Tacoma Christmas- Dec. 14th with the Morning Paper
Sometimes there’s no better way to wake up on a Sunday morning than with a cup of coffee and the morning paper. And you can give the gift of it this Christmas, with a gift subscription to The News Tribune.
Sure, we’ve all heard what the “bloggers” say — that print media is dead, that the business model is dying, that they can’t compete … and The McClatchy Company sure has taken a beating in the last two years.
But when you give the gift of the Tribune, you’re giving someone the gift of cheering for the Seahawks with John McGrath, chatting over coffee with Dan Voepel, visiting local neighborhoods with Kathleen Merryman, and dishing on inside scoop with David Seago. And every so often, David Zeeck will write a column about why his paper’s still relevant.
Truly, it’s the only place in town for wall-to-wall coverage of shootings and big disasters, high school sports, and stories pulled from the wire. Plus the Sunday Tribune comes with the weekly Target ad. What’s not to love?
So give the gift of the Tribune. It tells that special someone, “Sure you could find all of this for free online, but I want to clutter your recycle bins in that special Tacoma way.”
Disclaimer: “Shouldn’t this article be categorized… differently? It is Friday” “Nah. We don’t really think print media is dead, right? Besides, we love reading a real newspaper on Sunday morning.”
Filed under: General
13 comments
E ensie December 14, 2007
Yes, because the weekly Target ad is all about “shopping local”?
N NSHDscott December 15, 2007
Man, I wouldn’t mention Kathleen Merryman if you’re trying to promote The News Tribune. Barf! Love the others, though, and you missed Patrick, who makes up for all that the Merrywoman lacks.
C Crenshaw Sepulveda December 15, 2007
I think it is time for the Tribune to take on a tabloid format like the NY Daily News or NY Post. I find a tabloid style paper easier to read and work with and it would help the Trib to distinguish itself from its competitors. I’m not talking about tabloid journalism but rather the tabloid style layout and page size. The tabloid size is the perfect size for someone reading on crowded mass transit.
K kc December 15, 2007
LMAO I thought “barf” when I read this posting, too.
M morgan December 16, 2007
Gotta love the irony though…
C Christy December 17, 2007
I agree, “barf”! Most city newspapers pay staff to check facts. If actually TNT has fact checkers, then they should be embarrassed.
K kc December 17, 2007
It’s just that they aren’t a city paper. They sold-out and went region-wide. It would be so much mo bettah if only it were a TACOMA paper. However, it just AIN’T SO.
M Mofo from the Hood December 17, 2007
I’m probably the biggest fan of this blog. It’s informative, wack, and like the Tribune it’s content is sometimes more interesting than true.
D dni December 17, 2007
The sport scores are about the only thing reliably true in the trib as far as I’m concerned—having had some first hand knowledge of how they often don’t quote, check facts or research correctly.
N NSHDscott December 17, 2007
Thanks to everyone for not pointing out my grevious error … it’s PETER Callaghan, not Patrick, whom I intended to compliment in my previous post. Doh.
B Broadway resident December 17, 2007
“having had some first hand knowledge of how they often don’t quote, check facts or research correctly.”
Interesting. Care to elaborate? I also remember when they were a local paper and didn’t do it very well. Call me naive, but I think the journalists cover local issues quite well; do more than merely pull stories from the wire; and do it without excessive spin or agenda. Others will surely disagree. And if Target pays the bills, I’m O.K. with getting their ad and recycling it.
S Squid December 18, 2007
Dudes and Dudettes: Have you read other papers lately? TNT from sports to features is a dream compared to what they call newspapers in that village 35 miles north. I pick up those fish wraps about once a week and can barely read them.
Newspapers are like drivers – everybody thinks theirs are the worst.
C Christy December 18, 2007
As a Tacoma small business owner, the TNT has hurt me more then once. The staff of lame writers just love to do articles about other businesses (both times, businesses in Puyallup, not even Tacoma) and claim that business as “the only one in the entire Puget Sound.” Meanwhile, I can do a 5 minute search and easily find 5 other TACOMA businesses that do exactly the same thing. I wonder if all 5 of us have been hurt by the TNT. I can show my daily profits taking a hit the very day after the newspaper article!
Like I said, “Barf”!