Maybe it is just my newsagencies but I did not see a lift in newspaper sales on the back of Friday’s earthquake in Japan. I was expecting an early sell out.
Maybe it is just my newsagencies but I did not see a lift in newspaper sales on the back of Friday’s earthquake in Japan. I was expecting an early sell out.
Simple really. Why on earth would you look at a newspaper showing yesterdays news when up to date information is freely available on the net.
Strange. The NZ earthquake got rolling coverage almost 24/7 for a day or two on most FTA television channels. That hasn’t been the case for the Japan earthquake (which is obviously a far worse natural disaster).
Sort of related, we managed to raise about $3500~ in a few hours at Uni today for the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Appeal. As well as passing our target of 1000 Paper Cranes.
Peter I don’t think people look to a newspaper for the latest’news’ per se. The immedicey of the internet is where that is at. The newspaper in this context is more of a review with added coverage and opinion which still hold enormous appeal and convenience for those that choose that medium.
I use the internet for up to date news but find it very lacking in depth and more of a soundbite feel to it than substantial coverage.
I think the closer to home the news topic is the greater the coverage which says more about our interest in overseas affairs than those closer to our region.