Comments on: Newspapers face cut in public notice revenue http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/23/newspapers-face-cut-in-public-notice-revenue/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DavidB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/23/newspapers-face-cut-in-public-notice-revenue/comment-page-1/#comment-181777 DavidB Sun, 24 May 2009 22:50:47 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=16281#comment-181777 Kudos to those jurisdictions join the 21st century! Public notice ought to be on the city/county web site, where it can be easily searched and parsed and will be reserved in digital archives rather than locked in some bygone of 200+ year old technology. Those who would be politically active about issues are online already, and there are plenty if places to go and get online free. City hall could setup a pc to access its web site and I bet far more people would read them there than read them inhe newspaper. Kudos to those jurisdictions join the 21st century! Public notice ought to be on the city/county web site, where it can be easily searched and parsed and will be reserved in digital archives rather than locked in some bygone of 200+ year old technology.
Those who would be politically active about issues are online already, and there are plenty if places to go and get online free. City hall could setup a pc to access its web site and I bet far more people would read them there than read them inhe newspaper.

]]> By: GoingLikeSixty http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/23/newspapers-face-cut-in-public-notice-revenue/comment-page-1/#comment-181509 GoingLikeSixty Sat, 23 May 2009 20:58:06 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=16281#comment-181509 This has been happening for quite some time as lawmakers find this false "savings." The public has a right to know how tax money is being spent - or when there is a public hearing. True, hardly anybody is interested in this... until NIMBY kicks in, and then they scream "but we didn't know..." Imagine trying to keep government honest if one had to check the website of every tax funded organization. And then there is the fact that on a whim, the website can be changed to suit the organization. Bad idea, but there is such animosity toward newspapers by lawmakers that they relish a kick in the newspaper's wallet. This has been happening for quite some time as lawmakers find this false “savings.” The public has a right to know how tax money is being spent – or when there is a public hearing.

True, hardly anybody is interested in this… until NIMBY kicks in, and then they scream “but we didn’t know…”

Imagine trying to keep government honest if one had to check the website of every tax funded organization.

And then there is the fact that on a whim, the website can be changed to suit the organization.

Bad idea, but there is such animosity toward newspapers by lawmakers that they relish a kick in the newspaper’s wallet.

]]> By: Peter Cummins http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/05/23/newspapers-face-cut-in-public-notice-revenue/comment-page-1/#comment-181498 Peter Cummins Sat, 23 May 2009 20:18:39 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=16281#comment-181498 It's becoming more clear that the paper newspaper is a product from yesteryear... It’s becoming more clear that the paper newspaper is a product from yesteryear…

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