tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post7271602562139600124..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Crownest Pass Promoter in Alberta closesToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-46042627204662061692013-10-04T00:12:40.440-04:002013-10-04T00:12:40.440-04:00You get it Rob, thanks for the perspective.You get it Rob, thanks for the perspective.Duke of Urlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928387672899310101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-30173231834324908362013-09-24T16:40:21.557-04:002013-09-24T16:40:21.557-04:00Thomas C. Terry, Community Journalism Provides Mod...Thomas C. Terry, Community Journalism Provides Model for Future, from Newspaper Research Journal • Vol. 32, No. 1 • Winter 2011:<br /><br /><br />In order to survive, let alone prosper, a community newspaper must bur- row into its community, whether that community is Cambridge, Mass., with more than 105,000 citizens within greater Boston, or Cambridge, Ill., with just more than 2,100 residents inRob Lambertihttp://torontosunfamily.blogspot.ca/2013/08/crownest-pass-promoter-in-alberta-closes.html#comment-formnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-36941992729253531862013-09-15T11:03:24.528-04:002013-09-15T11:03:24.528-04:00Wow that is amazing how many newspapers are starti...Wow that is amazing how many newspapers are starting up where Sun Media closed papers. Right on! Does this not show them that they really made huge mistakes in closing and downsizing so many papers? I doubt it. Granted the global economic downturn was tough, but maybe they used that as an excuse to slash and burn. But basically they have only hurt themselves because some experts in the U.S. (don&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-84612682820790024812013-09-09T22:45:21.778-04:002013-09-09T22:45:21.778-04:00There is a new newspaper in Huron County, which is...There is a new newspaper in Huron County, which is founded by a Sun Media castaway. Check out The Paper on Facebook (The Huron County Paper).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-58957643893287121222013-09-05T06:37:19.418-04:002013-09-05T06:37:19.418-04:00Just heard her that a new newspaper is opening in...Just heard her that a new newspaper is opening in Petrolia (southwest ontario) to compete with the Sun Media Petrolia Topic. Haven't lived in Lambton County for years but I know my mother sure is happy to see another newspaper in her town. Guess she won't need to renew her Topic again, this is a free paper to every household in Petrolia and area. Anyone hear more about who is running theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-68040373936635762182013-09-03T17:05:31.322-04:002013-09-03T17:05:31.322-04:00I agree they are cookie-cutter websites and papers...I agree they are cookie-cutter websites and papers now. But I respectfully disagree that the competition has better and more modern news and information websites. As one of those hardworking community editors I work hard to ensure the paper, website, and social media are hyper local. The competition's website gets an "F" compared with ours. If community editors strive to put up a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-19991274869851905992013-09-03T06:18:00.527-04:002013-09-03T06:18:00.527-04:00It's difficult to tell the difference between ...It's difficult to tell the difference between the Sun's community newspapers' online websites these days. They used to have their own individual flavour with a focus on community news and events. Now, it looks as if they are essentially the same with some very minor adjustments to each one, and probably fewer local stories than in years past. The cookie-cutter approach didn't workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-76196763085522239722013-09-02T20:33:29.649-04:002013-09-02T20:33:29.649-04:00Wow, and I see there are a lot of smaller circulat...Wow, and I see there are a lot of smaller circulation alberta weeklies that have competition against sun media with lower or same circulation, maybe they will end up closing down a lot of the paper with lower circulation, less than 5000 that also have a competing paper? any thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-22706332300290382112013-09-01T19:07:43.061-04:002013-09-01T19:07:43.061-04:00There's the Crowsnest Herald (independently ow...There's the Crowsnest Herald (independently owned) and an advertising flier thing plus a radio station in the same small market, all competing for dwindling ad revenue in an economically depressed area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-76235877021094640542013-09-01T13:59:43.578-04:002013-09-01T13:59:43.578-04:00Are there two newspapers in Crowsnest Pass, the ot...Are there two newspapers in Crowsnest Pass, the other one locally owned? Maybe they'll be closing some papers that have competition with smaller population areas? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com