Comments on: Should the New York Times ditch its sports section? http://www.teleread.com/new-york-times/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill McHale http://www.teleread.com/new-york-times/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1149022 Bill McHale Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:50 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/12/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/#comment-1149022 Well, I think the basic issue here is that very few people read articles from every section of a news paper. While the New York Times is not necessarily the choice of sports fans, there are other papers who would experience a crippling loss of circulation if they cut out their sports sections. Perhaps, News Papers might do better if they allow people to subscribe to the sections they want to read. Readers would then feel like they were getting a better value for their money since they are only getting stuff that interests them. Well, I think the basic issue here is that very few people read articles from every section of a news paper. While the New York Times is not necessarily the choice of sports fans, there are other papers who would experience a crippling loss of circulation if they cut out their sports sections.

Perhaps, News Papers might do better if they allow people to subscribe to the sections they want to read. Readers would then feel like they were getting a better value for their money since they are only getting stuff that interests them.

]]> By: Rich Adin http://www.teleread.com/new-york-times/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1149014 Rich Adin Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:16:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/12/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/#comment-1149014 I'm a very long time home delivery subscriber to the NYT, longer than 10 years, and in all that time, I have never read anything in the sports section (I don't even read it in my local Gannett rag). So as far as I'm concerned, the sports section could disappear and all I'd notice is that the paper was thinner. However, there are other sections that the NYT could also discard as far as I'm concerned, such as Home, Design, Fashion and Real Estate. There are several others that could be added from the Sunday edition as well. I’m a very long time home delivery subscriber to the NYT, longer than 10 years, and in all that time, I have never read anything in the sports section (I don’t even read it in my local Gannett rag). So as far as I’m concerned, the sports section could disappear and all I’d notice is that the paper was thinner.

However, there are other sections that the NYT could also discard as far as I’m concerned, such as Home, Design, Fashion and Real Estate. There are several others that could be added from the Sunday edition as well.

]]> By: Ellen Janes http://www.teleread.com/new-york-times/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1148999 Ellen Janes Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:30:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/12/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/#comment-1148999 ditto. sports is a waste of paper. who CARES? let sports go digital . sure . good riddance ditto. sports is a waste of paper. who CARES? let sports go digital . sure . good riddance

]]> By: Brad Vertrees http://www.teleread.com/new-york-times/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/comment-page-1/#comment-1148981 Brad Vertrees Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:56:30 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/11/12/should-the-new-york-times-ditch-its-sports-section/#comment-1148981 I don't read the sports coverage in any paper, so if the NYT drops its sports section, I certainly won't miss it. I don’t read the sports coverage in any paper, so if the NYT drops its sports section, I certainly won’t miss it.

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