Friday, September 12, 2008
BJ carriers to deliver the PD
Effective Monday, Akron Beacon Journal carriers will also be delivering The Plain Dealer in select counties, AkronNewNow.com reported this afternoon.
“It's strictly a business decision," says Jim DeLuca, Vice-President of Circulation for the Akron Beacon Journal. He adds the newspapers are not merging.
The site has audio of DeLuca explaining the collaboration. Carriers in some cases may be delivering both newspapers to one home. At least, they will be delivering both papers along the same routes they have now.
DeLuca says it will save The Plain Dealer money and generate money for the Beacon.
Names of Plain Dealer newspaper carriers in Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark and Wayne counties, were given to the ABJ. They'll be out of jobs unless the Beacon wants to use them as their carriers.
For delivering both papers, the publication carriers will get almost double the pay.
Go to the site to listen to the video
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You know, this is the start of the merge of the PD and the ABJ. As an 'current' employee of the ABJ, I get questioned by neighbors about the reduction in thickness of the ABJ.
Doesn't this open the door for people canceling the BJ to get the PD? Why not?
Deluca, bad decision.
Here in the metro Boston area, the same carrier has been delivering the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald for more than a year. In this case, the Herald dropped its carriers and went with the same company the Globe outsourced its delivery to, Publishers Circulation Fulfillment. (The same carrier also delivers the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.)
The only difference I've noted is that the Herald we now receive is a much earlier edition than we formerly received. The Herald used to consistenly have later news and sports scores; since outsourcing the carriers, most days it has even less late news and sports than the Globe.
The Herald also is looking to outscource its printing, rather than upgrade its very old presses.
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