A sales rep for the San Francisco Chronicle called my work number to try to sell me their newspaper.
I told them that I was at work and very busy, and that I also was not interested.She then asked why I didn't want the paper delivered to my home.
I paused. The millions of reasons why not trucked by before me.
"Because I read my news online. And I'm a news blogger. And I work for CBS 5. I am swimming in news."
She laughed and said, "Oh! Guess I am preaching to the choir."
I wasn't sure what that meant, exactly, but I could tell based on her voice that she'd heard that answer about people getting news online many times already today.
[Photo by uzvards]
Yes, the sad death of the newspaper. But "good news" for the trees.
Posted by: bd | February 08, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Ha ha, as a business reporter, I hear you on that.
Preaching to the choir is an old expression. It's based on the idea that the choir would be the most faithful churchgoers, so they would be the members of the congregation least in need of preaching. Thus, preaching to the choir is talking to those who are already in your camp.
Posted by: Erica | February 08, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Oh, I know what the expression means, just not sure how it applied in this case.
I guess she just meant that I *know* that people aren't subscribing to newspapers anymore, and that they need to. Thing is, I'm not sure they do.
Posted by: brittney | February 08, 2010 at 11:30 AM