains with them like folding a bed sheet

Commander Wallace · 02-18-22, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Quite a mix then kinda what i assumed really

I do love the big broadsheets used to annoy many people on the trains with them like folding a bed sheet

In addition to the mix is people like myself that probably do varying ratio's of both. I probably do a 60 / 40 split in favor of computer screens. Not mentioned is the abilities with computers to increase the size of the text. This feature alone can make reading on a computer screen more enjoyable with less eye strain .

I use my read papers and sales flyers to engage in epic battles with the cats resulting in shredded papers with me picking up the shredded pieces. I always lose anyways. The cats do their part to help me recycle paper.

Platapus · 02-19-22, 11:00 AM

Cats are helpful like that.

One of our cats likes to help when we change the bed sheets.

02-14-22, 09:06 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	News papers Just a random one really but how many of you still read newspapers? I have to admit I still do, I read both the Times and Financial times both now online of course as I'm not in the UK right now and getting a hard copy is impossible. The reason I ask is because I just watched an episode of Yes Prime Minister (1980s sitcom) and this clip got me wondering. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

02-15-22, 06:41 AM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	For a long time I had a subscription to The Washington Post. When I decided to cancel my subscription, I called and was naturally transferred to a salesperson would try to convince me to keep my subscription. She tried to explain the advantages of the newspaper; the news coverage; the local entertainment coverage; and even the coupons. She had a full script and it was evident that she was good at her job. It was a good sales pitch. I finally had to tell her that I was fostering puppies and the only reason I had a subscription was that the WP had the most paper sheets per subscription price and I used the WP to line the puppy X-pens for them to poop on. I was canceling because I found a cheaper supply of newsprint sheets (Yeah Amazon prime). This was a surprise to the salesperson, I guess her training never included how to refute that reason for a customer canceling a subscription. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-15-22, 09:30 AM	#7
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,381 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I never read newspapers now... not even the local ones. Most of them have a political bias one way or the other so I just listen to the BBC News on the radio __________________

02-15-22, 10:10 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,501 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Been a long time since I've read a 'real' newspaper. Call me lazy if you like but I much prefer to do my reading online. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-18-22, 02:50 PM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Quite a mix then kinda what i assumed really I do love the big broadsheets used to annoy many people on the trains with them like folding a bed sheet __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

02-14-22, 10:26 PM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	I must admit that I would rather read a newspaper than a computer screen. I had to do a lot of reading in college on computer screen but we still used text books. The news somehow seems more substantial reading a paper. However, you don't get newsprint / ink on your hands reading a computer screen.

02-19-22, 11:00 AM	#12
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Cats are helpful like that. One of our cats likes to help when we change the bed sheets. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.