How have you been getting your local news since daily closed?

Posted on January 25, 2014 in The News Biz // 7 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR POLL — Two weeks ago today, The Kamloops Daily News delivered its last edition and then closed its doors forever. How have you been getting your local news since then? Vote in The Armchair Mayor poll. Click POLL in the menu bar.

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7 Comments on How have you been getting your local news since daily closed?

Gail // January 31, 2014 at 12:50 PM // Reply

Living out here in the North Shuswap It wasn’t practical to purchase the actual paper so I always read KDN online. I still really miss it but have finally taken it off my bookmarks bar. KWT just doesn’t cut it. I was a little slow coming to this site, sorry Mel. Thanks for doing it.

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Fred Batyi // January 26, 2014 at 9:03 PM // Reply

We’ve had to rely on Radio & Kamloops T.V. Out here in the sticks (Chase).
Not really the same, still having withdrawal pains.

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- Jim Irwin // January 27, 2014 at 11:52 AM // Reply
  
  Same in Pritchard. My wife and I were long time subscribers to the Daily News but Kamloops This Week doesn’t even make their rag available for pickup out this way. What’s more, when I emailed them to inquire if they would start start doing so (at the Pritchard store, for example) they didn’t even bother to reply.
  
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Millie Harmon // January 25, 2014 at 4:14 PM // Reply

I miss the daily news …just keep up the info on tweeter …your doing a great job Mel

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Mark Rogers (@newsonaut) // January 25, 2014 at 8:55 AM // Reply

I don’t see Internet (home of the Armchair Mayor) among your poll options.

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- Mel Rothenburger // January 25, 2014 at 9:26 AM // Reply
  
  Thanks to you and Silvernor and you are right. I’ve added a couple of answers.
  
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Silvernor // January 25, 2014 at 8:34 AM // Reply

You need another category for your poll.. I don’t get my local news from any of those sources. I’ve been following twitter accounts of Radio NL and other folks who are tweeting local information.

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