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It's been a slow, steady move from the newsprint world to the cyber-ink of the Internet. The signs are all there, though, and pundits have foretold the demise of newspapers as readers turn to online sources.
One of the bigger harbingers of pending obsolescence struck me this morning.
In its latest move to save itself, the city's only daily newspaper came out Sunday with a revised format, shifting and merging once standalone sections. And [sigh] they jacked with my beloved comics section, removing 14 panels or strips from the mix. Now, I will never know if Mark Trail saves the wildlife from certain death at the hands of evil corporate minions draining a once-thriving wetlands.
Today, though, I realized that the Classifieds section, once a big cash cow for newspapers, has been relegated to the back few pages of the Business section.
Wow.
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KateDFW [Lakewood-Now] said at 9:00 a.m. on October 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.
There is a poll over at the DMN on which comic strip to bring back so if you must, you can go vote for "Mark Trail". Personally, I voted for "Over the Hedge".
Lynn [Lakewood-Now] said at 9:32 a.m. on October 8, 2008, 9:32 a.m.
www.dallasnews.com/comicsvote and I agree that they cut some really big strips! I love For Better or Worse and just started reading Red and Rover...what a bummer!
Linda Marie Ford [Lakewood-Now] said at 10:36 a.m. on October 8, 2008, 10:36 a.m.
This issue strikes my heart.
At times I have canceled my DMN subscription because it has turned into a daily issue of Sports Illustrated. The last straw was the day they had this HUGE front page story about the Dallas Cowboys with a picture that took up 1/2 the page and down in the lower right hand corner was a, oh and by the way, Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Pressure from my kids made me get the daily again. They love the comics. Three whole pages! They are in heaven! We voted, Lio ROCKS, and you unfortunately can only vote once. Every morning and night we have to go to the site to see who is ahead in the percentages. Red and Rover seems safe. Lio needs to catch up.
On the For Better or Worse issue, the author has decided to 'retire' after 30 years but is now starting back at the beginning of the strip to 'tweak' them. Many papers have called foul and have dropped it. Someone explain to me why they are even being considered in the poll.
Don't forget to vote, for Lio of course at www.dallasnews.com/comicsvote
bfelps [Lakewood-Now] said at 3:11 p.m. on October 8, 2008, 3:11 p.m.
i voted for "The Piranha Club." it was a toss up between that and "Drabble." At last check, just a minute ago, "B.C." had a slight edge on "The Wizard of ID," both with nearly 13 percent of the vote. Fittingly, "Lio" has garnered 6.66 percent. hmmm ... But isn't the guy who did "B.C," Johnny Hart, dead? Those aren't even new strips people are voting for.
Lynn [Lakewood-Now] said at 7:49 p.m. on October 8, 2008, 7:49 p.m.
There are so many "I used to read that" on the list, so I guess it is a sign of the times. But the big question is how much is this saving or losing the only paper paper in town?