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Moody's may downgrade New York Times ratings (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert)
Marketwatch.com ^ | March 17, 2006 | Carolyn Pritchard

Posted on 03/17/2006 7:32:03 AM PST by abb

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To: abb

Newspapers in Iraq are going in a better direction than the NYT.


21 posted on 03/17/2006 9:37:43 AM PST by Go Gordon (I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce)
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To: abb

POLL: NYTimes popularity at record low; Bush three times more popular
Does any rational American think that a president who is doing exactly what he said he would do, said it prior to being re-elected, has plunged 20 points in popularity, especially when media shenanigans and lying played a part in his getting re-elected?
The point the media is trying to make with its biased polls defies logic.
I'm noticing a lot of the energy has gone of out of Dem true believers here in NYC.


22 posted on 03/17/2006 9:55:15 AM PST by jjmcgo (Patriarch of the Occident since March 1, 2006)
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Get yer liberal propaganda ....real cheap!!!


23 posted on 03/17/2006 12:26:58 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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Because of the company's weak cash flow, high financial leverage, and declining margins.

If that wasn't enough, Moody's said it is concerned about growing media competition, including the Internet, and what it calls ''event risk'' in the newspaper sector.

The New York Times Co.'s share buybacks over the last four years, debt-financed acquisition of About.com, and capital expenditures for its move into new headquarters ''leaves the company with a significant debt burden, heightened adjusted leverage, resulting in diminished financial flexibility,'' ...

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198733


24 posted on 03/17/2006 12:43:08 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Grampa Dave; potlatch; PhilDragoo; ntnychik; Travis McGee; Bender2; Zacs Mom; Lady Jag; bitt; ...


TIMES TO OUTSOURCE

PANIC HITS NYT STAFF
AS BANKRUPTCY LOOMS




25 posted on 03/17/2006 1:15:28 PM PST by devolve ( upload-your-images-free-at-Photobucket)
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Very nice post devolve. That could almost be the NYTimes staff heading SOUTH across the border, lol!


26 posted on 03/17/2006 8:12:15 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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Air America Radio, The New York Times and CNN cannot survive with such a weak audience.

They will all die soon enough.


27 posted on 03/18/2006 2:01:03 AM PST by Emmet Fitzhume (Democrats need adult supervision at all times.)
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28 posted on 03/18/2006 6:56:05 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1598610/posts?q=1&&page=1#1

Well, look at this little disclosure. One of the most expensive stocks in America appears to have the Enron Virus which leads to Enroning/cooking the books.

The Post will not reveal circulation and ad revenue figures to Media Life, but data available elsewhere paints an alarming picture. Ad revenue is up just slightly over the past five years, to $783.5 million last year from $770.6 million in 2000, according to TNS Media Intelligence.

But circulation has tumbled, falling by 137,695 for the weekday paper in the past decade, from 816,474 for the year ended Sept. 30, 1995 to 678,779 for the six-month period ended Oct. 2, 2005. That's a decline of 17 percent. That's according to numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the latter of which has not been audited yet and is based on publisher statements.

Warning to all Freepers. You should check your mutual funds to see if they are supporting these left wing dinosaurs: WPO, NYT and TRB. If so, you might want to trade those funds for those without the Enron virus/time bombs, aka, cooking their books.

29 posted on 03/18/2006 7:25:24 AM PST by Grampa Dave (How long has the NY Slimes, Compost, and LA Slimes been Enroning (cooking) their books?)
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A great thread to read with my morning coffee. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.


30 posted on 03/18/2006 7:38:39 AM PST by Gator113
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