Livin' without the Detroit News and Free Press

I canceled my subscription (of over 20 years) to the News and Freep in January.  I can say at this point that I don't miss the newspaper.  

In recent years, the TV guide was the only thing of value.  Internet news and talk radio supplied most of what I needed to know, supplemented by some FoxNews on TV.   

The newspapers are now a pale shell of themselves, with wire and corporate news stories, a vicious liberal slant and useless editorial pages.  While the Freep has always been unapologetically liberal, the News of 20 years ago offered a reasonable conservative view of things.  They really turned the corner in 2004 when they failed to endorse anyone for the Presidential election.  Dumbasses.  I went from 7 days to sunday only after that one.  

So onto the world of new media.  Perhaps I'll use the money I saved subscribing to some conservative internet news/media providers and hope they grow and prosper. 

Oh, and it's easier to take out the trash each week, too.  Why, I'm a damned environmentalist for saving all those trees!

Comments

[southender]

I will miss the morning Freep.....read the front page with my bowl of Cheerios and the other section doing my morning constitutional...

I only read the News online and the Saturday and Sunday combined editions...

I do get the bulk of my news off the net..and talk radio... I gave up local and network TV news years ago...

If all the news papers bite the dust...where are the internet news sites going to get their news??

I read DURDGE, The Huffington Post and Townhall multiple times through the day.. Right, Left, Right...

I love to read the comments on the Freep on line version...especially when Monica steps in it...whick lately seems to be way too often ...