Musings for a Sunday!
Lately we have been hearing a lot about the Globe and mail putting up a firewall and charging you for what you are reading ( after a certain number of stories).
To a certain extent I get that.
If you are reading this in a different time zone than that of British Columbia’s , you might not realize that most stories in the paper are available free by about 9 PM BC time.
I cancelled my subscription because I got sick of paying for things ( The highest subscription rates of any paper by the way) that other people got for free.
What confounds me this weekend,( unless I am proven wrong) is that after trial ballooning that they might charge for content, the Globe appears to have missed online 2 of the biggest stories that matter to British Columbians.
Firstly, I can find nothing online from the Globe regarding John van Dongen getting intervenor status on Friday. This from a news source that did reasonable coverage up to the announcement.
Second and perhaps more astounding , I could find no coverage of the bomb threats on the BC Ferries. This threw me for a loop because the Globe trumpets their mobile app. as one of the best to stay informed.
I can only imagine how somebody in the ferry line up would have felt clicking the app and looking for answers.
To the Globe I say, if you are going to charge for online content, pull up your socks and report all the stories.
Otherwise you will not be able to lay claim to be “Well Written and Well Read”; your readers like me will vanish.
What do you think?
Ah yes, the “Mop and Pail”.
“Canada’s National Newspaper” – as long as you consider “Canada” to be confined to what can be physically observed with the naked eye from the observation deck of the CN Tower near the foot of Yonge Street in downtown Trawna.
When given a choice, I pick up the Nat’l Post.
If that’s not available at the newsstand, I’d sooner pick up the latest edition of an Archies’ comic book. At least that way, I go in knowing that I’m paying for something which I expect to be vacuous and (somewhat) humorous.
I have read some stories in the globe that were relevant to Ottawa but I agree that if they want BC Readers than include important info. dealing with BC.
Like not a word about the nifty job senator colman is doing to liebral party without any help from dummy.
New to here but nice stuff.
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It doesn’t matter to me. I don’t bother with the Globe. So they can do whatever they want.
A lot of people feel that way!
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Ah yes, the "Mop and Pail".
"Canada's National Newspaper" – as long as you consider "Canada" to be confined to what can be physically observed with the naked eye from the observation deck of the CN Tower near the foot of Yonge Street in downtown Trawna.
When given a choice, I pick up the Nat'l Post.
If that's not available at the newsstand, I'd sooner pick up the latest edition of an Archies' comic book. At least that way, I go in knowing that I'm paying for something which I expect to be vacuous and (somewhat) humorous.
You are right and hysterical as Usual Mr.Siebring.
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Well you see , the two events you mentioned didn’t happen in Toronto … so they never happened according to the Globe … move along … nothing to see here.
The Center of the Universe!
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As well, they’re phoning around offering a free paper for a few months.
Good to know!
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