I paid for a torstar subscription this year, paid for a full year. Figured I'd give it a go. Never read it. Walled gardens aren't compatible with my daily media consumption. Don't mind paying, just hate the lack of freedom once you're in.
Speaking of experience-killing features, can you drop the subscribe buttons mid article for those of us who've already ponied up the cash? ...and substack needs, font choices and dark mode...
I remember (1996, I think) when Conrad Black purchased the Leader Post & marched its employees into a hotel banquet area, separating the employees into dismissals and those retained. Of course this move decimated local coverage as well as being a cruel way to institute the dismissals. Many had worked there for decades, some starting as paper boys. It affected the whole city & those who were retained spoke of survivor guilt. Black continued to hollow out the paper & sold it a few years later. There's not much left except the great Murray Mandryk (political reporter) and some sports pages. Who would even bother to advertise with them?
In the long run it seems that we can expect (a) the CBC and (b) the Globe and Mail to be financially sustainable, as well as smaller analysis/commentary outlets.
Maybe it would make sense to expand the CBC's local coverage?
I paid for a torstar subscription this year, paid for a full year. Figured I'd give it a go. Never read it. Walled gardens aren't compatible with my daily media consumption. Don't mind paying, just hate the lack of freedom once you're in.
Curious if The Line has thoughts on The Toronto Star journalism being funded by online gaming? Not very progressive of them, is it?
Speaking of experience-killing features, can you drop the subscribe buttons mid article for those of us who've already ponied up the cash? ...and substack needs, font choices and dark mode...
I remember (1996, I think) when Conrad Black purchased the Leader Post & marched its employees into a hotel banquet area, separating the employees into dismissals and those retained. Of course this move decimated local coverage as well as being a cruel way to institute the dismissals. Many had worked there for decades, some starting as paper boys. It affected the whole city & those who were retained spoke of survivor guilt. Black continued to hollow out the paper & sold it a few years later. There's not much left except the great Murray Mandryk (political reporter) and some sports pages. Who would even bother to advertise with them?
Thanks for the lucid explanation.
In the long run it seems that we can expect (a) the CBC and (b) the Globe and Mail to be financially sustainable, as well as smaller analysis/commentary outlets.
Maybe it would make sense to expand the CBC's local coverage?