Comments on: The newspaper industry’s family affair http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/ Technology, politics, culture Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Velma Witkowski http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/comment-page-1/#comment-9502 Velma Witkowski Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:38:32 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1630#comment-9502 I think a family newletter is a promising thing and it makes a family have fun and love each other we have a big family and we should love one another as well as praying and staying together. My aunt said we are from France and England as our family was from there and so we are investigating it. I think that it is fun and now with my own family it is fun as well will make something new for us now. Thank you, Velma I think a family newletter is a promising thing and it makes a family have fun and love each other we have a big family and we should love one another as well as praying and staying together. My aunt said we are from France and England as our family was from there and so we are investigating it. I think that it is fun and now with my own family it is fun as well will make something new for us now.
Thank you,
Velma

]]> By: Velma Witkowski http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/comment-page-1/#comment-9501 Velma Witkowski Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:34:45 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1630#comment-9501 We would like a newsletter for the "Buttcher" Family and maybe even a website. My daughter is a special ed teacher in maryland and they are the Manzo's so we were looking for something for them. Kim is my dauaghter and she as a Teacher would love to make a Newsletter named "smilestones' as a news letter for her kids. If you can contact me at Velmahigherground we would love it . Please contact us on the particulars please Scott. Baruck Hashem.... Velma We would like a newsletter for the “Buttcher” Family and maybe even a website. My daughter is a special ed teacher in maryland and they are the Manzo’s so we were looking for something for them.
Kim is my dauaghter and she as a Teacher would love to make a Newsletter named “smilestones’ as a news letter for her kids.
If you can contact me at Velmahigherground we would love it . Please contact us on the particulars please Scott.

Baruck Hashem….
Velma

]]> By: Bonnie F http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/comment-page-1/#comment-5894 Bonnie F Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:52:01 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1630#comment-5894 When any newspaper has to acquire money not from their advertisers. It means that there is going to be a problem. I know that Buffalo had two newspapers. The Buffalo News was able to continue but the Courier was dismantaled. It could not compete. I loved the Courier and would have liked it to continue. The newspaper is going the way of the dinosaur because you can get current news on the net. When any newspaper has to acquire money not from their advertisers. It means that there is going to be a problem. I know that Buffalo had two newspapers. The Buffalo News was able to continue but the Courier was dismantaled. It could not compete. I loved the Courier and would have liked it to continue. The newspaper is going the way of the dinosaur because you can get current news on the net.

]]> By: JP http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/comment-page-1/#comment-5046 JP Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:47:42 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1630#comment-5046 I worked for a family newspaper, too -- The Daily Oklahoman. The conservative publisher used it to wield power over public officials and make them do what he wanted. He promoted newsroom managers who would kill stories that tended to make Republican elected officials look bad. If it was a story about one of his friends abusing public money? Forget it. I worked for a family newspaper, too — The Daily Oklahoman. The conservative publisher used it to wield power over public officials and make them do what he wanted. He promoted newsroom managers who would kill stories that tended to make Republican elected officials look bad. If it was a story about one of his friends abusing public money? Forget it.

]]> By: AJF http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/comment-page-1/#comment-5043 AJF Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:33:52 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1630#comment-5043 Key sentence right here: "Then in 1983 the company goes public and begins aggressive expansion, acquiring a bunch more broadcast outlets and boosting revenue to new heights." Taking all these companies public meant they had to suddenly achieve year-over-year growth. Key sentence right here: “Then in 1983 the company goes public and begins aggressive expansion, acquiring a bunch more broadcast outlets and boosting revenue to new heights.”

Taking all these companies public meant they had to suddenly achieve year-over-year growth.

]]> By: David Lewis http://www.wordyard.com/2008/12/10/newspaper-families/comment-page-1/#comment-5039 David Lewis Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:30:07 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1630#comment-5039 I saw a report somewhere (the NY Times?) that a major source of Zell's funding was... the employee pension fund! And the employees are now looking at much reduced pension funding, well beyond what the market has done to everybody. IOW, it's arguable that the board sold out the employees to get out of the Trib before the s**t hit the fan. I saw a report somewhere (the NY Times?) that a major source of Zell’s funding was… the employee pension fund! And the employees are now looking at much reduced pension funding, well beyond what the market has done to everybody.

IOW, it’s arguable that the board sold out the employees to get out of the Trib before the s**t hit the fan.

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