Comments on: Hey, conservative billionaires, wanna buy a newspaper?; Update: Cash-strapped NYT borrows against building

By: The Mighty Tubularman » Blog Archive » The Impact of Webcomics in 2009: An Army of Rejects

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:43:40 +0000

[...] from the office fridge. The Far Side book collections collect dust on some forgotten bookshelf. Newspapers are dying and seeking a piece of the government bail-out free-for-all. Look at any recent offerings from the [...]

By: Grand Rants

Grand Rants — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:32:35 +0000

Whither Newsprint?…

In recent days and weeks, we have all seen the reports of the Tribune Company filing for bankruptcy, the extremely precarious finacial condition of the New York Times, and the like. Examining the trend, it seems possible that the days of the daily n…

By: BobonStatenIsland

BobonStatenIsland — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:14:54 +0000

The NYT will start printing the paper on their own stock certificates soon to save money.

By: vatodio

vatodio — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:24:57 +0000

Hey,

I am conservative.
I am interested in buying NYT!

I have $25 available for the down payment.
For the rest of the money, NYT will have to carry a secondary note…

By: chsw

chsw — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:53:51 +0000

All of these newspapers might be saved if they go web-only, thereby saving trees, as well as eliminating power-consuming presses, gas-eating delivery vehicles, and petroleum-based inks. And if they go conservative as well, then the greenies will be so emotionally conflicted that they’ll soil themselves en masse.

chsw, standing upwind

By: Unrequired Reading {8.12.08} | Adrian Monck

Unrequired Reading {8.12.08} | Adrian Monck — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:02:19 +0000

[...] Hey, conservative billionaires, wanna buy a newspaper?; Update: Cash-strapped NYT borrows against bu… – An Angry Shouty person writes: "Despite their serious and persistent business problems, however, newspapers still have considerable clout, especially in local and state politics. Imagine replacing liberal editors at your local rag with conservative ones. Wouldn’t it be nice if for once your local paper cast a critical eye on local recycling programs and what your kids are being taught in school? For wealthy conservative activist/philanthropists, there may be no more cost-effective way to gain political influence than by buying up local newspapers at distressed prices. Think of the opportunity to modernize these dinosaurs and snatch up mainstream media bargains in important swing states like Colorado and Florida." [...]

By: keystone

keystone — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:31:47 +0000

Ahhh, Karma!

By: Frank DiGiorgio

Frank DiGiorgio — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:03:52 +0000

… but after you’ve swept out the stable, plopped down in the corner office and had that celebratory drink, what happens next?

You hire news reporters who report facts and not “journalists” who report what they think you should know.

It used to be that news reporting was an honest trade. Now it’s a corrupt profession called journalism.

By: Lucifer Jones

Lucifer Jones — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:00:28 +0000

Rupert Murdoch should buy it.

By: JEM

JEM — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:36:17 +0000

Those who think it’s a good idea for conservative ownership to pick up, say, the NY Times –

Please give me, in three paragraphs, a reasonable business case for how a conservative fishwrap is going to make money where a leftist birdcage-liner couldn’t?

I think it’d be great to see Pinch and his pinchlings pitchforked onto the sidewalk, and it’s apparent that Sam Zell’s hands-off-the-newsroom approach with LAT et al hasn’t helped make money, but “conservative billionaires” didn’t get to be billionaires by throwing money at vanity projects.

Sure, it’d be fun to buy the NY Times just for the privilege personally to frogmarch some of their more egregious idiots out the door, but after you’ve swept out the stable, plopped down in the corner office and had that celebratory drink, what happens next?

By: Michelle Malkin » Boston Globe profiles lovable crack-addicted panhandler

Michelle Malkin » Boston Globe profiles lovable crack-addicted panhandler — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:25:44 +0000

[...] Is it any wonder newspapers are dying? [...]

By: dan708

dan708 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:09:05 +0000

I just saw a headline on the website of a Philly radio station – Tribune Co is filing for bankruptcy.
Here’s a link-
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_bi_ge/tribune

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Tribune about to go underwater?

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Tribune about to go underwater? — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:45:08 +0000

[...] New York Times, itself in precarious financial position, reports that media giant Tribune Company may soon default on its obligations. Falling [...]

By: tre

tre — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:35:25 +0000

I’m gonna start saving some money. When they go belly-up, I’ll buy their office building from the bank and donate it to the Salvation Army for use as a homeless shelter.

By: links for 2008-12-08 | James Mitchell

links for 2008-12-08 | James Mitchell — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:30:36 +0000

[...] Hey, conservative billionaires, wanna buy a newspaper? "Imagine replacing liberal editors at your local rag with conservative ones. Wouldn’t it be nice if for once your local paper cast a critical eye on local recycling programs and what your kids are being taught in school?" (tags: journalism newspapers conservative america) [...]