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# Why Free Devalues Print
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2009/04/why_free_devalues_print/
- Published: 2009-04-08T18:10:41.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T14:29:04.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: commuting, freesheets, newspapers, print

![image1120448186.jpg](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/04/image1120448186.jpg?w=280 "image1120448186.jpg")I’m sat on the 521 bus, making my way home, and next to me is a pile of abandoned freesheets that could conceivably constitute a fire hazard. And I can’t help wondering if they’re doing more damage than just stealing sales from paid newspapers.

Papers have always been a disposable medium – that’s part of the appeal. But the commuter freesheets are taking that concept to an extreme, creating a product that’s grabbed thoughtlessly and chucked away just as easily. That’s devaluing the work of journalists far more than any free-to-air website…

 \[moblogging from my iPhone. High chance of typos\]