April 21, 2020 South Whidbey Record

Publisher: A message to newspaper’s readers

What hasn’t changed is our commitment to community journalism, and keeping our readers informed. Now more than ever, we’re seeing new subscribers, and our website traffic is through the roof. People are craving information about their community. The newspaper has become one way of staying connected.”

I will purchase a subscription to any Puget Sound area newspaper working to inform us on Whidbey water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls.

Ready To Purchase A Subscription – Whidbey Water Quality

Whidbey Earth Day

Distance learning idea:

Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls

Whidbey Waters – Mixed Signals of Concern

 

Recommendations to bring in more subscribers:

Set up phone or video interviews and do a podcast with local experts and elected officials who can let us know what to expect Re:

State Parks on Whidbey: Mixed Messages On What Is An Emergency

 

Island County WA elected a new Sheriff more than a year ago. I’m not seeing his name show up in the news related to public meetings, policy updates, press releases, public statements, etc. Maybe local newspeople can arrange for an interview?

Concealed Carry Processing Suspended

 

Digging a bucket of clams places people at risk?

Please set up a telephone interview with a representative from WDFW to let us know what to expect.

Related:

Podcast 3 Closing All Recreational Fishing & Shellfishing Statewide

 

It looks like both Whidbey papers have stripped away all comments from past articles, and removed the opportunity to post comments to new articles.

I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of newspeople asking questions.

Elimination of reader comments works against the idea of paying for an online subscription.

More here:

Manage it, don’t ban it. Online comment sections

 

 

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Lonely beach-just north of Perego’s Lagoon