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plaxiv
Actually, you both make very interesting points.
How curious that the Voice's 50th anniversary issue has just now hit the newsstands...and how interesting their annual circulation statement (as required by USPS) published in last week's issue claims a circulation of around 245,486 total distribution and only 416 total free distribution. The 245,486 fall under the rubric "paid and/or requested circulation"! Does this mean when I stick my hand in their red box I am requesting circulation? Or I am getting circulation?
But the Voice is at least less disingenuous than those free dailies, whose army of hawkers seem to drop between 30 to 100 copies outside every subway station, next to exit turnstiles, etc. At least the Voice pays for red plastic boxes.
Nevertheless, there is no denying that people actually read these publications; New York is a commuter city and a city of readers. You can't go online when you are underground on a train. At least not yet.
Meanwhile, Huffingtonpost.com, DailyKos.com and RawStory.com have gone into warp overdrive today eagerly awaiting news of those indictments in Washington. No print publication can deliver this much hype from hour to hour.
Posted on 10/25/2005.
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