Local news organization shows desperation. Here's what we know.
If you want to see how far the Oregonian and its sister publications have fallen, you don't need to buy a subscription. Just scan their headlines, a growing number of which are now pure clickbait.
The function of a news organization should be to get you the information you want as quickly and efficiently as it can. The O forgot that a long time ago. Now it's all about the paywall, and then the clickbait wall beyond the paywall. How grotesque, and sad.
I've been noticing misspellings & grammatical errors in The O's headlines, lately.
ReplyDeleteSeems like if their headlines are supposed entice us to 'click', the 'bait' would at least be spelled correctly.
I don't know if you've noticed but the O now stands for ZERO, so that might explain a lot.
ReplyDeleteLots of junior reporters. Can’t remember the last journalist. Used to subscribe for the crossword puzzles and some sports news. Gave up a decade ago.
ReplyDeleteThey have been offering a free seven-day pass for months. As Dana Carvey would say, "Not gonna do it." If something is interesting, I'll Google it and get the crux of the story somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteThe last ime I subscribed, many years ago, they were impossible to deal with. Especially to get them to cancel.
DeleteThe only question is how long the paper's New York owners will carry the paper, which seems to be subsisting on Google-supplied ads, which don't pay bupkus. Advance Publications is much more interested in athletic events (Iron Man) than journalism. One wonders who will buy the empty shell.
ReplyDeleteI’ll read the NW Examiner! And you. Jack!
ReplyDeleteMost of these are simply republished articles from the big boys. I just copy the headline, then, enter it in my search engine. Presto! Free article. BTW, most of the subjects of these headlines are C-list celebrities. I guess the column space needs to be filled.
ReplyDeleteSeveral awards were handed to the O during Sandy’s tenure. The editorial quality declined throughout her supervision. When I connected the dots, I game up with her hiring policies.
ReplyDeleteIt had nothing to do with Advance decimating the staff?
DeleteThe Oregonian has gotten much better over time. But then again, I only read advice columns. "Why Though?" is the best. Lizzy Acker deserves a Pulitzer.
ReplyDeleteYes, that awesome portrait of Lizzy that heads her column, is obviously the work of a world class photographic artist.
Deleteusing ?outputType=amp sure makes the whole mess easier
ReplyDeleteI am still trying to figure out if there is a hierarchy to "legend" "legendary" "icon" "iconic" and "beloved". Those seem to be the favorite of whoever is writing the headlines these days.
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