I know I'm pathetic, but I kinda like newspapers. The paper kind. I even subscribe to the Star-News, which covers Monrovia. So it's sad to see it shrinking. I understand the economics the Star-News faces, but what I don't understand is why it doesn't seem to be trying.
For example, I understand that with fewer ads, there must be fewer pages and therefore, less news, but look at the picture above (from Monday, but similar on other days). If you add all the unpaid ads selling the Star-News (Quit selling me - I already bought!) it adds up to about a full page. Wouldn't it be better to fill that space with something more interesting, like NEWS?
Another example. Do people really need TWO horoscopes every day? In today's paper, for example, they are on pages A12 and B8. Couldn't one of those spaces be filled with something different? Like, maybe, stuff about Monrovia ;-)
- Brad Haugaard
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