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RobertM320 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:48 am Who do they think they are, the New York Times?

tpstulane wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 4:22 pm Nola.com / TP being acquired by the Advocate. Free online viewing soon ending.
https://www.nola.com/news/2019/05/owner ... ayune.html

GreenLantern wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:39 am It was a daily pleasure to grab a copy of the Times Pic in the morning along with a cup of coffee and read Peter Finney's view of the sports world. He once wrote that you should always read the sports section first as it documented man's accomplishments whereas the front page was relegated to reporting mankind's failures. Now the Picayune is in the same group as K&B, Schwegmann's, Rosenberg's, Ponchartrain Beach, Maison Blanche, Godchaux's, D.H. Holmes, Wembley Tie and Krauss (ain't dere no more).

Once or twice each week I would walk the block from my office at Wemco to the Times Pic on Broad St. and have lunch at their employee's cafeteria. It was surprisingly good. I learned quickly not to sit in the brown colored chairs as they were reserved for press operators, often with ink soiled trousers. I would often find myself sitting at the table next to Peter Finney and he would always have a kind word and sometimes a funny story. May these mental ghosts RIP.

DfromCT wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 11:22 am I just experienced the "must be a subscriber" system. I couldn't read content posted via a link in another thread. I'm sure I will buy an online subscription, just not this afternoon as I'm busy with my kids wrapping up an XBox game about to go out for lunch.

tpstulane wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 2:02 pm

DfromCT wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 11:22 am I just experienced the "must be a subscriber" system. I couldn't read content posted via a link in another thread. I'm sure I will buy an online subscription, just not this afternoon as I'm busy with my kids wrapping up an XBox game about to go out for lunch.

They probably going to start charging for Nola.com since they bought that one also.

golfnut69 wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 10:05 am "Times, they are a changin' "...and many times, in my opinion, not for the better...the art of the spoken word is quickly disappearing, personal, social ( not to be confused with socialism ) interaction is quickly becoming a thing of the past...at this rate, I am wondering how man and woman humanoids will procreate

The event that would set off the New Orleans newspaper war took place seven years ago to the month. In May 2012, Advance Local announced it was cutting back publication of The Times-Picayune from seven days a week to three, making New Orleans the largest American city at that time without a daily newspaper. About one-third of the paper’s staff was laid off.

GreenLantern wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2019 8:19 pm Very interesting New York Times story on the struggle between the Advocate and the Picayune:

The event that would set off the New Orleans newspaper war took place seven years ago to the month. In May 2012, Advance Local announced it was cutting back publication of The Times-Picayune from seven days a week to three, making New Orleans the largest American city at that time without a daily newspaper. About one-third of the paper’s staff was laid off.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/us/n ... e=Homepage

GreenLantern wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:40 am I have noticed that nola.com is no longer giving me the black pay-wall screen when I link to a story. Anyone else notice this? Wonder if they've abandoned the idea of charging $9.99 (gouging) per month for online access. My guess is that only a handful of people subscribed and the Advocate was forced to rethink their strategy.

Hornetswave wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:44 pm I discovered an app called News Break. It’s really a great App. You can find it on google or Apple.

Better than the NOLA.com/ advocate on line news.

Tell me what you think. I will never pay NOLA.com for their sports stories.