The Christian Science Monitor is at least considering moving to a weekly format with its daily output limited to its Web site. Hooray! Someone is thinking big thoughts. Here’s an even bigger one.
Is there any reason the Uptown paper of record could not move to a Tue-Thur-Sun schedule? Watch tomorrow’s paper and tell me what you absolutely positively had to have on your doorstep. It’ll be a start.
Oh, sure I know there is huge prestige attached to a “daily paper” — but that is 20th century thinking. Besides, reporting wouldn’t stop, just the printing press. Were I a consultant, that is a five-figure Big Thought. And Meck Deck readers get it for free.
Bonus Observation: Going zoned and hyper-neighborhood did not much help The Seattle Times which shed 125 more employees, including suburban newsroom spots.
