[StBernard] St. Bernard News ad rates - Ouch!

[Westley Annis]

The St. Bernard News is delivered to everyone's doorstep for FREE.  Not
everyone receives the Times Picayune.
 
I look for St. Bernard information in both weekly newspapers of local
circulation:  The St. Bernard Voice and the St. Bernard News.
 
I agree the price for ads is ridiculous, but Times Picayune doesnot have the
local circulation; in fact, some people are still boycotting the T/P.  ---
SJK



-----Original Message-----
Anybody take out any ads lately in the St. Bernard News??  They now want
nearly $1,700 for a full page ad.  Just a few short years ago, just prior to
Katrina, a full page ad was barely $1,000 and the circulation (which drives
the price of the ad) was nearly twice of what it is today in post-Katrina
St. Bernard.  Yet prices have jumped up astronomically.  If my calculations
are correct, I'd guess the St. Bernard News ad space rates have inflated by
about 100% when you factor in the price increase against the number of
people who receive the paper, compared to pre-Katrina rates.  Who do they
think they are.the Times-Picayune?