READERS ON WHY THEY LET THEIR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE OTHER PAPER END
Two of the Wakulla Sun’s readers shared with us – unsolicited – their response to an email from The Wakulla News urging them not to let their subscription lapse – and promising two free months if they come back. The emails are addressed to that newspaper’s circulation manager, whose letter to lapsed subscribers includes the line, “Either way, I’d love to hear your feedback on how we can improve and earn your loyalty back.” The responses:
Dear Jackie:
We have been residents of Wakulla County since 2013. We came here to escape the corporate, commercial world. We subscribed to the local Wakulla News when we moved here and always enjoyed the local aspect of the news and Editor Bill Snowden’s unbiased and fair approach to covering the news. We feel that he has continued to do this with the Wakulla Sun to keep our news unfiltered and local. We also feel that the new owners of the Wakulla News along with their editor have a regional commercial interest in reporting the news that compromises factual reporting. We will be staying with our local Wakulla Sun for our news.
Tim & Darlene Caldwell Panacea
Dear Jackie:
I’m trying to think of the reson I did not renew my subscription, but changed to the new Sun paper!
Since I am in my 80s, and live in Franklin County, the political, local Wakulla County Gov’t new, that is always foremost on the front page, just got sort of boring to me!
The Sun, meanwhile, seems to have more human interest local news, and is able to print ‘more freely,’ perhaps (?) which appeals to me more at present Not just content, but sharpness and color throughout, and maybe “newness” has given me a choice.
Katharine (Trina) Welin Alligator Point