Comments on: Ninth Monthly Milestone Message

By: John Floyd

John Floyd — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:10:58 +0000

If you carried Major League box scores and the weather almanac (precip & temp hi-low for the last 24 hrs, etc.), I would subscribe for $20/ month. Love newsprint, dislike on-line reading

I prefer what The Chron does to conventional editorializing. Chron writing is thoughtful, as are most of the comments of its readers – even those with whom I disagree. Tough to get ongoing commentaries in a print edition, though. Perhaps I would still read online articles on controversial, editorial-worth subjects, but read the comics when they show up in my driveway.

By: Victor Rosenberg

Victor Rosenberg — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:28:19 +0000

I cannot help but think that the demise of the AA News is an entrepreneurial opportunity. If you kept costs to a minimum, did not have the high overhead and did not have to send most of the profit to the Newhouse family, you could publish a traditional print edition. I would pay $5.00 a week for this. Many advertisers have nowhere to go. You have most of the editorial work down. Someone should run the numbers.

By: jcp2

jcp2 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:24:56 +0000

Hmmm…online lynch mob. MLive, perhaps?

By: Clarence Cromwell

Clarence Cromwell — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:40:45 +0000

Thanks for writing this.

A newspaper is crucial to democracy, but it all depends on how the public participates. Really good moderation (including articles like this) is needed, because it can make the difference between an open public debate and a lynch mob. I’ve seen the online lynch mob elsewhere.

Newspapers, in general, need to work harder to help readers understand why the paper does what it does. And they need to show readers how to participate.

By: Barbara Annis

Barbara Annis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:25:39 +0000

“Go green socks.” You know what you are doing, and what you are doing is a valuable contribution to our community. Keep up the good work.

By: anna ercoli schnitzer

anna ercoli schnitzer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:49:26 +0000

Ditto to Comment just above!!!

By: jack sprague

jack sprague — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:39:21 +0000

_The Chronicle_ has become my information gateway to Ann Arbor. I’m at a loss to explain the underlying political positions supporting local civic actions. Nevertheless, I am aware of these actions because of the outstanding coverage I’ve seen in these electronic pages.

Now, if HD could just channel Mike Royko from the great beyond once in a while we’d have the perfect local outlet.