http://cman.cx/blog/index.php/2009/09/15/etytyk-about-the-news-industry-is-wrong/ 'c' is for: connor, clinton, climate, carbon, computers, and change Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:34:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://cman.cx/blog/index.php/2009/09/15/etytyk-about-the-news-industry-is-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Poppy Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:26:07 +0000 http://cman.cx/blog/?p=594#comment-475 Newspapers who do not embrace the electronic age will not stay in business. The Clinton Herald is a good example. They used to offer a forum where readers could post comments and interact with each other. Much good news and up to the minute information was shared. Interest in and information about community events was exchanged. Many readers then went to or became involved in community events that they might not have attended otherwise. Videos of some events was posted. Pictures of old and present day Clinton were posted. Games and other fun threads were being followed. A moderator removed the tasteless and offensive threads or comments. One of the joys was being able to exchange commentary with readers in other cities. I personally got into a limerick creating group and a progressive poetry writing group in Enid, OK. Alas, The Clinton Herald decided to discontinue the forum. Now the Herald wants the readers to cintinue to buy the paper and "support the community" but the paper does not want to support the community by hosting a community forum. When my subscription is due, this may be the reason I don't renew. I know you have started another forum Conner, but right now it's about as exciting as "Pablum". Hopefully you can attract some diversity to it in the future. Newspapers who do not embrace the electronic age will not stay in business. The Clinton Herald is a good example. They used to offer a forum where readers could post comments and interact with each other. Much good news and up to the minute information was shared. Interest in and information about community events was exchanged. Many readers then went to or became involved in community events that they might not have attended otherwise. Videos of some events was posted. Pictures of old and present day Clinton were posted. Games and other fun threads were being followed. A moderator removed the tasteless and offensive threads or comments. One of the joys was being able to exchange commentary with readers in other cities. I personally got into a limerick creating group and a progressive poetry writing group in Enid, OK.
Alas, The Clinton Herald decided to discontinue the forum. Now the Herald wants the readers to cintinue to buy the paper and “support the community” but the paper does not want to support the community by hosting a community forum. When my subscription is due, this may be the reason I don’t renew.
I know you have started another forum Conner, but right now it’s about as exciting as “Pablum”. Hopefully you can attract some diversity to it in the future.

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