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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?
« Last post by serious crayons on September 11, 2026, 03:07:35 pm »
I'll give the editors of the hometown paper this much: they publish syndicated columns from both Liberals and Conservatives.

Yeah, that's kind of standard newspaper practice, or is supposed to be (even the WSJ may have some liberals). But what I always noticed was, at least historically, there've been more extremely conservative national columnists than there are extremely liberal ones. That even applies to papers with liberal-leaning editorial boards.

It's a little vaguer today, because few famous conservative pundits outside Fox support Trump. Not George Will, not Bret Stephens, etc.


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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?
« Last post by serious crayons on September 11, 2026, 02:59:57 pm »
The hometown newspaper still carries inserts from supermarkets advertising prices or sale prices of items. Is that done elsewhere?

My paper still has some advertising inserts, I think, although back when I took the print edition I thew them into the recycling bag so fast I didn't have time to examine them. (I switched to digital only when I moved to an apartment. Of the 200 units in my building, two people subscribe to the print edition of the local paper. I know them both, and they're both around 80.)
 
They may still have grocery store inserts, and the interior pages may still contain department store ads. But the size and volume are vastly reduced from what they were in the 1990s.

It's kind of counterintuitive, or at least it was for me, that while the loss of advertising is what led to the downfall of print newspapers, the biggest part of the loss was classified ads. Now people go online to look for jobs, cars, used items, etc.



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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?
« Last post by Front-Ranger on September 10, 2026, 06:54:23 pm »
Maybe you could call this a collection. I have a pile of maps in a desk drawer.  ;D

I thought you collected model trains and accessories. No more?
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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?
« Last post by Jeff Wrangler on September 10, 2026, 06:01:46 pm »
Throughout my career newspapers have been accused by both sides of being biased. Within the paper, we've always said if both sides think so, we must be doing something right. These days, though, the criticism from conservatives is probably closer to the truth -- that is, if you think it's "biased" to say Biden won the 2020 election or other ridiculous untruths. So yes, those beliefs are crazy but they're right that newspapers don't publish them as legit news!  :laugh: The accusations from the left are actually more wrong. Most mainstream news outlets point out when Trump says something false, for instance. But lefties seem to want papers to insert "Trump is an evil, egomaniacal, demented dictator" into every story. I mean, that's true, but they're not going to say that.  :laugh:

I'll give the editors of the hometown paper this much: they publish syndicated columns from both Liberals and Conservatives.
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BetterMost People / Re: Collections - What do you collect?
« Last post by Jeff Wrangler on September 10, 2026, 05:59:31 pm »
I'm not sure. You'd think advertising must be somewhat effective, if only because brands pour so much money into it. Maybe less so now, though, because people stream shows without TV ads, print is dwindling, and online ads are not considered as effective.

The hometown newspaper still carries inserts from supermarkets advertising prices or sale prices of items. Is that done elsewhere?
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by Sason on September 10, 2026, 04:58:23 pm »
Shuffalo, 1m 31s

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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by Sason on September 10, 2026, 04:58:08 pm »
Connections
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by Sason on September 10, 2026, 04:57:43 pm »
Strands #921
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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by Sason on September 10, 2026, 04:57:15 pm »
Wordle 1 909 5/6

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The Lighter Side / Re: Today's Wordle ------- spoilers alert!
« Last post by CellarDweller on September 10, 2026, 03:13:24 pm »
Shuffalo, 2m 44s

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