the nytpicker: The New York Times Is Not Going To Shut Down The Boston Globe.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Just thought we'd mention that.

Anonymous said...: Since the Times also owns a piece of the Red Sox, they decide to make all the players take a pay cut instead of nickel and diming the inkstained wretches.; April 4, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Good point. The stories today all imply that the Times is playing hardball, but it ain't hardball when you make an empty threat.; April 4, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Is it my imagination or is NYTPicker getting goofier? What if this whole website is being written by some crazy teenager?; April 4, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Anonymous said...: Everyone knows it's Brian Stelter. Hey, Brian!; April 4, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Anonymous said...: I mean my first instinct is to agree with you. But why not? Why not shut it down, transfer the name to some other corporate entity, hire a bunch of young grads, rehire 10% of the current staff, and soldier on with about 20% of the current costs. You could even shut down the printing plant at the same time.

Then make sure you give the new staff the range to write some hard hitting stories and you'll be back in play.; April 5, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Anonymous said...: That's what the Times has been doing for the past year or so, except for the name, and except for the hard-hitting stories. (Some advertisers don't like them, unless they're hard-hitting shopping stories.)
It would be very interesting to compare the price of today's "1300-person newsroom" with that of 2005.; April 5, 2009 at 9:28 AM

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