Belfast Telegraph Family Notices - delayed publication online to sell more papers

D.A.

thePhilster69 wrote: »

Whilst I can totally understand your frustration at such a terrible time for your family, the hard truth is that, newspapers are in this to make money. And they're losing money online. Until the balance shifts, newspapers will continue to use this tactic to help preserve rapidly dwindling sales.

Maybe the Tele would sell a few more hard copies if it had, you know... half-decent journalism?

marksimpson

Hang on a moment - it's not like they're published out of the goodness of their hearts - they charge around £30 for a short, basic notice.

So - effectively they're charging you to place the notice and then use that "content" to attract more people to buy the paper.

Can't justify *both* of those things.