Publishers are waiting for a miracle. They think that they are going to change the format and readers will be back and rush to the door. And, that is going to happen in 6 months.
I would be curious to see the figures for the broadsheet version. It is not about format. It is not about design… THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENTS… but it is FIRST about THE PRODUCT.

Designers are clinging to a delusion. They think that they are going to focus on visuals and readers will be back and rush to the door. And (comma splice) that is going to happen in 6 months.
I would be curious (actually, I'm not because I know the facts) to see the figures from the design-based approach. (Thanks for the template.)

FREE "should make it even easier and more convenient for readers to pick up a copy every day!" BRILLIANT! I bet that business model could apply to lots of other businesses too.

Remember the old SNL skit where the bank only made change, that's all they did? And someone asked, how do they make their money? And they replied, "The answer is simple: volume." Well, here's hoping that the Red Eye gets their volume out of this and that they're able to convert it to ad sales without selling out their editorial, too.

First Citywide -- all we do is make change.

"I needed to take the bus, but all I had was a five-dollar bill. I stopped by First Citiwide, and they were able to give me four singles and four quarters."

One time in Chicago, I saw a quickchange artist swindle a store owner out of 5 bucks by asking for five ones, and then a ten. It was a thing of beauty. He and his accomplice probably worked that entire street.

No, I wasn't either one. But it was a thing of beauty. I'd be glad to demonstrate it to any design dolts. Just bring some tens and twenties.

Designers are clinging to a delusion. They think that they are going to focus on visuals and readers will be back and rush to the door.

not so much. it's the publishers.

Here are a few things we might agree on:

Good reporting and editing deserve good design.

To get good design, it helps to respect the importance of design.

Design is important, even to the people who think the new Baltimore Sun looks too much like USA Today. They're telling us that design is important to them.

Here's a radical thought: Reading a newspaper could be a pleasant physical experience.

Typography and book making are noble and time-honored crafts.

Some designers are prima donnas, as are some reporters, photographers and editors.

Reporters, photographeres, editors and designers can be part of the same "camp."

But not bloggers ... those people are nuts. Heh.

"Design is important, even to the people who think the new Baltimore Sun looks too much like USA Today. They're telling us that design is important to them."

Um, no. They're not. They're saying that many things, including content, are far more important.

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