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Elson R. Trinidad (ertrinid@aludra.usc.edu) wrote:
: Dude, I don't think you know anything about the newspaper industry.
: Most people get their news from television. Yes, people read news for
: news, but newspapers do NOT make profit from mere news. It's ADVERTISEMENTS.
: I was NOT talking about the stuff they throw on your driveway and such, I 
: was referring to your average Metropolitan newspaper. 

I know you know nothing about the newspaper industry. Sure the real money
comes from the ads BUT that is because the NEWSpapers can charge MORE
for their ads than the ADvertisers. The reason why they can
charge more is because the NEWSpapers carry NEWS. Without that NEWS 
the NEWSpaper cannot charge the higher rates and are no more 
than ADvertisers. It has NOTHING to do with whether people get more 
of their news from the papers or TV. All that matters is people 
BUY the NEWSpapers for the NEWS and READ it. 

Try to buy a commercial ad with an ADvertiser and compare what they
charge versus a real NEWSpaper. Ask why there is a price difference.
A NEWSpaper will tell you that people actually read their papers for
the news so your ad will be seen whereas ADvertisers cannot say
the same about their rag. The reason people actually read the
NEWSpaper is because they paid for the paper and the reason why
they pay is for the NEWS. 

The profits the NEWSpapers make from ad is an EFFECT and the cause
is the news they carry. This has always been the case even back
when the news meant newspapers only. 

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