Free Papers...But Why?

22nd April 2007 (Sun)

Hi readers, I'm finally back in Canberra on Friday night after spending 13 days in Sydney. To blog about it in a single entry will be too long. I'll be spreading it out into a few entries. I'll start off with the last picture I took in Sydney.


I saw this gal distributing free newspapers to people and started to wonder why would a newspaper company print and distribute newspaper free of charge. It's not only about the printing cost but also the workers'(the writers & distributors) wages.

"Well, they do get advertisements for this newspaper and I guess that's how they get their fundings from," the gal explained, with an Indian accent.

Still, is it enough to cover all the cost?