tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post6418529636518131219..comments2024-02-24T05:50:20.080-04:00Comments on Field Notes ~ Cumberland County, Nova Scotia: Could We Have Done More? Sara Jewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862705999981164682noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-57559523156007979472015-03-19T19:27:31.984-03:002015-03-19T19:27:31.984-03:00Is that what is known as unholy haste?????
So the ...Is that what is known as unholy haste?????<br />So the door is now open for YOU or someone with similar ability to kickstart a small hole-in-the -wall operation?? Even a monthly????<br /> Ya gotta believe...........bob millerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-40038639282617192892015-03-19T19:05:34.269-03:002015-03-19T19:05:34.269-03:00Gentlemen, I hate to tell you but there is nothing...Gentlemen, I hate to tell you but there is nothing to save. The building was emptied today. Computers gone, etc. The paper was put up for sale in August and one interested buyer backed out. So thank you for your hope and support but the Journal as everyone knew it is gone. Sara Jewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862705999981164682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-61459698218523259422015-03-19T16:25:27.388-03:002015-03-19T16:25:27.388-03:00Zacaman.....Interesting comments....thoughts that ...Zacaman.....Interesting comments....thoughts that really cause one to contemplate what could have been and what still could. I, too, thought of the online "Kickstarter" process. Why couldn't we raise a considerable amount of money when people from around the country find out their beloved hometown paper" needs a helping hand? Why not give it a go?? Money is raised for everything under the sun...why not this? Who wants to give it a shot? If it fails, it fails..if not...then :eureka." What is there to lose??????<br />Your comments cut right to the chase...good on you. bob millerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-77047185863728213912015-03-19T13:19:18.139-03:002015-03-19T13:19:18.139-03:00I'm saddened and frustrated at the closure of ... I'm saddened and frustrated at the closure of the Journal. I have to wonder if Paul had made the company's financial picture public, if a subscription drive, a request for a town tax break, etc., could have made a difference. This "community newspaper" didn't let the community know that it was in trouble, and didn't give it's readers a chance to help out. We're living in an era of social media, blogs, etc., which have all pressured newspapers big and small. But we're also in an era where something like Kickstarter can raise $8.7-million in 30 day for a tabletop card game (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens). There were/are likely alternatives to shutting down The Journal that simply were / are not being explored.Zacamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941633249546151732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-63497928547121537282015-03-19T12:09:24.884-03:002015-03-19T12:09:24.884-03:00So true. We looked forward to Wednesdays to catch ...So true. We looked forward to Wednesdays to catch up on what was going on in the community who has a birthday or an anniversary who went on a trip. Who was not well also who had recovered enough to come home and also your columns which were always a pleasure to read. Like Bob I choice anonymous because I couldn't see what else to use. Jean FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-15551392198865335472015-03-19T10:41:00.873-03:002015-03-19T10:41:00.873-03:00Thanks, Bob. I'm a "young" newspaper...Thanks, Bob. I'm a "young" newspaper guy and love the morning ritual of the newspaper spread over the dining room table and a cup of coffee. I don't think people realize the kind of stories, the investigative journalism newspapers provide in a way no other media does. Most people don't read long-form stories online. First two or three paras and they're done, one to the next (misleading) headline. Sara Jewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862705999981164682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-62681379492719187572015-03-19T09:22:46.380-03:002015-03-19T09:22:46.380-03:00..of course I meant..."In 2025, there will be.....of course I meant..."In 2025, there will be no 10 years news"...etc etc <br />(And I am "anonymous" because I don't know how else to gain ac cess.....Luddite that I am . bob millerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757530304407800031.post-25420118951901456362015-03-19T08:59:17.467-03:002015-03-19T08:59:17.467-03:00Gutsy, from the heart piece, Sara.
Your loss is ou...Gutsy, from the heart piece, Sara.<br />Your loss is our loss.....I wish there was some way to stop "so-called progress" at least in this instance. Because somebody's progress rips the heart out of the community. Call me a Luddite, but "social media" holds little appeal for this old newspaper guy. You're also right about big business and big chains.......they don't much care about our little town and the stories of our people. Now those stories will go untold. Who will be the loser? Everybody will. In 2015 there will be no "10 years news" and so on.... How many more kicks in the ass can one little town take? Almost all of the businesses of the booming little town I knew are gone. Now this.Now this.<br />bob miller...riverview, n.b..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com