[Albion] Andy Naylor is leaving

[AmexRuislip]

Good luck to him.

The Argus is a sinking ship, can't blame him or anyone else for seeking better things elsewhere.

Johnny Cantor is an adequate replacement, if not better

https://www.brightonandhoveindepend...ons-before-we-know-it-johnny-cantor-1-8978354

 

[El Presidente]

Hope it works out for him. At least with Naylor & Owen at the helm the Argus didn’t descend to cutting and pasting comments from Twitter and passing it off as news, as has happened at many other papers.

Always found Andy to be professional, didn’t always share his views but then that’s the sign of a good journo, prepared to say what he felt was right than what was populist.

 

[Driver8]

You can see why it would appeal to the likes of Naylor and Hay. The constant grinding for local newspaper publications must be quite soul-destroying...

"The popular view then, as it remains now, was that people just aren’t willing to pay for content online and that to win in media you have to put out a high volume of free articles on social.

The Athletic took the opposite approach. It’s a narrative violation. Everything is part of a paid subscription, with the belief that instead of writers needing to post 3-4 pieces per day, they should focus on deeper stories that add value to paid subscribers over time. That worldview resonated with us."​

And this is why they'd want the likes of Naylor:

"When we expand into a new market, we gain new subscribers by hiring writers who have a following already and by word of mouth from existing subscribers. Then like any direct-to-consumer brand, we are acquiring subscribers through Google, Facebook and Twitter."​

Both from an interview with The Athletic's CEO - https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/31/theathletic-interview/

With so many free news and in depth articles already I can’t see too many people paying £10 pm for AN’s articles. Especially as the replacement for Seagulls TV appears to be free.

 

[GT49er]

Seagulls TV for free (or maybe some of it), subscription to read Andy Naylor, previously free.




The Lord giveth and The Lord taketh away.................................

 

[Fungus]

Haven’t loads of local football journalists left their jobs recently saying they are involved in a new venture?

Are they all Conservative candidates?

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

That’s it, I reckon, for the Argus. He (and the Albion) have been keeping it in readers for years. A weekly paper or no paper at all follows shortly.

 

[timbha]

The Argus is dead without the Albion.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Didn't somebody late of this parish used to write vaguely football related guff for some local freebie.

 

[B-right-on]

With so many free news and in depth articles already I can’t see too many people paying £10 pm for AN’s articles. Especially as the replacement for Seagulls TV appears to be free.

This. Completely agree.

 

[Paris]

RIP The Evening Argus. The Friday-Ad it is from now on.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Didn't somebody late of this parish used to write vaguely football related guff for some local freebie.

Still does. Then posts the same story on here but pretends to be a woman. A woman with the same level of disdain for English.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

With so many free news and in depth articles already I can’t see too many people paying £10 pm for AN’s articles. Especially as the replacement for Seagulls TV appears to be free.

$10 = ~£8

No doubt it will introduce itself at a lower rate.

I'd be almost certain to pay that, so that's 1 subscriber at least.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Whatever disagreements I've had with Naylor in the past it has to be said he's had a thankless task, sometimes having to craft articles out of absolutely nothing just to satisfy an employer who has turned in to a clickbait-funded home for the increasingly mad. It's no wonder he's jumped ship.

Would I pay a subscription to read Andy Naylor though? No, I wouldn't. Would I pay one to read a whole crop of very decent football writers? I might just.

 

[Doc Lynam]

$10 = ~£8

No doubt it will introduce itself at a lower rate.

I'd be almost certain to pay that, so that's 1 subscriber at least.

Thanks in advance for future cut and paste’s.

 

[albion534]

All it needs is 1 person to subscribe. And copy and paste the good stuff.

We thank you in advance.


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[Blue3]

We have not had a local press for several years

 

[Shooting Star]

Hope it works out for him. At least with Naylor & Owen at the helm the Argus didn’t descend to cutting and pasting comments from Twitter and passing it off as news, as has happened at many other papers.

Always found Andy to be professional, didn’t always share his views but then that’s the sign of a good journo, prepared to say what he felt was right than what was populist.

Completely agree. Naylor’s perspective and rationality in the midst of our often irascible fans was really refreshing. Enjoyed his mid-game updates on Twitter as well. All the best to him in the future, will certainly miss his insight.

 

[chaileyjem]

$10 = ~£8
No doubt it will introduce itself at a lower rate.
I'd be almost certain to pay that, so that's 1 subscriber at least.

?? The $ model of the Athletic (if it turns out to be similar/and featuring journalists like AN) is according to that piece $60 per year. or $5 a month.
PS: actually there seem to be various payment models: https://theathletic.com/

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

?? The $ model of the Athletic (if it turns out to be similar/and featuring journalists like AN) is according to that piece $60 per year. or $5 a month.

It was mentioned that they charged $9.99 a month. I have no idea what the correct figure is.

 

[Eeyore]

Reliable local journo. No more balloon bursting 'Naylor says no'.