Where is My Newspaper?
Like most inhabitants of this Planet Earth, the Flower Child has a daily routine. On Sunday Mornings it has been the normal schedule to sleep in to about 6:30 A.M. and they go and pour a cup of Coffee and travel to the end of the driveway to retrive the Sunday Edition of "The Telegraph."
This morning the Flower Child walked to the end of the driveway to be shocked. Today, as was the case a few Sundays ago, there was no newspaper. So, back into the West Bibb County Home to turn on the Electronic Media. The normal routine is to never turn on the Television or even the Radio until after Sunday Services. No extra noise needed.
However to obtain even a bit of news the Television was turned on in lieu of a Newspaper. The concern I have today is while an occasional printing problem or delivery problem is to be expected it appears that concept is to print the Newspaper in some remote City to save funds and personnel at the expense of Customer Service.
We have all heard that on a National basis that the print media is experiencing reductions in the readership so our local paper appears to be reducing the level of customer service to enhance their own demise.
Make no mistake, I fully support reducing cost. As a farm kid many years ago I experienced first hand the enhancement of production systems to produce more foodstuffs at a reduced cost. Farmers had two choices. One was to follow the old, but established methods and loose the farm or to get modern and employ higher efficiency equipment and technology to reduce the cost of production. In the end, farmers are producing more oats for Cheerios and more corn for Corn Flakes as well as food products for Cattle and Hogs. Their level of customer service has improved.
Maybe electronic technology has contributed to the decrease of newspaper readers, but I can certainly state for a fact that it now appears that they are also contributing to their own demise.
In this age of Blogs, Internet and Television Streaming it is still nice to get the printed word. Unfortunately the printed word may not be with us much longer.
I still treasure the obits of my loved ones. I have them laminated and use them as bookmarks. Can you do that with a DVD? Yes you can, but a DVD has to have equipment to beappreciated. A bookmark only needs the reader's eyes.
1 comment:
I published the original Blog Post after I attended Church Services. We then relaxed a few hours before traveling to Payne City attend a Summer Photography Showing of a friend.
Upon return home at 5:22 P.M. there was a message on our answering machine. The circulation manager of "The Telegraph" had received an E-Mail from a member of the Editorial Board who was in receipt of an E-Mail that featured the Blog Post, "Where is My Newspaper?"
The circulation manager indicated that he had visited our home and had placed a copy of the Sunday "The Telegraph" at our front door step.
In conclusion, "The Telegraph" does believe in Customer Service.
Thank You!!!!
Now, I will publish this comment and also promulgate this posting to the FM 100.9 - Mix in the Morning News Team.
Post a Comment