They might actually do some decent journalism, but since i spend most of my time in the sports section and I’ve almost completely quit attending to Dawgnation, I wouldn’t know.
We’ve gotten the Sunday edition for a few years, much to my chagrin, but the wife likes the crosswords and puzzles and I like to have the paper for starting up the chimney on my grill.
I wonder how long until they ditch the digital version, too?
With what are we now to wrap our fish and line our birdcages?
Bye Felicia. Will not miss it.
Well, at least The Onion brought back their print edition. It used to be great parody.
I would say I’m sad to see print newspapers going away, but I haven’t bought one in years. Sign of the times, I’m afraid.
Fascinating how an entire industry could not figure out how to adapt to a changing world. Rather than leading with technological innovation for journalism they got run over by it. There is still a huge role a true “paper” can play but they evidently never even considered it. RIP.
Really hard to compete on price with all that built up infrastructure.
When a bunch of noobs and rubes can start a website for less than a cup of coffee…
*or like y’all have done in continuing the Senator’s work.
There could be parallels, yes.
Thank you!
Hey, at least you know what you’re getting when you come here. Last I checked we don’t have a Chip Towers contributing to our nonsensical ramblings.
I always thought Will Trane was just Chip Towers drunk posting.
The infrastructure was the advantage wasted. Brand strength, in-depth reporting, deeper analysis, greater access to newsmakers and sources, syndicated and copyright protected content and ad content. Instead they chased citizen reporters, shallow but fast internet posts, lowered editorial standards to be more nimble, created clickbait and used poor tech for online delivery charging for non-unique content that was free elsewhere. Yes, paper, ink and presses are becoming cost prohibitive and digital had to be the transformation but they have fumbled away their advantages. Plagiarism episodes and political bias did not help. I’ll stop here so we don’t stray from our own editorial policies.
My point is like many legacy businesses they failed to understand the threats and respond accordingly.
Years ago, my day wasn’t complete unless I had read the ajc. Even after I moved to Alabama, I could still get the paper every day. Then they started cutting features and shrinking their delivery area and I had to go digital. Eventually, I lost interest in any
Sorry. I wasn’t finished. I lost interested and canceled my subscription. It’s sad but you have to adapt to changing times or you get passed by.
I would think that Atlanta is too big of a market to not have a local news source, but perhaps this all goes to video and citizen blogs someday.
Grizzard left the paper in great shape. Blame it all on the internet if you wish, but this is the legacy of Chip Towers, Mark Bradley, Judd’s fabricated story, et.al. Nobody wants the click bait digital version either.
With the passing of Lewis McDonald Grizzard Jr, humanity/society, as a whole, has been in a down hill slide…GO DAWGS!!
Ha, I subscribed to our local print edition for one reason, lighting charcoal. I built up a hefty supply and canceled.
Agree with all that point out that if you don’t adapt to technology you will be run over by it. The reality for me, is that if Lewis Grizzard, Celestine Sibley, Ralph McGill and that guy that used to write the “about town” columns whose name I can’t remember were still writing columns, I’d still be a subscriber. Once the quality goes it’s hard to maintain an edge in a competitive world. “Covers Dixie Like the Dew” RIP.
Ron Hudspeth… passed away in February of this year.
Him too. I was thinking of Paul Hemphill, he was a hell of a writer.
“Covers Dixie Like Doo Doo.”
On behalf of Ranger Russ, FTMFs & the mule they rode in on
On behalf of Ranger Russ, FTMFs & the mule they rode in on.
And Hoss, you can STILL say that again!!
GT -TP
They gave up holding out for the nerds to win GOFH.
I haven’t subscribed to a newspaper since the 90s. I loved the Saturday and Sunday AJC because of the high school football coverage with the college preview on Saturdays and the college football recap on Sunday.
Once I quit getting a newspaper every day, I didn’t miss it.
Alan Judd and Chip Towers’s defense of Judd’s articles on the culture of the Georgia football program ultimately made me say FTMF to the AJC (you couldn’t give me a digital subscription). Mike Raeber’s takedown of the AJC coverage was a masterclass in the intersection of public relations and the law.
When you employ chip towers jay bookmark and that black Cynthia bitch from awhile back. Your days are numbered
Speaking of rags, I see the nerds have locked down Stinktalk again. I was looking for some enjoyment in their misery.
I guess those nerds didn’t want to be featured in the weekend that was at MBG on GTPR.
Looking at the comments here, I can clearly say that no one took a class with Conrad Fink. He was predicting this all the way back in 1990. The one part he was incorrect about was that the fear then was newspapers would die sooner at the hands of the Baby Bells.
Unlike many of you, I am sad that everything is moving to a screen and away from the printed word. I have many a friend who has worked at the AJC and despite what many of you think – they work hard, are professional and unbiased.
Grizzard was great as columnist but he could wear his heart on sleeve and write opinions that usually favored his alma mater. I didn’t get to see his work as a reporter.
Journalism is not public relations and there are times where reporting will show the underside of things. Most people don’t like it when it happens but more often than not it is needed.
Grizzard, Bisher, Hudspeth, and more, are rolling in their collective graves right now. I haven’t picked up a physical paper in years, but, I do still like physical media in my hands when the opportunity presents.
That said, most of my favorite columnists are retired now (HI PETER KING), or dead, and I haven’t seen/read anyone new who’s daily/weekly writing is as engaging and/or infuriating as the above and then some.