One of the first things that normal family witnesses in the morning is a newspaper at the doorstep.
I wanted to do a series on understanding how this supply-chain works for a long time.
A newspaper is a combination of different clusters of editions coming from different places. Main edition, district edition, magazine, etc. All these clusters reach a meeting point at around 4:30 in the morning and a paperboy combines them to make the final product that hits the door.
It's a meticulous supply-chain and people have been following this from the time there was a door-to-door print media.
However, due to the pandemic and the fear of the virus spread even with newspapers; sales witnessed a significant downfall. They say earlier they used to sell at least 1500+ copies a day but nowadays (2020) the sales are not even reaching the mark of 800.
The owner of the paper circulation agency and one of his employees; paperboy discussing the circulation routes and the number of copies for circulation
Agency owner & and his team of paperboys; arranging the newspaper sets before they leave for circulating door to door. This agency generally has 5-6 paperboys for circulating the daily newspaper but due to COVID-19, the circulation has decreased from 40-50% and this has lead to depletion of the team.
Paperboys loading their cycle with daily newspaper sets. They arrange these papers according to their assigned route.
Paperboys loading their cycle with daily newspaper sets. They arrange these papers according to their assigned route.
They call him "Kaka". He is 72 & he is circulating newspaper sets for past 60 years. RESPECT.
Paperboys taking off for their circulation route. Each paperboy is dedicated to a route and circulates 150-200 copies daily. It takes them around 60-90mins to complete for the circulation.
