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 I recently posted a discussion about whether newspapers are commonly read these days. The majority of people read the occasional newspaper, but virtually everyone updates themselves with the news online. I was reading today (online) about a new newspaper that is being produced in Bangalore, India. India is rapidly becoming one of the most "wired" countries in the World. Now if a place where you are nobody without a cell phone and the latest PC can manage a new newspaper can other places? If you were to launch a newspaper, what would it be centered on - local or national news; sports; Men/Women or something entirely different?
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 p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | I'll subscribe to that Dawn. You're first! | |
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 dawnald (9499) | 3 months ago |  Hooray, I'm first!
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| vandana7 (1360) | 3 months ago |  Hi dawnald, I'd love to subscribe to that one myself. Do let me know when u start one.:)
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | Sounds good enough to me. The Craigslist aspect is interesting. Why not a listing paper with a little news etc? | |
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3.  Hatley (20262) | 3 months ago | hi pikey if I were to launch a newspaper it would have a large health section with good news and recipes and ways to lose weight without killing oneself, also some national news,no politics but lots of local news,and a section for guys,and one for women, and a section of humor and silly stuff. | |
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | That sounds like a good balance to me Hatley. I like silly stuff! LOL. | |
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| 4. 34momma (4779) | 3 months ago |  i don't read the paper or go on line for the news. the news is just a way of keeping you in fear of what maybe. they never ever talk about anything good. about how some kid goes and read to the elderly. or how the elderly teach children manners. or how a community comes together to take care of each other. i mean if i can't read that kind of stuf that will uplift me and start my day off right, then i rather not know
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | Maybe that's exactly the kind of paper that should exist. One that tells heart warming stories instead of misery misery and more misery Momma. | |
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| 34momma (4779) | 3 months ago | it's the only one i will ever pay for or bother reading. | |
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| 5. dragon54u (9428) | 3 months ago |  If I could publish a newspaper, I would focus on local, national and world news. I would make the sports section very skimpy. I would devote at least one whole page to good news around the world, like a stranger returning money they found or someone seeing a house on fire and bravely rescuing the people inside as they called the emergency in on their cell phone.
I would also have a section on money saving tips and local bargains. I would offer local stores a feature writeup if they extended a 20% discount on a certain day that week to their customers, which of course I would publicize! I'd also offer column space to children and teens.
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | That sounds so well balanced that I wonder that nobody has produced such a newspaper already. | |
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| 6. catdla1 (2620) | 3 months ago |  If I were to start a newspaper, I'd start with a central 'brain' that contained news from all sources, worldwide. From the central repository (so to speak), subscribers could customize the news and areas of interest that they'd like to receive from. It wouldn't be a lot different than customizing your home page. Much of the news we see is available worldwide through UPI, AP and other centeralized sources, I'm surprized this hasn't been done already.
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | That's an interesting idea. I have sort of seen it done online, but customising a newspaper is an interesting challenge! | |
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | It wouldn't take long to read though. P1ke gets up. Discovers that there's muck running off his property. Calls water company, panics whilst they arrive. A couple of on line friends hold his hand and tell him all will be well - they are right. P1ke doesn't eat lunch for nerves. After water guy has left p1ke suddenly gets appetite back. Eats sandwich (smoked salmon - nothing but the best for this boy). P1ke writes about it and friends comment. Boss comes home. P1ke eats supper. P1ke goes to bed. Very dull really. LOL. | |
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| 7. puddytatt (840) | 3 months ago |  hi p1key this is tatty here, new name, new account, i always get a newspaper every day it doesn't feel the same as when you read it online, i like to sit and read on my couch and catch up on the daily goss....btw, i hope your gonna add me....pokes tongue out...cannot get smileys yet...sigh.....
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | I saw you and thought "I don't know that one". I had better go and accept you now and get you off the list - you're Number 66! | |
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| puddytatt (840) | 3 months ago | well i know i was No 66 but i am only 46 in real life..you putting 20 yeas on me already...LOL...i bet i am 200+ now...LOL....thanks p1ke, i am treading on eggshells at the mo, my other discussion went awol so i have to be very careful about what i say....sigh.... | |
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| 8. tamarafireheart (12480) | 3 months ago |  Hi p1key,
Yeah, I do read the online news mostly, when I log in the first thing I do is read the news but if I was launching a news paper, I would make a local news, a good meaty news what is going on around ther are where we live, we do have a local papers but for some reason we haven't had one delivered for a long time, its a free papers. My news papers would not have wags or celebrities and no fashion, just plain old fashion that you can have a good read of. Hugs.
Tamara
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | Like the papers used to be Tamara. No photographs. Just page after page of prose? XXXX | |
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| 9. littleowl (5021) | 3 months ago |  Hi p1ke,
Being honest I don't think I would start a newspaper or magazine..india is so poor there wouldn't be enough for the resources anyway to do the researcxh etc if you haven't go a computer or are able to travel...LoLo
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | India isn't like it was LoLo. They are a boom economy and much more effective than us. They are playing catch up and will overtake us in the next 10 - 15 years I have no doubt. Prepare to be where India has been. We are yesterday's people I am afraid. XXX | |
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| 10. neildc (3487) | 3 months ago |  if i will ever launch my own newspaper, it will be centered on local news. that's all i can think of so far. but when it will hit good in the future, i will go national too.
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| p1kef1sh (5630) | 3 months ago | If it's "punchy" enough then I am sure that it will be a success Neil. | |
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