Comment 90290

By ViennaCafe (registered) | Posted July 19, 2013 at 14:55:26

"90 per cent of Hamiltonians don't have the time to sit around all day reading tweets from agenda driven ideologues. They are raising families, going to soccer practice, earning a living."

Thank God those agenda driven ideologues have time to post to raisethehammer! Whew!

In fact, The Spec and other news media, except for alternative media, get by on paid advertizing which doesn't disappear on web sites. If The Spec is indeed basing its business model on subscribers, we may as well begin writing the eulogies now.

The main reason I won't pay for a subscription to The Spec is largely because I grit my teeth everyday I open it up and every day I consider cancelling my print subscription. The Spec is as predictable in its coverage and op-eds as stale bread. I know what their going to say, generally (I was surprised by today's editorial), before I even open the front page.

The Spec represents a narrow viewpoint informed by its declining audience, commercial interests, and conservative world view in a changing world beset by challenges well beyond the narrow focus of the newspaper's editorial team.

I want to support local news and I will pay for a subscription but not if my voice is to be marginalized, belittled, or entirely ignored.

Permalink | Context

Events Calendar

There are no upcoming events right now.
Why not post one?

Recent Articles

Article Archives

Blog Archives

Site Tools

Feeds