Comments on: “They’ve cut off our newsprint,” says opposition paper’s publisher

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:58:55 +0000

In reply to MattS. My point is that lack of newsprint is less of a setback when many people read the newspaper on-line than when the print form is the only one available. Of course I agree that the government should not censor publications, directly or indirectly.

By: MattS

MattS — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:29:08 +0000

In reply to Bill Poser. According to the paper at issue, the problem isn't the demand for newsprint that's the issue, the problem is that the government has arbitrarily cut off their supply of newsprint.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:55:06 +0000

In reply to MattS. 43%. By no means universal, but enough that it might well result in a substantial reduction in print newspaper demand.

By: E-Bell

E-Bell — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:11:36 +0000

The recent trend of “de-platforming” those who espouse unpopular opinions seems analogous. Social media companies control an awful lot of online discourse – even though the government isn’t actively involved, there does seem to be something more than a little unfair about banning someone from mainstream popular digital public forums for having the “wrong” opinions.

By: MattS

MattS — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:35:25 +0000

In reply to Bill Poser. What percentage of Nicaragua's homes do you imagine have reliable internet connections?

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:22:18 +0000

It is interesting that a shortage of newsprint matters, what with so much of the news now on-line.