tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14947374.post7003885563559459221..comments2024-01-04T19:09:41.005-08:00Comments on Man or Maniac?: Sun-Sentinel: Shoddy work, poorly done.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14947374.post-84178988955142253602009-11-11T09:00:46.958-08:002009-11-11T09:00:46.958-08:00Squathole: yes, ARTS could include any of those th...Squathole: yes, ARTS could include any of those things, except that they have specific sections for the performing arts and for books. So stories about performing arts and books should go into the sections set aside for them.<br />This is totally a matter of incompetent editorship.C.L.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01734352657431970430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14947374.post-70338354729314114912009-11-11T06:11:46.470-08:002009-11-11T06:11:46.470-08:00Yes, and the person who designed the print logo ri...Yes, and the person who designed the print logo ripped off the idea from Superman, ferchrissakes, and made the whole rag look like a bad 1950s era comic book.<br /><br />CLJ: "Arts" could be construed as any of the arts, not just visual. Dance, architecture, theater, book reviews, etc. count. But not the rodeo. Sheesh.<br /><br />I still read the Miami Hurled and the NY Times 7 days a week.I stopped reading this paper completely, even when it was free. It wasn't worth it.squatholehttp://squathole.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14947374.post-65974288567119731882009-11-10T19:22:31.867-08:002009-11-10T19:22:31.867-08:00I disagree, the person that provided the web layou...<i>I disagree, the person that provided the web layout probably based it solely on the print version of the Sun Sentinel.</i><br /><br />I've already addressed <a href="http://manormaniac.blogspot.com/2009/07/sun-sentinel-waste-of-paper.html" rel="nofollow"><br />Vthe print version</a>.<br /><br />I admit the Post has fallen off my radar because it has always been Palm Beach centric, and I haven't lived up there since 1998. But even then, the Sentinel was a disappointment as a hometown paper. I, too, read the Herald for years: I stopped subscribing when they dropped the Tropic magazine from the Sunday paper, and stopped buying the print edition when they fired Jim Defede for fabricated reasons.C.L.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01734352657431970430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14947374.post-75670008074004593342009-11-10T18:43:21.938-08:002009-11-10T18:43:21.938-08:00C.L.J.,
Thank you for this review.
Regarding yo...C.L.J.,<br /><br />Thank you for this review. <br /><br />Regarding your comment "...the layout of the sections made little sense: it was like the newspaper had hired a webmaster who had never seen a newspaper." - I disagree, the person that provided the web layout probably based it solely on the print version of the Sun Sentinel. The most recent editions of the printed Sun Sentinel do not look like a newspaper !<br /><br />The print version of the Sun Sentinel gives me a headache. The gigantic & ginormous headlines that take up 3 inches usually do not clearly line up with a story. <br /><br />Page 2 and the "People" page of the Sun Sentinel are a waste of newsprint. The poor format of the Sun Sentinel cannot justify it as "newspaper" anymore. I believe the print Sun Sentinel is just moments away from becoming a tabloid.<br /><br />In my opinion, your review of the HTTP version of the Sun Sentinel matches my review of the print version of the Sun Sentinel. Both of the versions are disjointed and are mainly geared to attract viewers/readers towards ad space rather than value. In the case of the printed Sun Sentinel, I believe the gigantic headlines, poor layout and general sloppy look are only there to add more paper so that a print customer feels better about purchasing the paper ( added weight / thickness ? ).<br /><br /> We cannot pick on the Sun Sentinel with out mentioning the local "competition". <br /><br />The Palm Beach Post has reduced it's content and presence in a big way. The Palm Beach Post is barely hanging on to the "newspaper" format but it is much less grotesque than the Sun Sentinel. The Post does not add ( as much ) fluff like the Sun Sentinel does. The front page of the Post is very disappointing on most days. The new left hand column on the front page SUCKs. The PB Post mostly aggregates news from other services in the front section ( most newspapers do that as well ). It is rare to see more that 2 staff reporters make the front section. The PB Post seems to have a decent local staff but they don't highlight that fact.<br /><br />The only newspaper option that is left to me is the Miami Herald. Oddly, I live in Palm Beach County and I enjoy the Miami Herald. The Miami Herald has a good format ( it looks and smells like a newspaper too ). <br /><br />PS> I will not be renewing my ( almost 20 years ) yearly subscription to the Palm Beach Post in February, 2010. The $222 price tag is too much.<br /><br />I'm not sure what I will do for printed daily & local news in 2010. scary..<br /><br />Steve...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com