It is always gratifying to find someone saying something you have been saying for years
On this case it is from a 6 year old blog, possibly even one I have seen before but can't remember.
http://souralba.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/ex-scotsman-editor-on-demise-of-scottish-papers/
This is a lesson that the Scotsman and Herald have not learned. They are owned by companies (Gannet and Johnston Press) that insist on obscenely large profit margins and sacrifice quality to achieve them. Both papers are produced on a shoestring. It shows. The quality of journalism in both papers has fallen drastically. That’s why people don’t buy them. Why should they?
At no point did John mention the Metro. On the 26 bus to the centre of Edinburgh people used to read the Scotsman but they now read the Metro - a low quality tabloid packed with wire copy. As that’s what Scotsman has become why should people bother paying money for it? (Oh and Johnston Press does not understand The Scotsman and their much-lauded digital strategy is deeply flawed - no matter how much Tim Bowdler clings to it when the share price falls. Again.)
THe reason I don't read the Scotsman anymore is not just because I don't read many paper paper's, but because the journalism was bad and horrible. I recall some articles reading like they had been written by a work experience teenager, and others were merely vapid nonsense written by biased hacks, designed only as Mail like rage bait.
http://souralba.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/ex-scotsman-editor-on-demise-of-scottish-papers/
This is a lesson that the Scotsman and Herald have not learned. They are owned by companies (Gannet and Johnston Press) that insist on obscenely large profit margins and sacrifice quality to achieve them. Both papers are produced on a shoestring. It shows. The quality of journalism in both papers has fallen drastically. That’s why people don’t buy them. Why should they?
At no point did John mention the Metro. On the 26 bus to the centre of Edinburgh people used to read the Scotsman but they now read the Metro - a low quality tabloid packed with wire copy. As that’s what Scotsman has become why should people bother paying money for it? (Oh and Johnston Press does not understand The Scotsman and their much-lauded digital strategy is deeply flawed - no matter how much Tim Bowdler clings to it when the share price falls. Again.)
THe reason I don't read the Scotsman anymore is not just because I don't read many paper paper's, but because the journalism was bad and horrible. I recall some articles reading like they had been written by a work experience teenager, and others were merely vapid nonsense written by biased hacks, designed only as Mail like rage bait.