It’s been nearly a year since the Indianapolis Star decided to cut its stock listings, but at least one reader is still upset with the move.
Lynn Beck wrote, “I understand that this information is available online; however, many of us still enjoy flipping through the actual paper in the morning while drinking our coffee and preparing for the day.
“You tell readers to find this information on your Web page, well then, how about eliminating last night’s sports scores and telling people to read them online? Not much different.
“I know how valuable the Internet is. I am online every day. But there is a simple pleasure in reading through the newspaper. I actually like to read it and not have to look at my computer screen. Please rethink your decision to omit news information such as the stock market figures.”
Star editor Dennis Ryerson actually mentioned using the Web to provide more information to readers in his Sunday column.
Ryerson wrote, “Our goal is to use the Web to guide readers to more information, the kinds of things that ordinarily would not appear in the morning paper. We regard that as adding value, not taking away.
“The big exception is our market report in the Business section. Most people now get that information online throughout the day. The Chicago Tribune and The New York Times are among the many newspapers that have cut or sharply reduced their printed market report.
“Even the leading paper that reports on the market, The Wall Street Journal, has trimmed some of its listings.”
