Postal Service Delays Impact Newspaper Business
Postal Service delays are making the already tight newspaper business even harder. Subscribers report delays of as long as two months.
Jill Friesz, owner of GS Publishing, which operates seven weekly newspapers in North Dakota, has experienced firsthand the frustration of subscribers. A man walked into her office, upset about the delayed delivery of his paper, saying
“He was telling me he was tired of my excuses and that he may as well just quit subscribing to the paper”.
Friesz noted that
“I have so many frustrated people that call and just say, ‘Well, there’s no point in me getting the newspaper because it never gets delivered to me’”.
Author's summary: Postal delays hurt the newspaper industry.