tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717752541712519379.post7251539057587201589..comments2023-10-20T08:25:39.852-07:00Comments on Marquette Student Media: Study reinforces newspaper audience strengthSteve Byershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775129234557794081noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717752541712519379.post-36321751189871380812009-12-14T14:31:32.849-08:002009-12-14T14:31:32.849-08:00This past Sunday was my second of my newly acquire...This past Sunday was my second of my newly acquired subscription to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I was initially very excited to do my part to support print-based media, and thoroughly enjoyed combing the paper's specialty sections throughout the week. As the next Sunday came closer, I eagerly envisioned how I'd rise early, grab my paper, and troll through the headlines before church. Upon my return, I'd fix a light lunch, and then spend the rest of the afternoon alternately enjoying the paper and football. <br /><br /><br>My paper didn't show.<br />My point is, if newspapers want to capitalize on an interested public (and potential audience), they need to be better than average and closer to perfect. When readers take a chance on them, the newspapers need to respond with a tremendous product, one on which readers become hooked and decide they can’t live without. It’s time to learn to sell the IDEA of print journalism again, not the ads within, but the medium itself as a way of life.Jaclyn Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663823126145867927noreply@blogger.com