The London Paper to close

[ovaltina]

try picking up any copy, and if you can actually find any political news then look at the way it treats cameron/osborne/boris compared to anyone else

Ah. Good work. You've talked me around. It was clearly, just as you say, "about as politically impartial as margarat thatcher humping david cameron whilst singing no surrender to the IRA and wearing an i hate scargill t-shirt".

 

[krtek a houby]

How many important stories did thelondonpaper break?

They did have their campaign on sustainable fishing; restaurants that don't sell endangered stocks etc...

 

[skyscraper101]

Last day today.

Apparently.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I weep not.

 

[Santino]

I have to salute the determination of the distributor who offers me a London Paper every single evening despite two years of polite refusals from me.

 

[gabi]

I have to salute the determination of the distributor who offers me a London Paper every single evening despite two years of polite refusals from me.

I have to salute the sheer arrogance of a person who thinks this person actually remembers who you are and your reading preferences every morning

 

[Santino]

I have to salute the sheer arrogance of a person who thinks this person actually remembers who you are and your reading preferences every morning

You're just upset about earlier.

 

[maldwyn]

Let's hope the next smack for Murdock will be from his plans to charge to view on-line editions of his rags.

 

[lang rabbie]

At 7 tonight - every copy had gone - are there people daft enough to think that they will become a valuable collectable?

They were taking away all the steel holders for Metro/the london paper at Victoria station shortly after - dunno if they will return on Monday morning with some new branding for Metro (and a sponsor???)

 

[Greenfish]

was a load of cock, but wiht a few good pages.

anyone who is happy out about the possible demise of main stream media needs to have a re-think. the way things are going, there won't be any newspapers left - if the murdoch pay walls don't work, then expensive, thorough journalism could well come to an end.

 

[magneze]

The London Paper wasn't really expensive, thorough journalism though was it?

 

[smokedout]

anyone who is happy out about the possible demise of main stream media needs to have a re-think. the way things are going, there won't be any newspapers left - if the murdoch pay walls don't work, then expensive, thorough journalism could well come to an end.

it already did

 

[Maurice Picarda]

They're all rubbish, too much celebrity tat and no news.
But is the London Lite actually making any real money either? Anyone know?? Given the losses of the London Paper.

Murky and confusing issue, as it uses the Standard's newsdesk while still being part of Associated. The charge for which presumably affected the deal with KGB chappy.

 

[beeboo]

Looks the The Lite's days are numbered as well:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/27/london-lite-associated-newspapers

 

[IMR]

Was wondering why London Shite was still being produced now the Standard's gone freebie.

 

[stethoscope]

London Lite closes too... Don't Associated already own the Metro as it is?

Cue Standard to return to charging again, I wonder?

 

[magneze]

Footnote to that article: 1920 WHOLE TREES worth of recycled paper in 6 months