May 1, 2008
Petite Post!
Photograph by WCBS 880's Evan Bindelglass
On some news stands now: Less of the Post's angry demands (like today's)! WCBS 880 took this photograph of a smaller NY Post, noting it's miniature size, 11" wide by 12" tall, versus its standard size of 11.25" wide by 13.75" tall.
The smaller size appears to be a result of Post owner News Corp. investigating ways to achieve greater operational efficiencies--the Wall Street Journal is 11" wide. A newspaper industry analyst told CityRoom, “It sounds as if this change would more easily allow printing both newspapers on the same businesses."
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They should shrink it down to the size of a postage stamp.
The Post is one of the few "newspapers" that has found a way to fit 10 pounds of shit into an 8 pound bag. Now it's a 7 pound bag.
It should be on a roll with easy-to-tear-off sections. And without the ink on it. The ink comes off on your butt when you wipe it.
I noticed this days ago and am surprised nobody wrote about it until now. I admit that I sometimes bought the Post for my morning subway ride, mostly because it's just a fun and easy read for 25 cents. But not any longer after this shrinking incident, now I'm dishing out 50 cents for the News.
I wish I were sharper and had something Post headline-ish to say about this...
"Murdie, I Shrunk the Post!"
I only read the post usually when it is 2 days
old at the Laundromat,yuck.