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New Look Nationalist

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  • 14-04-2010 6:09pm
    #1
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭


    The new Nationalist looks weird don't ya think? Bet it changes back after a few weeks.


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    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    not too taken with it either.


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    #3
    foggy_lad
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    they tried this smaller format before and sales fell through the floor iirc


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    honkytonk52
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    people just don't like change ha ha


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    #5
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    It should always be like this. Far better than that huge ****ing thing.. How are you meant to comfortably read it?


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    #6
    Stevecw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Stevecw


    Much better, hated trying to read the big version on the train or bus, or even at home. The new version is so much handier, all the same stuff just in a smaller easier to read version. Thumbs up to the Nationalist for this one for sure, plus the being available on a Tuesday is an interesting attack on the Carlow People!!!
    Will be fun to see how readership of both papers goes over next few weeks!!!


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    SIX PACK
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    I agree the New size is so much handier to read, Hope they dont decide to stop using this size


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    TowerIRL
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    I agree myself, the new size is far easier and less messy, nothing worse than trying to sit back on the couch and be surrounded by paper and getting wrapped up in it trying to change the page lol


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    Morf
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    I'm lead to believe that the old guard haven't taken too well to it.


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    jimmyhat
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    Great for the man who likes to read on the toilet


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    questioner
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭questioner


    jimmyhat wrote: »
    Great for the man who likes to read on the toilet


    'specially if you run out of TP:rolleyes:


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    #12
    ShayK1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,602 ✭✭✭ShayK1


    I've removed 4 posts from this thread.
    Brian Capture, keep on topic or take it to PMs.

    ShayK1
    Carlow Mod


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    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,699 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    Morf wrote: »
    I'm lead to believe that the old guard haven't taken too well to it.

    The old guard will buy it regardless, theyre probably trying to sex it up and bring in younger people


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    Stevecw
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    ColHol wrote: »
    The old guard will buy it regardless, theyre probably trying to sex it up and bring in younger people

    The auld folk are gettin to grips with it, but honestly its so much better for all surely.
    You get it and can lie outside if sun is on form, or if u are a only in Carlow weekend person like me, its dead handy to grab and read either on a Friday night or if u are heading out well postpone it till Saturday!


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    #15
    foggy_lad
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    i never bought half a nationalist when they tried this nonsence before and i will not be buying this watered down rag either! it will end up no better than the Carlow advertiser which is a great little free paper for what it aims to do but it is not a provincial weekly!


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    #16
    Super-Rush
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    I'm actually used to it now and i don't think i'd go back to the old one now. Its much easier to read.


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    ottostreet
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    i never bought half a nationalist when they tried this nonsence before and i will not be buying this watered down rag either! it will end up no better than the Carlow advertiser which is a great little free paper for what it aims to do but it is not a provincial weekly!

    its the SAME paper...just printed differently!
    What do you mean by 'watered down rag', when its the exact same content? :confused:


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    foggy_lad
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    ottostreet wrote: »
    its the SAME paper...just printed differently!
    What do you mean by 'watered down rag', when its the exact same content? :confused:
    quarter page adverts now become half page adverts and the standard of journalism usually decreases with the page size.


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    SV
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    quarter page adverts now become half page adverts and the standard of journalism usually decreases with the page size.

    That's simply not true whatsoever.


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    StupidLikeAFox
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    Same journalists, same features, same sections. Pick up a broadsheet indo and a compact indo and compare the two, they're exactly the same!


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    foggy_lad
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    ColHol wrote: »
    Same journalists, same features, same sections. Pick up a broadsheet indo and a compact indo and compare the two, they're exactly the same!
    how have the sales been since the change? as i said they tried this twice before afaik and had to revert to the proper format due to a massive drop in sales. i cant see that being any different now.


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    SV
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    how have the sales been since the change? as i said they tried this twice before afaik and had to revert to the proper format due to a massive drop in sales. i cant see that being any different now.

    you're grasping at straws now


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    legendal
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    foggy_lad wrote: »
    they tried this twice before afaik and had to revert to the proper format due to a massive drop in sales.

    Don't remember them ever doing that. What's more, I seem to recall their editorial a few weeks back talking about how it was the first change to their format in their 120+ years. So not only is that a phantom drop in sales, the first part of your argument is flawed as well.


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    #24
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 7,065 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    I don't buy the nationalist but

    small newspaper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> big newspaper


    sitting on the jacks trying to read the nationalist before was :rolleyes:


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