| The Ob - pathetic 10:30 - Jun 25 with 1411 views | DorkingDale |
Don't know about Saturday's edition as I'm an exile, but The Ob on-line sports section is still way out of date - the headline is that Lillis is on Coleman's radar, no mention whatsoever of anything since. It's an absolute disgrace that nothing has been posted ref Jonah.
There's obviously no-one updating the news section either - on Saturday Rochdale was being mentioned on national news as being hit by floods, plus the Olympic torch relay was big news. There was absolutely nothing on-line until they copied the MEN articles for the whole region about both subjects late on Saturday. Still not updated & nothing specific to Rochdale. It's a joke. |  | | |  |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:32 - Jun 25 with 1403 views | TVOS1907 |
You're not wrong. I think its days are very much numbered. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
|  |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:44 - Jun 25 with 1373 views | DorkingDale |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:32 - Jun 25 by TVOS1907 |
You're not wrong. I think its days are very much numbered. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
|
It's a real shame - doesn't even need the expense of a local office anymore. Could be regularly updated remotely or from MEN central office.
With regard to recent Dale coverage, does it mean that Partington is on holiday?! Am sure I saw something from him on Jonah's FB page on Friday but he could have posted that from anywhere.
Whatever, it's a nonsense in this day & age. | | | |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:45 - Jun 25 with 1366 views | DaleAwaydayBot |
worst thing The Rochdale Observer ever did were sell out to the MEN Franchise |  |
| After 3457 forum posts, 11 news comments & 1 match report....The Rochdale Information Robot were Born!!! |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:48 - Jun 25 with 1361 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Local rags are doomed..........no takers these days.
Sad,but true. Can't remember last time I bought the Hebden Bridge Times. | | | |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:50 - Jun 25 with 1356 views | D_Alien |
I guess it's a question of advertising revenue.
In one sense, it's just a "front" to advertise the fact that there's a local newspaper in existence, with no regard to keeping currents events updated. If traders who advertise get wise to this (and they should be asking customers where they saw their advert) then it'll be curtains.
The best thing about the website is reading the comments by trolls on certain news items - if we thought this site had its share of morons, I'd say it's almost elitist in comparison if that's the standard of debate among the Observer-reading folk! [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
|  |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:59 - Jun 25 with 1332 views | TVOS1907 |
| The Ob - pathetic on 10:48 - Jun 25 by Yorkshire_Dale |
Local rags are doomed..........no takers these days.
Sad,but true. Can't remember last time I bought the Hebden Bridge Times. |
Last time I saw an edition of that it was floating towards Mytholmroyd - by road! | |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 12:18 - Jun 25 with 1248 views | fitzochris |
Local press as we know it is indeed doomed. There will always be a place for it, but not in its current format.
What has happened to the Ob is no different to what is happening to local papers up and down the UK. Most local papers are owned by companies that also own national titles and major regionals. There has been a trend for 'centralising' offices for some time now. That was the first sign that things were going down hill. Now staff are on 'central contracts'. For example, you no longer work just for the Rochdale Observer, but the MEN too and any other associated titles. I'm guessing that's the case there, as it certainly is in most other operations now.
Then there's the cost associated with print media. The digital revolution is a media company owner's dream, as it is single-handedly eliminating print costs. With more and more people owning smartphones and tablet devices, hosting publications on the likes of Apple, Pagesuite, Ceros and Yudu is becoming the norm. Certainly in the field I work in it is.
This may, in fact, save local news, as it is a much more cost-effective way of reaching the consumer. There's a way to go yet, though. And not updating the website, which costs nothing other than a member of staff's time, is inexcusable. |  |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 12:51 - Jun 25 with 1179 views | 442Dale |
Saturday excepted, the print version of the Ob has improved a bit in recent weeks.
The reporter's name has changed too. |  |
| |
Login to get fewer ads
| The Ob - pathetic on 12:58 - Jun 25 with 1164 views | downunder |
Even before I left, it was organised in Stockport and printed in Oldham. Most of the Rochdale Observer original staff were forced out, plenty of court cases for unfair dismissal were fought, and mainly won by those dismissed.
But that did not make the news. |  | | |
| The Ob - pathetic on 13:12 - Jun 25 with 1132 views | judd |
| The Ob - pathetic on 12:18 - Jun 25 by fitzochris |
Local press as we know it is indeed doomed. There will always be a place for it, but not in its current format.
What has happened to the Ob is no different to what is happening to local papers up and down the UK. Most local papers are owned by companies that also own national titles and major regionals. There has been a trend for 'centralising' offices for some time now. That was the first sign that things were going down hill. Now staff are on 'central contracts'. For example, you no longer work just for the Rochdale Observer, but the MEN too and any other associated titles. I'm guessing that's the case there, as it certainly is in most other operations now.
Then there's the cost associated with print media. The digital revolution is a media company owner's dream, as it is single-handedly eliminating print costs. With more and more people owning smartphones and tablet devices, hosting publications on the likes of Apple, Pagesuite, Ceros and Yudu is becoming the norm. Certainly in the field I work in it is.
This may, in fact, save local news, as it is a much more cost-effective way of reaching the consumer. There's a way to go yet, though. And not updating the website, which costs nothing other than a member of staff's time, is inexcusable. |
Are you a farmer? |  |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 13:19 - Jun 25 with 1119 views | ColDale |
Whilst the articles haven't made to the online version, I'd say the printed version has had something of a renaissance this Summer. It's been many years since we could rely upon the Ob for exclusive news, but they've had a few this summer with regular interviews with Bell and Coleman. |  | | |
| The Ob - pathetic on 13:37 - Jun 25 with 1088 views | fitzochris |
| The Ob - pathetic on 13:12 - Jun 25 by judd |
Are you a farmer? |
Yes. I work in a very big field. | |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 14:37 - Jun 25 with 1016 views | TVOS1907 |
| The Ob - pathetic on 12:51 - Jun 25 by 442Dale |
Saturday excepted, the print version of the Ob has improved a bit in recent weeks.
The reporter's name has changed too. |
Back to Les Barlow? | |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
| |
| The Ob - pathetic on 00:20 - Jun 26 with 781 views | Statzdale |
| The Ob - pathetic on 14:37 - Jun 25 by TVOS1907 |
Back to Les Barlow? |
The cricket reporting is an absolute joke. They apparently told the reporters who did reports for Rochdale Littleborough Milnrow and Norden that they were no longer bieng paid for doing reports. And the clubs were told that the only way that scorecards and reports would get published was if individual clubs sent stuff in. I no longer buy the observer so am not sure if this is still is the case or things have improved. The first time in 100+ years that all cricket matches involving local clubs are not published on a regular basis
| | | |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
