The Argus, the daily paper that serves Brighton, is moving from its "unloved offices in a trading estate" on the city's fringes, The Guardian says today.
Citing an Argus story, media writer Roy Greenslade says "the really fascinating aspect of this move" -- not reported by the paper -- is that the unused printing press is being dismantled.
"In other words," he says in a blog post, "there are no buyers for old presses nowadays or, at least, if there are, then no one is prepared to pay more than a scrap metal merchant."
The Argus is one of 17 paid-for dailies and hundreds of other publications published by Gannett's U.K. subsidiary Newsquest.
Citing an Argus story, media writer Roy Greenslade says "the really fascinating aspect of this move" -- not reported by the paper -- is that the unused printing press is being dismantled.
"In other words," he says in a blog post, "there are no buyers for old presses nowadays or, at least, if there are, then no one is prepared to pay more than a scrap metal merchant."
The Argus is one of 17 paid-for dailies and hundreds of other publications published by Gannett's U.K. subsidiary Newsquest.
Just and FYI- This paper hasn't been called "The Argus" since before Gannett owned it. It's now "The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus." Since there's no link here, I can't read this info in context, but I know the press is being shut down. Have not heard about the move. The offices of the LCDPA are currently in downtown Howell.
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This is not referring to the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.
DeleteAnd I just realized this is the actual UK Argus, not the one located in Michigan, also owned by Gannett. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteIf you sell a press you have to take it apart to ship it. It's Elementary Watson!
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing it's worth a pretty penny to do so, since the Post Crescent has had a crew dismantling their press for months.
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