Poll: Do You Still Take a Daily Newspaper?

[unclemick]

Wife gets/reads the paper. I sometimes catch the local news on tv.

heh heh heh -

[Luck_Club]

I love a physical paper. i subscribe to WSJ, the local and regional paper. occasionally will add or subtract a sub. Nothing beats the physical paper. Expensive and trash are regional rag is!

[Mr._Graybeard]

I find it funny that people tend to get all worked up over the national news when it's state, county and municipal governments that tend to have the greatest impact on Americans' lives. Of course, local TV news focuses on car crashes and shootouts -- government seldom gets much attention.

That's why I get my local paper. It's far from perfect; in fact, it's not very good. But if something is going down locally that's likely to affect my life on an ongoing basis, I get a little warning. From there I can check the situation out on my own. School referendums, small-scale misfeasance or malfeasance are things that could affect my vote in an upcoming election.

Even the obituaries -- I have to admit it's the first thing I check every day at this point in my life.

[Midpack]

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Cosmic Avenger If you can edit the poll, you may want to do that. (Try to edit your initial post that started the thread, maybe?)

You can’t edit a poll that I know of, and I’d already edited the OP...

[Splash]

Voted "We/I take a paid newspaper daily." before I saw your clarification.

We have a digital only paid subscription to our local newspaper.

[MichaelB]

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Originally Posted by Mr._Graybeard I find it funny that people tend to get all worked up over the national news when it's state, county and municipal governments that tend to have the greatest impact on Americans' lives. Of course, local TV news focuses on car crashes and shootouts -- government seldom gets much attention. That's why I get my local paper. It's far from perfect; in fact, it's not very good. But if something is going down locally that's likely to affect my life on an ongoing basis, I get a little warning. From there I can check the situation out on my own. School referendums, small-scale misfeasance or malfeasance are things that could affect my vote in an upcoming election. Even the obituaries -- I have to admit it's the first thing I check every day at this point in my life.

I also subscribe to the local paper, for the same reason. Local governance has a greater impact on our day to day lives, and I appreciate (and am willing to pay for) the coverage they provide and would be hard pressed to find it elsewhere.

I'm not into the obits - yet.

I think newspapers are a bargain and easily among the best values to be found today.

[W2R]

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Originally Posted by Midpack You can’t edit a poll that I know of, and I’d already edited the OP...

Try asking a Mod or Admin if they can make the changes you want. I'm no longer in either of those categories, but it seems to me like I was able to do that way back when....

[Katsmeow]

I voted no. However, I do have digital subscriptions to both the NYT and the Washington Post neither of which is local for me.

[Out of Steam]

We still get a physical paper, but may stop the weekday subscription in the spring.

[athena53]

No. It's unfortunate- our city paper did some really good investigative journalism and we wanted to support that- but the physical paper kept getting thinner and thinner and they kept cutting parts we liked (the Personal Finance section on Sunday). The final straw was 2 years ago when they delivered it only about half the time. I started buying it at the store on Sunday but when I pulled out all the ads there was very little left.

I read whatever is free on-line and supplement with podcasts.

[Teacher Terry]

I used to get a physical paper but deliverey was horrible no matter how much I complained. Switched to digital for 7/month versus 30. I voted yes also.

[Gumby]

We take the local paper daily, although the young wife usually ends up reading it on her tablet. I prefer to read the actual paper version that lands on our front walk every morning. After reading it, the paper has myriad other uses, too.

[Ronstar]

I have never had a subscription for a daily newspaper - print or digital. I did have the local weekly newspaper for a few months once. If I ever get a newspaper subscription again, it will be digital. But i don’t think it will happen.

[LauAnn]

I get a hard copy newspaper Thursday thru Sunday which allows access to an e-edition for the entire week. I pretty much take the Sunday paper for the craft coupons and the other days for the obituaries.

[travelover]

New York Times on line.

[6miths]

Used to deliver them but haven't had one delivered for many years. Still like the feel.

DW has an electronic subscription to the NY Times.

[brucethebroker]

Been reading the paper online for nearly 20 years now.

Printed newspapers: yesterday's news today!

[Midpack]

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Originally Posted by brucethebroker Been reading the paper online for nearly 20 years now. Printed newspapers: yesterday's news today!

That’s another reason we don’t take a paper newspaper. News appears online in minutes more often than not...

[DrRoy]

I subscribe to the "daily" paper, but it only delivers 3 days a week. I only read the hard copy. It is my main source of news on the state level. National I mainly get on TV/online, and international from The Economist.

[donheff]

I get a copy of the Washington Post delivered daily. I like to page through a physical paper while I drink my coffee. I read it electronically on an iPad when I travel but, even there, I select the print view. I just like newspapers. My parents got three Chicago dailies while they were available.