Conavirus......

[happystuff]

Some people have said news should charge by article. I think that model makes some sense but I don't know much about newspaper economics. The main problem is their real revenue was NEVER subscribers, so it never was about if enough people are subscribing although less are, but the main revenue was always ads. But the ads as the main source of revenue model doesn't work anymore.

I think charging by article might work because noone wants to subscribe to a whole bunch of newspapers just to read articles because they want to read this article here and that one there, that gets very expensive very fast. But I don't know it could be there is no model that works. But it's not like they are attempting any either, so we've tried nothing and it didn't work.

For me, the problem with charging by the article would be that I don't know if it would be worth paying for until after I read it. I enjoy reading a paper newspaper, but - as has been said - there aren't that many left and they have definitely gone up in price for what is actually being produced.

[early morning]

Rogar, that is wonderful news. Are you coming up with a good "story" for your facial refit? I think I'm going to have a nice little scar from the outer corner of my left eye part way down my cheek. I am planning to tell people it's a dueling scar. I don't have to tell them what I was dueling with, right? lol. I am lucky, it was a small patch and the plastic surgeon was able to close it immediately. Although they did warn me that if the testing came back positive they'd have to remove the stitches and take a bigger hunk. Thankfully that was not necessary.

The main problem is their real revenue was NEVER subscribers, so it never was about if enough people are subscribing although less are, but the main revenue was always ads.

Ad revenue is driven by readership. The more readers that will see the ads, the more they can charge FOR the ad, and the easier to get people to buy ads. So, subscriptions/paper sales drove the economics, they just were not the main monetary source. So of course if your target is the breitbart set, ad-wise, the articles must be FOR that crowd, right? And so it goes, round and round. I agree with happy about not knowing if it's worth a payment until it's been read. I am really torn about this - I think good reporting and investigative journalism are very important in a democracy (and everywhere else!). Our local rags have gone to unschooled reporters who have to take their own pictures, edit their own work, and email it to a central office/printers several states away. And it shows. I don't even bother, it makes me so crazy with all the grammatical and spelling errors, poor/incorrect word choices, etc. So by not supporting them, I'm actually making the situation worse. what to do?

[iris lilies]

We still pay for two hardcopy newspapers, the St. Louis paper, a daily, and the
Hermann newspaper, weekly.

DH read the STL paper, I do not. I see in the front page of an on the website, but I can’t read any articles, well I can read a couple of months I guess that’s my limit.

[Rogar]

Rogar, that is wonderful news. Are you coming up with a good "story" for your facial refit? I think I'm going to have a nice little scar from the outer corner of my left eye part way down my cheek. I am planning to tell people it's a dueling scar. I don't have to tell them what I was dueling with, right? lol. I am lucky, it was a small patch and the plastic surgeon was able to close it immediately. Although they did warn me that if the testing came back positive they'd have to remove the stitches and take a bigger hunk. Thankfully that was not necessary.

Mine is quite similar. A crescent from the ear, under the eye, to the nose and then almost to the jaw line. They left the initial surgical wound open with a temporary patch sewed on in case testing came back positive, but that wasn't necessary for me either. I could fit into the dueling description. Maybe a machete attack by a crazed Hawaiian, encountered while foiling a bank robbery? The masking in public sort of ruins a few bragging opportunities (don't get Jeppy started).

Glad things went well for you, too!

[Tybee]

So glad you are recovering, Rogar. I like the dueling scar option. Once it closes up and heals, people say cera vie can really help with scars.

[early morning]

A machete attack, foiling a bank robbery - genius! And I had not heard that about cera vie and scaring - thanks, Tybee. I use it all the time, but not on my face, so no "accidental" benefit has occurred, lol. Although like with wrinkles, I'm a bit on the fence about mitigating scars for myself. I look at them as a map of me , or maybe better described as part of my life story. I know that seems kinda silly - but I look at dings and dents on our cars in the same way - reminders of surviving what is thrown at us, and that in the grand scheme of things, much of it is small stuff.

[Tybee]

I found out yesterday that my son has Covid. Their baby's due date is Thursday, and they were going to induce her on Thursday due to problems with the pregnancy. So far, my dil does not have it, but I don't think they are testing her until Thursday, unless her doctor calls her in to be tested today or tomorrow. He was fully vaccinated, not sure if he got boosted, so it is probably Omicron. This will impact their birth plans so we are waiting to see what happens with doctor and hospital, I guess. Hospital has a protocol that includes things like separating her from the baby for 24 hours, which does not seem good, but it's what it is.

[happystuff]

Oh, no, Tybee! I hope mom is okay and that the birth goes well. So sorry for your son. Sending prayers for all!

[Tybee]

Oh, no, Tybee! I hope mom is okay and that the birth goes well. So sorry for your son. Sending prayers for all!

Thank you, happystuff, I truly appreciate your prayers.

[rosarugosa]

I'm sorry Tybee, how stressful. I hope everyone will be OK.