C.R. Delough, Tulsa (11/6/2008 10:04:34 AM)

Hmm. We've been hearing about the conversion to online media. Here above is an example. I'm going to miss newsprint.

/little bit sadder today because I was a Tulsa Tribune carrier.
//11ys old to 15.
///got a "real" job at 15 1/2
////bought my first from news carrier proceeds shortly after my 16th B'day.
/////yeah, it ran fast, why do you ask?

Jason L., Tulsa (11/6/2008 10:11:30 AM)

Another option is to have it mailed to you. I get the WSJ this way and it is that days edition. I guess the WSJ drops it off at the PO early in the morning before the trucks go out on their routes. I don't know if The Oklahoman is going to do this though.

Bluebird of DOOM, Osage County (11/6/2008 10:38:50 AM)

TW is next.

Ignatz, Broken Bow (11/6/2008 10:48:31 AM)

Yep, Bluebird. Belo Corp in Dallas laid off 1/4 of its reporters from Morning News and Ft. Worth paper sold its building, laid off hundreds and is moving to smaller, rental quarters. I delivered Tribune and Sunday TW (darn thing nearly flattened front tire on my bike) when I was 10-12. Miss the Tribune also.

nlyoung, Tulsa (11/6/2008 10:51:23 AM)

Tulsa World is just fine, trust me. We're actually hiring.

Tulsa World General Editor Rusty Lang , tulsa (11/6/2008 10:55:51 AM)

Too bad, good competition always keeps us on our toes.

gogolf, (11/6/2008 11:00:33 AM)

Where can you find the Oklahoman? I haven't seen it in any of the stores i visit.

T M Slick, Fox (11/6/2008 11:22:23 AM)

It would not bother me to see The Oklahoma delivered completely out of state and The World become circulated statewide.

zrs, Tulsa, Claremore (11/6/2008 11:46:29 AM)

The Oklahoman sure is going downhill. First, they fired a bunch of their staff and then reduce their circulation? Can't say I'm sad about it, though.

Ignatz, Broken Bow (11/6/2008 12:09:43 PM)

Haven't read the Oklahoman in years because Gaylord was more rabid than Byron Boone ever thought about being, but do remember in journalism class it (along with the San Diego paper) were used as examples of lousy newspapers, from biased reporting, poor grammar, horrible editing, incomprehensible headlines, illogical editorials, etc. Has it improved in the last 25 years or so?

Ignatz, Broken Bow (11/6/2008 12:10:51 PM)

"was" used. Sorry, got in an Oklahoman mind set for a second there.

Sammy, (11/6/2008 1:54:24 PM)

you can sign up online for the electronic edition. It's only $4.95 a month, or just go to newsok dot com and it's pretty much the same thing for free. The World is a much better newspaper with the exception of the sports section. That's the only thing I read in the Oklahoman. But, if you're a TU fan then don't bother. Very little coverage.

Graychin, Eucha (11/6/2008 4:08:24 PM)

Swami:

I always knew that someone read the Oklahoman, but until today I never knew who it was!

Daniel Day Simpson, Edmond (11/6/2008 5:01:07 PM)

Its fitting since the paper was recently reduced in physical size by 1/3. It is 2/3'rrds the original size. By the way Tulsa, get ready for Griffin Media to let go around 50 or so people in 2009. They are finishing up with the construction of the new Griffin Media center in downtown Tulsa that will hold all the television and radio stations owned by Griffin. This will consolidate a lot of technology, talent, resources, in a centralized setting. Single jobs that took 12 people to complete will now be reduced to 4. If you include benefits, matching taxes and such, it comes out to a huge savings in a few years. And you can't help but think that Griffin is getting ready for a new round of tax increases as the Bush tax cuts will expire next year. Congress will be able to say they didn't raise taxes as they only didn't renew the cuts. It will be a tax increase by attrition. But that's fine with me as Griffin is not hurting financially. The family is knee deep in benjamines.

Matt, (11/6/2008 5:23:14 PM)

It comes as no surprise that you are posting on there too Joe-Allen.

Bob Rich, Stringtown (11/6/2008 8:35:23 PM)

Joe, what is your screen name at the DO?

Brad, Tulsa (11/6/2008 10:15:58 PM)

Ignatz:" but do remember in journalism class it (along with the San Diego paper) were used as examples of lousy newspapers, from biased reporting, poor grammar, horrible editing, incomprehensible headlines, illogical editorials, etc. Has it improved in the last 25 years or so?"

I remember that!!

The "Daily Disappointment"!!

...no real loss.

...Pralines recipes on the front page.

Brad

Original Floyd R Turbo, Purtle (11/7/2008 8:26:24 AM)

Brad, what do you have against Pralines? In southern Oklahoma, I've always read the Dallas Morning News, though we had to pick up the Oklahoman for state news. They were never very consistent, though they've had some fine reporters through there, the diehards are not the best. The paper has long had a penchant for accepting press releases as news stories. That includes from some very left-leaning think tanks and other non-profits with very little stature. Especially if it reflected poorly on the state. It's been a long time since the World had any racks this far south, but the website is MILES above the State's paper's, in both the old and new formats. ---- I'm just guessing that these "journalism" professors used only these two conservative leaning papers as "bad examples," as if there were no bad liberal rags?

Whirled Peas, (11/7/2008 10:45:11 AM)

It will not be missed.

Fred, (11/7/2008 11:20:27 AM)

Rusty,

That is true. I have picked up the World and the "Disappointment" from boxes when we had a weekend in the country. While the "World" had its local qualities, the statewide coverage that the "Oklahoman" was much more in depth. Often they even scooped the "World" on stories in Tulsa. The top dog runs as fast as it does because there is another dog nipping at its heels.
The "Oklahoman" was a bit to the right in its editorials but you did get the funnies on Sunday that were not the, "Funnies Light" that the "World" gives you. However. every week that the "World" published Opus, we enjoyed it and because it was too Liberal for the "Oklahoman", we would cut it out and send it to some friends on OKC, who sent it on to other friends outside of OKC. You would think that you could get Opus on the internet but you can only through "Classic Bloom County" for the 80's.

Few Clothes, Austin, TX (11/7/2008 11:52:31 AM)

Newspapers are dead issues. pun intended. With computers and dozens of 24/7 newscasts on the radio and tv, newspaper news is old news. I also liked the funny papers in the Oklahoman better.

Ironhead82, (11/7/2008 12:36:57 PM)

you liberals make my head hurt!

Arbythree, (11/7/2008 1:32:50 PM)

Good thing it was reported in the TW, otherwise how would we have known they were gone?