Thanks Java, this is the more nuanced discussion I wasn't voicing so well.
If it means that more investigative journalism will be conducted, I'll shell out the $15. But I don't have a family to support.
I do have one, and I'm still considering shelling out - I'm not saying that.
Sox, you've always paid for ads when reading the print versions of papers, they're just not as noticable and they don't pop up.
My newspaper journalist friends point to one thing as the demise of newspaper quality and availability and revenue: craigslist and ebay. The ads that people used to pay for to sell their stuff in the classifieds section of the paper moved online in the last decade.
agreed on both points.
General, and to close out my part in this - I think people should be paid for the work they do. Otherwise, I have a lot of thoughts on the topic that aren't coming across well, and will likely spark something that I don't want to spark, not really being sure of how I feel about the whole thing. File me under conflicted.
Ita, I'm glad you have a diagnosis.
Burrell is going to help me out! Just saved me from the nether depths of vons.com. It is kinda odd how I seem to live in a dead zone for most other grocery delivery services.
Sox, my first comment was in response to Jess, just so you know (I quoted her). My post wasn't just in response to you, but rather a response in general to the sad state of real news.
To me, cable is entertainment, and, therefore a luxury. But investigative journalism isn't entertainment; it's necessary. And once again, the entertainment option seems to be paid very well (think movie stars) but the necessary option (think teachers) is paid like shit. The SF Chron writers I've known were broker than broke.
Whoa - I'm remotely attending a meeting at work, and they announced that because the company did so well last year, they're giving *everyone* a bonus of $1000 each. We get it tomorrow!
I'm SHOCKED. The new CEO is my favorite person today.
Zen, that is terrific!!! Congrats!! What will you spend it on - any wish list items coming true now?
Woot Zen! Good on you and all your colleagues.
For me, I'm more willing to donate to support something I value (like NPR/PBS) but I'm irrationally annoyed at being asked to pay for something that I had been getting free.
mr. flea and I just chatted and I think we will be cancelling Dish ($30) and Tivo ($13) and going to a combination of Netflix streaming ($7) and Hulu and iTunes and stuff that streams online anyway (like NOVA and Nature). I think most of that we watch is available one way or the other. Not Wild Kratts, which is new, and probably not So You Think You Can Dance.
Good news zen!
Glad you have a diagnosis, and wishing you have a speedy recovery, ita.
flea, Jess has done that using Apple TV. Great idea!
