More print reductions in Iowa

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Been a while since I've seen it consistently, but remember the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette being a pretty decent product. Second-biggest paper in Iowa, I believe, lots of college coverage with the University of Iowa just a half-hour away, strong high school coverage, decent staffing.

Gazette switching to seven-day digital; three day print newspaper

Going to 3 days a week in print, with full digital editions every day.

Makes me sad, but surely the direction of the future, and while I know they aren't the first, it is surprising to me that more haven't gone this way already.

Good for sports, though, that 2 of the print editions are Saturday and Sunday.

 

[Alma]

Gazette punches above its weight in sports.

 

[I Should Coco]

Interesting that they kept the Sunday edition — I guess they had to with Hawkeye sports as their meal ticket.

But that means they can't do the next print cost cutting move of switching from carriers to postal delivery.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Surprised Saturday wasn't the first to go. Seems to be the least-relevant day of the week for print everywhere.

 

[I Should Coco]

Surprised Saturday wasn't the first to go. Seems to be the least-relevant day of the week for print everywhere.

My guess is they have a Hawkeye game day section — pretty sure the Gazette used to back in my day. (So did the Daily Iowan, and it was darn good!

If nothing else, the game day section should, in theory, draw some advertising.

 

[Alma]

My guess is they have a Hawkeye game day section — pretty sure the Gazette used to back in my day. (So did the Daily Iowan, and it was darn good!

If nothing else, the game day section should, in theory, draw some advertising.

Preps coverage, too.

It's a smart move.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

ship, I remember having Iowa season tickets when I was a kid, and the Daily Iowan game day section was the one everyone wanted to get, not the "official" game program.

Before your time, though, Coco.

 

[Lt.Drebin]

This is my hometown paper. It was fairly solid for years, especially the weekend sports sections. Now, I don't know how they justify the size of their sports staff. They must have at least 8 full-timers. I heard their circulation is WAY down lately, though I see in their editor's letter explaining this move to printing 3 days a week they claim the paper's website gets like 4 million visits per month.

 

[LanceyHoward]

ship, I remember having Iowa season tickets when I was a kid, and the Daily Iowan game day section was the one everyone wanted to get, not the "official" game program.

Before your time, though, Coco.

I went to Colorado Buff games in the early 70's. I remember shaggy looking hippies selling programs produced by the Colorado Daily very cheaply, maybe even free, outside the stadium. It was explained to me that the programs were the Colorado Daily's protest against the capitalistic greed of the Athletic Department in charging the buck or so their game program.

I don't know if it was true but it certainly sounded like something the 70's era Daily would do.