What can be done

• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  12 October 2008     09:377372
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  I have found out that by the middle of next year we could lose both our local newspapers, what can be done to save both of them or even one of them
  
  Vic matcham
• Guest 674

  • Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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  12 October 2008     09:487373
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  Have to say losing express would be no loss to me
  now the mercury thats a different story, hope mercury survives
• Mandie Sehmbi

  • Location: Dover
  12 October 2008     09:537375
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  Why not run them yourself Vic???
  
  
  You ask us a question, but my question is "What do you think should be done to save one or both of them?"
  
  
  Simon Finlay I know runs a very tight ship at the Express, and I am sure that he will not just give up lightly.
  
  I also know Graham and the team at the DM are a super team to.
  
  Unfortunatly for the DM & DE there are also other publications very close to Dover like Messenger, and Folkestone Herald covering Deal and Sandwich& Folkestone respectivly perhaps a solution would be to lose one of those publications and then combine the news from across the areas into one publictaion, if it is about cost of production.
• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  12 October 2008     10:507378
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  I am sure the talk is of closing offices rather than newspapers....... Do you need an office in these IT run days ?
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Ross Miller

  • Location: London Road, Dover
  • Registered: 17 Sep 2008
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  12 October 2008     10:597380
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  Yes and no Paul.
  
  Without an office, where do you base your journos and snappers?
  
  Where is your public face?
  
  Your point of contact for the public? After all not everyone has access to, or wants the internet/e-mail and they need a place to contact the paper
  "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
  
  "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
  While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  12 October 2008     11:037381
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  Am talking more locally and management wise and paper newspapers still
  
  KM could quite easily be based out in the sticks like KOS with people working remotely into it - journalist etc can all stay locally and report in.
  Been nice knowing you :)