No Regrets?

“Very rarely do we ever hear from somebody saying, ‘Oh, I wish I had that print edition back.’”

—Walter Hussman, publisher, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, which converted to digital (Sunday-only paper) in 2018, Mark Jacob, “Is 27/7 Digital and Sunday-only Paper the Future for Local News?” Local News Initiative, Northwestern University, Sept. 20, 2021. (Thanks to alert WORDster Mark Larson) 

 

• Editorial Comment: Horse hockey. Who is Hussman talking to?

PeezPIX 

Full Moon

 

 

 

 

 

The October issue of SENIOR NEWS is scary good. Online here.

 

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
Today's WORD on Journalism