Speaking of the NYT...

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MarkS

Mark Svereika
Has anybody else noticed how SMALL the food section has gotten? Last week, I picked up a paper copy of the Wednesday issue, and there were exactly 8 total pages there, yes, just 4 sheets of paper. very bare bones, no recipes, no fun stuff...
I miss the pre-internet days of newspapers. ...sigh...
 
originally posted by JasonA:
....and so do the Newspapers.
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The realities of the business aside, I still don't think anything compares to a comfortable chair, a cup of coffee and the NY Times, as an early morning ritual.
I start every day that way and wouldn't change it no matter how many pop-up and pixels the web has.
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by MarkS:
Speaking of the NYT...Has anybody else noticed how SMALL the food section has gotten? Last week, I picked up a paper copy of the Wednesday issue, and there were exactly 8 total pages there, yes, just 4 sheets of paper. very bare bones, no recipes, no fun stuff...
I miss the pre-internet days of newspapers. ...sigh...
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I think there's probably as much stuff in those 8 pages, just a lot fewer adds. Only a few years ago, virtually every wine store that considered itself major had to run sales ads in those pages. And there was lots of other things. That's one of the great pre-internet differences which is killing newspapers, alas. Mine had recipes, by the way.
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
originally posted by JasonA:
....and so do the Newspapers.
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The realities of the business aside, I still don't think anything compares to a comfortable chair, a cup of coffee and the NY Times, as an early morning ritual.
I start every day that way and wouldn't change it no matter how many pop-up and pixels the web has.
Best, Jim
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And if I remember you also start your days, "... in boots, old jeans and t-shirts; I eat fresh; I have worked very hard I cannot remember my former life of suits, restaurants and leisure nor do I wish to."

I think I would gladly give up pop-ups and pixels for that life too.
 
originally posted by JasonA:
originally posted by Florida Jim:
originally posted by JasonA:
....and so do the Newspapers.
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The realities of the business aside, I still don't think anything compares to a comfortable chair, a cup of coffee and the NY Times, as an early morning ritual.
I start every day that way and wouldn't change it no matter how many pop-up and pixels the web has.
Best, Jim
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And if I remember you also start your days, "... in boots, old jeans and t-shirts; I eat fresh; I have worked very hard I cannot remember my former life of suits, restaurants and leisure nor do I wish to."

I think I would gladly give up pop-ups and pixels for that life too.
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Well, you may have taken some license with the context but the sentiment is accurate. I just got old enough to where I don't much care about anything but now.
Of course, here I am, still wondering around cyberspace - so maybe the romantic notion is greater than the reality. Much like the papers.
Best, Jim
 
The print media (and certain other media) shot themselves in the foot when they abandoned any semblance of objectivity.

. . . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

The print media (and certain other media) shot themselves in the foot when they abandoned any semblance of objectivity.

. . . . . . Pete
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What does this have to do with the dining section? Are recipes not what they used to be?
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg: What does this have to do with the dining section? Are recipes not what they used to be?
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Jonathan, Someone (you?) suggested the number of recipes hasn't fallen off.

Fewer readers and thus fewer paid advertisers in the dining section makes for a thinner dining section (as well as other sections).

. . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg: What does this have to do with the dining section? Are recipes not what they used to be?
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Jonathan, Someone (you?) suggested the number of recipes hasn't fallen off.

Fewer readers and thus fewer paid advertisers in the dining section makes for a thinner dining section (as well as other sections).

. . . . . Pete
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What does this have to do with objectivity? Surely you aren't saying that less objective newspapers have fewer advertisers? I'm not aware of studies, but that seems counterintuitive.
 
I think there's probably as much stuff in those 8 pages, just a lot fewer adds. Only a few years ago, virtually every wine store that considered itself major had to run sales ads in those pages. And there was lots of other things. That's one of the great pre-internet differences which is killing newspapers, alas. Mine had recipes, by the way.
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Jon - I really don't think the content is there. Earlier (and 'earlier' here is only about 2 years ago), there used to be several recipes in there. This week, there was only 1 or 2.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

The print media (and certain other media) shot themselves in the foot when they abandoned any semblance of objectivity.

. . . . . . Pete
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About as 'objective' as blogs, ay?!
 
... I just got old enough to where I don't much care about anything but now.
Of course, here I am, still wondering around cyberspace - so maybe the romantic notion is greater than the reality. Much like the papers.
Best, Jim
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"Between the idea and the reality falls the shadow", TS Eliot

Very much like the papers.
 
The NYT still *has* the section.

Not to mention which, they're still publishing.

Let's hope it continues.
 
The Tooth Fairy shot himself in the foot when he abandoned any semblance of existence.

The previous statement has more connection to reality than any that resemble it in this thread.
 
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