As newspapers go narrow…
July 21st, 2006 
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Comments(0) …and NY Times being the latest example – this is what happens as collateral damage to the average reader:
To The Editors:
So what do I think of the new smaller sized Portland Press Herald?
I would say there are some good things and some bad things.
I always read my paper at the breakfast table all alone. And wow! There’s a lot more room for my waffles, coffee, juice, etc. That’s good.
But when I finished reading the paper, I spotted a housefly on my refrigerator, so I rolled up the paper and tried to whack it. I missed by about 1.25 inches. That’s bad.
Paul Blaisdell
South Portland, Maine
via Design Observer
