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As a news outlet, Gannett sucks
By adamg on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 4:45pm
As of a couple minutes ago, the top story on the home page of what used to be the Brookline Tab is a look at senior living complexes for "55-plus downsizers," rather than the fact that teachers in the town are on strike and schools are shut. There is a generic item about fun events - this past weekend - and a probing story about whether towns such as Salem, NH are Boston suburbs.
In fact, there is absolute nothing about Brookline on the home page except a note about how to "contact the Brookline Tab."
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as anything they suck
They are almost as destructive as Fox News
if you want to read a great newspaper that is bucking the trend read the Provincetown Independent!
Their Websites have sucked
Their Websites have sucked for years. They really should have been putting more resources into them over the past 5 years, as everyone at Gannett knew this day was coming.
Brookline tab is done.
Just put out their last “paper” edition last week. I think the issue is that they don’t pay anyone to cover the town. So why would the online version have any actual news?
Did they really bag the print version?
I can always tell when it's Thursday because every house has the Tab on the front lawn. End of an era.
Why does Gannett even bother?
Why does Gannett even bother? Who would read such a useless website, so is there even any ad revenue?
My thoughts exactly
Does any of this content really qualify it as a news website anymore? Is there anyone who actually subscribes to the 'subscriber-only' content? Several of the stories are just sponsored ad content, such as for cryptocurrency and (as written) senior communities. Other "stories" are just polls. And the "top list" is literally just a copy-paste of the current top Billboard singles, iTunes songs, and the like.
I did subscribe (in Somerville), but I'll probably drop it soon
Last year, I wanted a subscription because we had an important city election (replacing the Mayor and 5 of 11 City Council members), but I don't think I'll keep it much longer.
My dad
Was the pressroom manager at the Burlington Free Press for decades, retiring in 2011. As he said in his letter: "Best wishes for your future, if you want one."
USA Today
Has become pretty awful and can shut down anytime.
They seem to want all of their publications to lose readers.