In today's RAIN (Radio and Internet Newsletter) Kurt Hanson writes in his Blog why he is canceling his subscription to the Chicago Tribune. He says that the newspaper seems intent on driving print subscribers away."So what does the Tribune do a couple of weeks ago? I assume this was a pre-Randy Michaels decision, but what they did, naturally, is that they got rid of the comics section!
To be precise, they shrank the comics down to a virtually-unreadable size and stuck them in a new tabloid-shaped section that combines the unreadable comics with TV listings and Internet recommendations.
The Internet recommendations adjacent to the unreadable comics are a nice “screw you” to any remaining fans of the print version of the newspaper. It’s like they’re reiterating, “We really don’t want you any more. Here are some websites you can go to. Now get lost!“"
Interesting perspective from a fellow who has long been a champion of the internet and new technology.
He has a point!
Read Kurt's Blog Here:
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