BDN changes online publication schedule
The following was posted on BeloitDailyNews.com today by the editorial department regarding changes to the online publication schedule. What are your thoughts? Will this change how you view the paper and/or the website. We would love to hear from you.
Effective immediately, the local news report for the BDN Connection will be posted online at 4 p.m. CST each day.
Why?
As most readers already know, the source for the BDN Connection’s local and regional journalism is the print edition of the Beloit Daily News. The print edition of the paper hits the streets just before noon, and then is delivered during the day to the households of subscribers.
One of the benefits of being a paying subscriber should be getting it first. That’s not the only benefit, of course. Print edition readers receive many content features which are not carried in the online version, along with the latest advertising circulars from the biggest-name stores in the Stateline region.
Also, online users probably are aware of serious discussions at all sorts of media organizations across the country, toward development of pay platforms for news on the Internet. Several news organizations already are experimenting with paid access to their Web reports. Others have announced plans to develop what are commonly referred to as “pay walls.”
So far, the BDN Connection has not made that decision, but it’s a possibility down the road. At this time, though, the later posting is simply designed to enhance value for paying customers. Major breaking news may be posted earlier, in real-time, but the majority of the daily report will not appear until 4 p.m.
This seems a good opportunity to invite you, a devoted user of the BDN Connection, to become a subscriber to the Beloit Daily News. We’re not kidding. The print edition offers a lot of great values you are not receiving via the Web.
Call 608-364-9222 to subscribe to the print edition.
Well, seeing as how we haven’t been getting our paper before six, it still means we can catch the news online earlier.
I am a subscriber to the BDN. I would like to be able to access the news during the day. I would like to see this online option available to subscribers as other newspapers do.