Living in the Philadelphia area I remember buying the Philadelphia Daily News on the newsstand for 35 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents. Today both Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer have raised their street price to $2.95 and $4.95 for the Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The prices don't affect me. I pay a monthly fee for $29.95 to access to digital newspapers from around the country. The price increases are mind boggling. For a commuter taking a train or bus to work there is no chance they would walk into a convenience store and pay $3 for a daily newspaper. The New York Daily News is a shell of itself. They fired most of their staff last Summer. Most of their stories come from wire services. Their sports section only has a couple of writers. Only reason the New York Post is intact is because Rupert Murdoch and his family want an editorial platform in New York. The paper bleeds money. It is hard to believe that newspapers in two of the biggest East Coast cities probably won't exist 10 years from now. The New York Times is global newspaper not a local newspaper.
How does this affect sports teams. Without local reporters no one will hold teams like Eagles, Giants, Knicks, 76ers accountable. The only sportswriters covering the teams and interviewing players and management will be national outlets. People still commute. NYC trains and buses are packed. I just find it astonishing that newspapers can raise their street price to $3 and expect to survive.
How does this affect sports teams. Without local reporters no one will hold teams like Eagles, Giants, Knicks, 76ers accountable. The only sportswriters covering the teams and interviewing players and management will be national outlets. People still commute. NYC trains and buses are packed. I just find it astonishing that newspapers can raise their street price to $3 and expect to survive.
