Posted on 01/09/2005 6:41:39 PM PST by Pikamax
Hi, Why Did You Drop My Paper? By ANNA BAHNEY
ournalists at The Philadelphia Inquirer began the new year in proper fashion, by working the phones. But some senior editors were not calling sources. They were calling readers.
On Thursday, a handful of top editors, including the executive editor, Amanda Bennett, began making personal phone calls to former subscribers, many of whom dropped the paper this year after The Inquirer ran a series of editorials favoring John F. Kerry for president.
"If the people I call say, 'Yes, I was mad at your editorial,' then the next thing I say is, 'Would you like to come in and talk about it?' " Ms. Bennett said.
The Inquirer's election coverage included a daily editorial page series called "21 Reasons to Elect Kerry" that began on Oct. 10 and ran to Election Day, addressing different aspects of Mr. Kerry's proposed policies. That feature was paired each day with an op-ed piece highlighting President Bush's policies and record on the same issue.
"I am sure we lost subscribers in the fall, given the intensity of emotions of this election and given the scrutiny of the media," said Chris Satullo, the editorial page editor. "We did our job rather forcefully in supporting Kerry, and that only raised the stakes."
Last week, the paper's circulation department came up with a list of a couple of hundred people who had canceled during the election cycle and had not been contacted. The list was divided among editors and editorial board members - each with 15 or 20 names - and they began calling.
It is too early in the dialing process to present any results or plans for future discourse, Mr. Satullo said. But he said that he relished the dialogue with readers, adding that he tried to steer them away from using the terms "bias" and "objectivity."
"Those terms have been drained of any stable meaning," he said. ANNA BAHNEY
I put together a "21 reasons why I won't buy your rag" for the Seattle Times a few years back.
Funny, but the phone solicitors never seem to last much past 7 or 8....
It would be interesting to see the circulation numbers of the major newspapers.
Circulation is so bad here a young man came by yesterday trying to sell me the paper for 18 bucks for 13 weeks. They are regularly at Wal-Mart trying to give away daily copies.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/10249885.htm
http://www.theeveningbulletin.com/
http://jewishexponent.com/Zoom.asp?storyID=23400&szparent=16&pubID=291&Archive=
http://www.bermanlaw.com/weblogs/sma2/archives/000800.php
One thing I'm thankful for is the Phili Enquirer is irrelevant to me because I live in the good ol' woods of VA. I can just sit back here and laugh at their nonsense.
I was raised in Philly, and most of my family is still back there. I'm hoping to see the Bulletin succeed.
lol..make sure they didn't say.."We know where you live..I hope your tires aren't slashed"..lol..:)
Ohhhh..... that letter was delicious!! I love your posts.
See my tagline. I hate the Sun with a passion.
Sincerely,
Amanda Bennett
Maybe it's just my sensitive nature, but her response seems to be dripping with arrogance(and not a little sarcasm) ;^)
I often wonder why so many of those that hate America have "fetched up in journalism". There is a bitterness and animosity from the leftists towards this country that's difficult to understand. WHY do they dislike what has made America the envy of the world. I wonder if there's more truth than I suspected to so much of what I see and read about journalism types; that is, they couldn't make it in a highly competitive environment where the cream typically rises to the top and it has endowed them with a very large chip on their shoulders?
Hard cases at any rate.
FGS
It's Philly, not Pittsburgh or Millwaukee!
PA.: ALLEGHENY COUNTY GOP HQ IN PITTSBURGH WITHOUT POWER (Posted on 11/02/2004 - ELECTION DAY)
According to several reputable sources, the Allegheny County GOP HQ in Pittsburgh just had lost power. Because the office building at 125 Seventh Street is without power, telephones, computers, and other office machines are unusable, a huge blow to Bush supporters hoping to remain competitive tonight in this key area of the country.While it is still not clear the cause of this electrical problem, politics could potentially be a factor.
The Democrat Headquarters across the street and other surrounding buildings are said to be with power...
Representative Elect's Son Arrested in Tire Slashing
The 25-year-old son of newly elected congresswoman Gwen Moore was arrested Friday by Milwaukee police and later released in connection with the election day slashing of tires on 20 vans and cars rented by the Republican Party, according to police records.[snip]
On Tuesday morning, 27 tires on 20 cars and vans rented by the Republican Party to carry voters to the polls were slashed. The vehicles were parked in the 7100 block of W. Capitol Drive.
Daniel Pipes bttt! Thanks for the info, glad Philly has something of a decent newspaper on the comeback, God bless that founding city!
I wonder how bad the Inquier is being hurt by the launch of the new Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. The Bulletin relaunched precisely to create a centre-right alternative to the Inquier. Sort of like a New York Sun for Philly -- neoconservative, centre-right, and with a large Jewish influence (Daniel Pipes is involved in the project).
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/10249885.htm
http://www.theeveningbulletin.com/
http://jewishexponent.com/Zoom.asp?storyID=23400&szparent=16&pubID=291&Archive=
http://www.bermanlaw.com/weblogs/sma2/archives/000800.php
64 posted on 01/09/2005 9:10:26 PM PST by ChicagoHebrew
"I sent the following letter to the Editor of the Inquirer. I'll follow up if there is any response."
Please ping me if so... Not that her posturing was really open-minded willingness to suddenly become journalists, of course....
I dropped the ultra liberal San Jose Mercury News Cincinnati Enquirer over a year ago. I had subscribed to it for over 30 years. I now get all my news from the Internet.
Wow! Look how easy it was easy to change your story into mine.
Our local newspaper was doing this at our house until I called and told them I was calling the police and having them arrested for trashing my yard if they threw one more.
I did the exact same thing to our local newspaper! ROFLOL!
And if you poisoned his well, you'd have to file an environmental impact statement with the EPA.
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