geo wrote:

Contributor Paterson 1 has pointed out in the CBC Haters thread that the National Post ran three (3) articles yesterday about the CBC.   

Globe 'n Mail readers will be delighted to see two (2) major pieces in today's print edition:

 - on pg. B13 (and continuing on B16) about Bob McCown, although it starts with more about his $10.9 million residence, the wide world of Toronto real estate, than about the wide world of sports, and

 - on pg. O11 Conrad Yakabuski's column addresses the paid content issue

Nothing to do with what you said here, geo. Just think we should have a record of your stuff before it becomes
one of your many deleted posts.

You also wrote:

Anyone read the Toronto Star any more?

We do. It's our only newspaper subscription. Started reading the Star and Globe at around age 5, mainly the Sports sections in the beginning. Became a Star paper boy (person) at about 11. Nothing wrong with the Globe but we decided long ago to make a choice and picked the Star. They prop it against the front door 7 days a week.

Now appears go be a good time for it to climb aboard radio/TV's bandwagon  

Why's that, geo?

<< Anyone read the Toronto Star any more?

An average of about 318,000 a day, according to the latest numbers I have found. Only the Globe and Mail has a higher daily average.
 

Last edited by Dale Patterson (December 12, 2020 6:53 pm)

Charlie wrote:

Dale Patterson wrote:

<< Anyone read the Toronto Star any more?

An average of about 318,000 a day, according to the latest numbers I have found. Only the Globe and Mail has a higher daily average.
 

The Star has the 'Feminist-Socialist-Progressive-Minority-LGBTQ-Oppressed-Disabled-Disadvantaged-Pink Hair-Dying' demo cornered.  And that's just the Sports section.
 

Sounds about right.
 

In summary, we are fortunate to live in Southern Ontario & Western North York where there are @ least four (4) daily newspapers, offering material to suit every possible interest & lifestyle 

Those who find the paid content topic interesting might want to visit the continuing debate in this morning's Globe 'n Mail letters to the editor (pg. A10 in the print edition)    

There's three (3).   Count 'em.

geo 

geo wrote:

Globe 'n Mail readers will be delighted to see two (2) major pieces in today's print edition:

 - on pg. B13 (and continuing on B16) about Bob McCown, although it starts with more about his $10.9 million residence, the wide world of Toronto real estate, than about the wide world of sports, and

 - on pg. O11 Conrad Yakabuski's column addresses the paid content issue

Here's the link to that McCown story. (It's not behind a paywall.)

Bob McCown determined to move on from Rogers and put Toronto ‘on the map’

Meanwhile, the Star featured this story about Sportsnet anchor Ken Reid on the weekend.

‘It changed my life.’ After 20 years, Sportsnet anchor Ken Reid sought help for his mental illness, and was able to be himself again

The CBC paid-content debate continues in today's Globe 'n Mail's letters to the editor including one from Carol Off who states that the CBC "maintains infrastructure to reach 99 per cent of Canadians".     

No one is arguing otherwise.    The point is what % of Canadians tune in regularly (to justify a $1.2 billion budget)

Last edited by geo (December 15, 2020 7:02 am)