The Dundalk Eagle is a unique newspaper. The paper is to target the community as a whole. This makes the reader feel more involved and interested in the stories the paper offers. The stories that are being written are about local events and news that are happening that people might want to know about.
With the rate of papers declining this fast, papers need to find ways to keep their readers.
With the sales of newspapers declining, people want something that they feel apart of. That is why I think local papers are cool, and needed.
The Dundalk Eagle's audience ranges from kids all the way to the elderly. Every one who reads the “Eagle” can find something that they can enjoy. If it is from the Police Beat or High School Sports, the Dundalk Eagle has something to offer for every individual in the community.
I think the writers do not show so much bias in their writing. I believe they write about the news and do not show much opinion at all. I think they are just giving the readers what happened and it is up to the reader to make his/her own opinion.
The paper does a great job getting the issues out there. They are only a weekly paper. I think this is a good thing because the demand for it stays high. The cost is cheap as well, only 25 cents an issue. I believe that local newspapers will survive longer then more global newspapers. The Eagle is also on the web. They are adapting to the technological world so that people can read them on the Internet.
The following is the Dundalk Eagle’s Internet site. http://dundalkeagle.com/
The Dundalk Eagle offers something that most other newspapers cannot and that is making the reader feel connected. That is why I believe the Dundalk Eagle will be around for a while.
I wrote about how the Dundalk Eagle will be around for a long time to come too, Mike. Giving community members the option to connect to where they live, in my opinion, is key. When you have that connection, readership will almost always go up. Because of that, the Eagle will be around for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI read the Eagle every once in awhile while im at work. it is a great paper gives alot of information on the community and keeps you up to date with local sports which i like. I do think this paper will be around along time.
ReplyDeleteI like your point about once a week publishing and demand. I think it's easier to keep up with something once a week...then every day.
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