Sayonara, Oregonian

[BLAZER PROPHET]

The jig is up and the Oregonian is now circling the bowl and about to float out to sea. They’re moving out of their half empty building, limiting paper delivery before discontinuing all together in the near future and will charge to use their website ($5/week in a special website for current subscribers). And with all the TV news stations hosting free sites, how do they expect this to sustain itself? All this before they close for good.

And with good reason.

I don’t know if you read the Oregonian anymore but typos and other misspelled words are common where they never used to exist. The reporters are of generally low quality and pretty much all they do are meaningless interviews. Substantially better and more in-depth information is available on various blogs and websites (note I am NOT saying on S2- Sorry, Denny).

So sayonara, Oregonian. You were really never much of a newspaper to begin with.

 

[Eastoff]

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[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Probably why Quick and Canzano love to stir shit up. They're trying to save The Oregonian by making controversy to gain readership.

People already know they're full of ish, though.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Call me old fashion . . . but I enjoy opening up a local newspaper in the morning and flipping through it.

I will probably be one of the few, but will miss the Oregonian if it goes away.

 

[maxiep]

Call me old fashion . . . but I enjoy opening up a local newspaper in the morning and flipping through it.

I will probably be one of the few, but will miss the Oregonian if it goes away.

I still miss reading George Pasero in the Oregon Journal!

 

[santeesioux]

Probably why Quick and Canzano love to stir shit up. They're trying to save The Oregonian by making controversy to gain readership.

People already know they're full of ish, though.

I wonder if that's having the opposite effect?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Probably why Quick and Canzano love to stir shit up. They're trying to save The Oregonian by making controversy to gain readership.

People already know they're full of ish, though.

Good point.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Call me old fashion . . . but I enjoy opening up a local newspaper in the morning and flipping through it.

I will probably be one of the few, but will miss the Oregonian if it goes away.

Oh me too. I love a real newspaper of book.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I still miss reading George Pasero in the Oregon Journal!

I thought he was the best local sports columnist in the last 50 years.

 

[Natebishop3]

Sucks to be them.

 

[PapaG]

Call me old fashion . . . but I enjoy opening up a local newspaper in the morning and flipping through it.

I will probably be one of the few, but will miss the Oregonian if it goes away.

I'm one of the few, too. Goes with being from a time when the only way to check scores in the morning was to open the Sports section.

 

[tlongII]

I will miss reading the Oregonian while I'm taking a dump.

 

[ABM]

I won't miss it a bit. Plus, getting the news/sports on my phone is much more environmentally friendly.

 

[jlprk]

Things started going south when papyrus got too expensive. I miss my morning scroll while squatting over the ditch.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

something, something, bird cages, something dead fish..something something, best and highest use

 

[maxiep]

Newspapers haven't found a way to stay relevant in a technological age. They'll go the way of the buggy whip.

 

[ABM]

Newspapers haven't found a way to stay relevant in a technological age. They'll go the way of the buggy whip.

One word: online.

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[maxiep]

One word: online.

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But they haven't found a way to charge for it. They're getting undercut by online news services and their editorial content can't break even.

 

[ABM]

But they haven't found a way to charge for it. They're getting undercut by online news services and their editorial content can't break even.

That's why they somehow need to reinvent themselves. With the advent of Yahoo and others, perhaps that's a lot easier said than done, though.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

STOP BEING LIBERAL HACKS YO

hoop fam

 

[PapaG]

I won't miss it a bit. Plus, getting the news/sports on my phone is much more environmentally friendly.

Deforestation helps prevent huge wildfires. Plus, cell towers don't run on air...

 

[ABM]

Deforestation helps prevent huge wildfires. Plus, cell towers don't run on air...

Presses, electricity, ink, cleanup chemicals, water, delivery fuel, hydrocarbons.....the list goes on....

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Presses, electricity, ink, cleanup chemicals, water, delivery fuel, hydrocarbons.....the list goes on....

jobs . . .

 

[ABM]

jobs . . .

People used to work making buggy whips, as well.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

People used to work making buggy whips, as well.

How many people were employed making "buggy whip? . . . 10?

 

[ABM]

How many people were employed making "buggy whip? . . . 10?

.....and most of those....children.

 

[MickZagger]

My first job as a 13 year old was with the Oregonian. Sad day. Sad day, indeed.

 

[ABM]

My first job as a 13 year old was with the Oregonian. Sad day. Sad day, indeed.

I delivered for the Journal. Sunday Oregonian, though. MAN, those puppies were heavy! Had to take an extra trip back to the box.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

My first job as a 13 year old was with the Oregonian. Sad day. Sad day, indeed.

I'm guessing paperboy . . . Delivery seems to be in your blood.

 

[MickZagger]

I'm guessing paperboy . . . Delivery seems to be in your blood.

Absolutely.