Over It, Tiffany Affair

 

This letter comes from me as a newspaper reader of seventeen years. Thinking of submitting it.

Dear Deseret News:

I am an avid print reader of the newspaper. It started with reading the comics as a kid, and has grown to reading the local articles. I have always loved the articles, opinions, and local angle of regional and national events. 

 Recently you made changes to your staff, content, and overall mission of the Utah's longest running newspaper. With every business venture, kinks have to be worked out in order to become good.  You may call me impatient, but I have given up. What I loved about your newspaper is gone. The television listings no longer tell me why I should watch, but instead tell me the synopsis. I could easily find this information with my television descriptions.  In addition, Scott Pierce also looked for what was good on TV rather than what was popular. Among these recommendations were documentaries, musicals, and where locals were getting their 15 minutes of fame. Now the "What to Watch" column seems to be biased towards People Magazine's perception of what we should be watching.

Another reason I am dissatisfied is that there is lack of the newspaper being local. In the past few weeks various sources have appeared. I am familiar with how the Associated Press and other media entities submit stories, but it appears the Deseret News is leaning on this service  frequently. To illustrate an example, please take a look at the Friday section,  Life Etc. Many of the reviews or articles have been anything but local. While the "Orlando Sentinel" might be a credible source, their opinions in movies may not match many Utahns. One of the first rules of running a newspaper was that the content should be up to date and localized. It seems you are neglecting this key factor.

I recently received a call with an inquiry to if I would renew my Deseret News subscription. I declined the offer and requested to join the Salt Lake Tribune instead.

I wish you all the best in readership and content. Who knows I may meet up with you later in life, but I need to get back to reading Robert Kirby's article, "Learning to appreciate what we once took for granted."

*source of image: rarenewspapers

Tell Me Something Good, Rocket Summer

There is plenty of bad news, so it's time for a segment for what's good!

• Rachael Yamagata is coming to town, a singer songwriter not to be missed!
• Ms. Spears set a record for Billboard charts for making a leap from #96 to number #1 in a week! Very Impressive, one could say she is back.
• The elections are making people think about what they believe in, rather than thinking in group thought.
• A man returned a stolen plaque 50 years later, after taking it when he was 12.
• I have been working out for the past couple days and feel better.
• There is a book about cupcakes that looks like my dog
• Harry Connick Jr. stars in a new lifetime movie Saturday, that stars Amanda Bynes.
• Errand of Angels plays in the dollar theatre... A film every Christian should see.
• Someone fell in love.
• Someone was married today.
• October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, please get a mammogram ESPECIALLY if you are under 30 and have a history of it in your family.
• The full moon shined through my skylight last night.
• Someone received some service from someone, and made their day.
• God still cares about you and thought about you a lot today.

And most of all, good news is that I am still your friend, even though I may or may not see you very often.