Comments on: Save the Salford Advertiser? http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/ Political Musings from Greater Manchester Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:30:32 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6-beta1 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24987 Steve Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:31:06 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24987 No - it's a sad state of affairs, and it looks like the staff were kept in the dark too. I guess we're all hoping that the possibility that we may be coming out of recession (I'm hoping but not taking the chancellor's word just yet), together with the change in ownership of the paper, may yet result in things getting a little better for the Advertiser and its readers. My understanding is that distribution was cut to areas where the there was least return for advertisers for their expenditure - must be because we're all counting the pennies at the moment. No – it’s a sad state of affairs, and it looks like the staff were kept in the dark too. I guess we’re all hoping that the possibility that we may be coming out of recession (I’m hoping but not taking the chancellor’s word just yet), together with the change in ownership of the paper, may yet result in things getting a little better for the Advertiser and its readers. My understanding is that distribution was cut to areas where the there was least return for advertisers for their expenditure – must be because we’re all counting the pennies at the moment.

]]> By: Margaret Headford http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24986 Margaret Headford Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:12:16 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24986 I for 1 did not receive the flyer but I have not received the Advertiser since 26/1 although friends 2 roads either side of mine & the road at the bottom end of mine are still receiving them. People in my road are not aware of this & the allocated shop that we can pay 30p for it is 10 mins walk away. I contacted the Advertiser through email & was told 'TOUGH' more or less. I have also written to the readers letter page but to date my letter has not been published but then I didn't expect it to as it would not have been good publicity for the Advertiser. I shouldn't think that firms that advertise will be very happy about the situation either. I for 1 did not receive the flyer but I have not received the Advertiser since 26/1 although friends 2 roads either side of mine & the road at the bottom end of mine are still receiving them. People in my road are not aware of this & the allocated shop that we can pay 30p for it is 10 mins walk away.
I contacted the Advertiser through email & was told ‘TOUGH’ more or less. I have also written to the readers letter page but to date my letter has not been published but then I didn’t expect it to as it would not have been good publicity for the Advertiser.
I shouldn’t think that firms that advertise will be very happy about the situation either.

]]> By: Steve Middleton http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24845 Steve Middleton Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:57:53 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24845 It seems the situation is that GMG/MEN are halting some free deliveries of the Salford Advertiser, notably in the M3/M4/M5/M7 postcode areas and only readers in those areas received the "flyer insert" informing them that their free deliveries were ending. The Advertiser/GMG/MEN have been surprisingly vague - but then who can blame them, it's hardly good PR! Incidently, some Prestwich Advertiser readers are reporting the same problem - so this may be a wider "reorganisation" of the paper's delivery areas across the North West. It seems the situation is that GMG/MEN are halting some free deliveries of the Salford Advertiser, notably in the M3/M4/M5/M7 postcode areas and only readers in those areas received the “flyer insert” informing them that their free deliveries were ending.

The Advertiser/GMG/MEN have been surprisingly vague – but then who can blame them, it’s hardly good PR!

Incidently, some Prestwich Advertiser readers are reporting the same problem – so this may be a wider “reorganisation” of the paper’s delivery areas across the North West.

]]> By: Venus http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24833 Venus Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:31:24 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24833 Steve, you're article is fact-of-the-matter and not sensationalist in the slightest. People have a right to ask questions. Tom, didn't Pamela Welsh (probably under orders from above?) warn you directly via Twitter not to cover it? See the How-two website for the statement from the M.E.N. At least some people have not bowed down to pressure and have had the courage and to have gone through other channels to investigate for themselves - mostly because they care about their local newspapers, not because rivals wish to revel their demise or anything like that. It is clear the reports by How-to and Salford Youth Council (and now the Salford Star with details of which postcode areas are affected) were not "complete nonsense". Steve, you’re article is fact-of-the-matter and not sensationalist in the slightest. People have a right to ask questions.

Tom, didn’t Pamela Welsh (probably under orders from above?) warn you directly via Twitter not to cover it? See the How-two website for the statement from the M.E.N. At least some people have not bowed down to pressure and have had the courage and to have gone through other channels to investigate for themselves – mostly because they care about their local newspapers, not because rivals wish to revel their demise or anything like that.

It is clear the reports by How-to and Salford Youth Council (and now the Salford Star with details of which postcode areas are affected) were not “complete nonsense”.

]]> By: Tom Rodgers http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24829 Tom Rodgers Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:05:16 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24829 Yeah, sorry for the pointed reply, just have to be careful with media relations these days. Yeah, sorry for the pointed reply, just have to be careful with media relations these days.

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24827 Steve Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:22:03 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24827 Shockingly lazy journalistic sensationalism on my part. I hope you'll forgive. Shockingly lazy journalistic sensationalism on my part. I hope you’ll forgive.

]]> By: Tom Rodgers http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24826 Tom Rodgers Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:56:37 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24826 Steve, We didn't "latch on to" the story. We asked Pamela Welsh what the situation was (via Twitter) and she provided us with an email address to ask for comment from MEN Media. We have received no response to date. We have not published any article or story on this on SalfordOnline.com. Steve,

We didn’t “latch on to” the story. We asked Pamela Welsh what the situation was (via Twitter) and she provided us with an email address to ask for comment from MEN Media. We have received no response to date. We have not published any article or story on this on SalfordOnline.com.

]]> By: Aled http://www.stevecooke.org/2010/01/save-the-salford-advertiser/comment-page-1/#comment-24824 Aled Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:22:27 +0000 http://www.stevecooke.org/?p=998#comment-24824 They have stopped delivering to our house since before Christmas. It is very sad if it is true. They have stopped delivering to our house since before Christmas. It is very sad if it is true.

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