SFist: Media Critic Singles Out Chron For Most Likely To Go All-Electronic

Kay

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:02:58 -0800

the only time i pick up a chron is when i'm waiting for my food to come at the pub, but even then i'd rather have an sfweekly or a sfbg because i don't want to deal with a third of the volume being stuffed with ads. totally worthless, IMHO. the only good thing about the chron is the "day in pictures" feature, which is online already.

Kay

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:01:55 -0800

Van

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:36:05 -0800

The Chron might do well to scale back the print edition, and focus more energy on the Web site, but before it does that, the site needs to be completely revamped. Right now it's hard to navigate and poorly organized. Few people even know about the today's chronicle link, and therefore miss a lot of the days' stories. When I read the print edition of any paper, I read far more stories because they are presented to you in a semi-friendly manner. The design of the paper is far from perfect, but the Web Site is so poor that I miss a lot of stories. Except, of course, when SFist links to them. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Cut the bulk of the wire stories, which would reduce paper cost, and fill in the rest of the pages with solid, local reporting. The Chron needs to stop charging for regurgitated information from the Times and the Post and the AP. Link to the wire stories on the web, not on paper, and they'll save money. That doesn't mean eliminating wire copy all together, it just means doing more of what should already be happening -- taking wire stories and localizing them with original reporting. If the A section is reduced to six pages, so be it. At least it won't be a waste of paper.Aggressively advertise the Web site in the paper, like the Examiner is doing, and that's where you publish wire copy in its entirety. Regarding this: "Or would it be akin to the paper tucking a tail between its legs and running away?" Yes, it would, and it would show a complete lack of imagination when it comes to business models, and it would indeed short change the readers without access to computers, i.e., poor minorities. Van, aka Nad

guest

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:56:06 -0800

hey sf chron, here's a clue...print some real goddam news. youse seems to print a society column then call it a day. why the fuck would I buy that? pfft. good riddance, then.

Sharky Laguana

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:22:38 -0800

Agree that the news should not be limited to just those with access to the web, but on the other hand paper is really expensive, and somebody has to pay for it. I haven't purchased a paper in years. If access is the issue, it would probably be cheaper to just skywrite the news. "look it's a bird, it's a plane, it's.... Ed Jew!" kidding, of course.

guest

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:51:33 -0800

Won't happen. At least not for another 10 - 15 years.

mariconsoy

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:36:30 -0800

I DEPEND on the Sunday Chron. If it goes paperless, where the hell will I get my dog food and paper towel coupons?