tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882509.post8129704533362534604..comments2024-01-28T02:25:21.094-06:00Comments on State of the Division: Paywall Obliterates Commenter CommunityPEU Report/State of the Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269683860174947542noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882509.post-79962503302306695762013-05-05T13:15:28.154-05:002013-05-05T13:15:28.154-05:00I talked to one of the editors from the Standard T...I talked to one of the editors from the Standard Times at a local job fair earlier this year. He stated that 60% of the content of the paper was reader/user generated. Granted, some of that was letters to the editor and guest editorials and viewpoints articles but a significant percentage was the comments, which draw page views and advertising revenues. I have to wonder if the loss in online market share and page views and the loss of advertising revenues will make up for the very few digital subscriptions they get. I also wonder why they don't offer some sort of Scripps wide subscription instead of requiring a separate subscription for each Texas or Scripps paper. Some of us have followed lots of different papers to keep up on local events. Hard to do now. Ridiculous. Jim Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413663900509725906noreply@blogger.com