*hugs flist*
It seems my flist is holding a competition to see who can be the most depressing. It makes me feel like I'm the only happy person in the room.
When my newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, died recently, I was hit with a mixture of shock, anger and sadness. It felt like I'd lost a member of the family.
But today, at a press conference (at, of all places, my college campus), 30 staff members from the Rocky announced a new venture: an online news source called INDenverTimes.com. Basically they're putting their toe in the water and if 50,000 people pledge to subscribe (the most expensive option is a mere $7 a month) I CAN HAVE MY PAPER BACK.
Okay, as on online version, which means my favorite after-class-Rocky-and-Chinese-buffet-Mondays can't happen. But still. Given the alternative, I'd subscribe 100 times to get them back.
I know there a lot of journalism/PR folks on my flist. Check it out, and see samples of what they're going to continue with at the old Rocky site and their interim portal, which has already scooped the Denver Post more than once. And then join the pledge. BECAUSE OMG, I MISS MY PAPER, YOU GUYS! AND THIS MEANS I CAN (ALMOST) GET IT BACK!
When my newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, died recently, I was hit with a mixture of shock, anger and sadness. It felt like I'd lost a member of the family.
But today, at a press conference (at, of all places, my college campus), 30 staff members from the Rocky announced a new venture: an online news source called INDenverTimes.com. Basically they're putting their toe in the water and if 50,000 people pledge to subscribe (the most expensive option is a mere $7 a month) I CAN HAVE MY PAPER BACK.
Okay, as on online version, which means my favorite after-class-Rocky-and-Chinese-buffet-Mondays can't happen. But still. Given the alternative, I'd subscribe 100 times to get them back.
I know there a lot of journalism/PR folks on my flist. Check it out, and see samples of what they're going to continue with at the old Rocky site and their interim portal, which has already scooped the Denver Post more than once. And then join the pledge. BECAUSE OMG, I MISS MY PAPER, YOU GUYS! AND THIS MEANS I CAN (ALMOST) GET IT BACK!