The U.S. Postal Service is one of our most venerable institutions. But it may have outlived its usefulness.
The USPS causes significant delivery delays for publishers – as much as nine weeks late for a weekly paper, according to a report by the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR).
This reporter has been long confused by the tendency of chains like Gannett and Lee Enterprises to give up their delivery routes and entrust their print editions to the USPS. Granted, most print newspapers are facing declining ad revenue, and are trying to cut costs.
The rates are one problem, although there will be no increase this January. But an even bigger issue may be delivery.
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