[Rhodes22-list] Newspapers - Brad - Slim

[Slim]

Ed,

(sigh, where to start)  The Star Tribune was not managed by a "journalist"
at all.  Gary Pruitt, the CEO of MaClatchy is a cold-hearted, bottom-line
bean counter, right wing republican, union-bashing, tax-dodging,
corner-cutting,  strip and flip, card-carrying conservative.

The focus used to be on the newsroom.  Now the focus is on marketing and
circulation.  And at the personal level the focus is not political at
all--it's simply survival.

On 1/18/07 5:29 PM, "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> Slim:
> 
>    Consider that many of the Newspapers are owned by comglomerates and
> managed by journalist.  Who are the journalist who report and write for big
> newspapers?  Generally liberals, you know like those on this list.  Who are
> the readers?  For the most part not as liberal.  Who are the advertisers?
> The very same businesses who the liberals bash.  Hum?  A clue to another
> reason besides computers.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> 
> 
> 
> TN Rhodey wrote:
>> 
>> Slim,
>> 
>> I canceled our paper about 6 months ago. I don't miss it at all. Plenty of
>> info on line.....try magazines for your time on the throne.
>> 
>> Wally
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Slim <stevenalm at comcast.net>
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>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Newspapers - Brad
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:37:35 -0600
>>> 
>>> Brad,
>>> 
>>> My favorite local rag, The Star Tribune AND the St. Paul Pioneer Press are
>>> both going down in flames.  The Strib was just sold in a rushed deal the
>>> day
>>> after Christmas to pay for MaClatchy's CEO, Gary Pruitt's capitol gains
>>> taxes.  After only a few weeks now both papers are shadows of their former
>>> selves with newsmen running for the door like lemmings.  Now would be a
>>> good
>>> time to try to lure your favorite Strib columnist, Katherine Kerston to
>>> Memphis.  (The only good news.)
>>> 
>>> Papers across the country are losing readership because more are getting
>>> their news on the web.  Or is it more are on the web because papers are
>>> providing less?  Note: Minneapolis is the most web-connected city in the
> US
>>> per capita.  I won't read 32 pages online but I will in print.  A lot of
>>> folks read themselves to sleep at night.  I read myself awake and that
>>> coffee and paper thing has been a mainstay for ever.
>>> 
>>> Sadly, I no longer feel I'm getting my money's worth from the Strib and
> I'm
>>> canceling my subscription after...well, after a lifetime since my parents
>>> always got the paper and so have I as an adult received the paper at my
>>> doorstep every day.  Now what am I going to do?  How am I supposed to get
>>> out of bed with nothing to read with my coffee?  How am I supposed to take
>>> a
>>> dump without the sports page?  Imagine me sitting there on the throne with
>>> my laptop.  No, don't.  Sorry for that visual.  These are life-long habits
>>> and I bummed.
>>> 
>>> Slim
>>> 
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