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Survival of the fittest (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert)
Philly.com ^ | April 12, 2006 | DON RUSSEL

Posted on 04/13/2006 6:22:54 AM PDT by abb

OF ALL THE worrisome scenarios about the future of Philadelphia's two daily newspapers, the one I've read the most is that no potential buyer will continue to operate both of them.

I don't pretend to understand the numbers, but if some investor decides he can't turn an adequate profit by operating both papers, then I'm sorry it has to be this way:

Farewell, Inquirer.

Yeah, I know, the conventional thinking is, if any paper folds, it would be the smaller Daily News. Compared to the weighty Inquirer, we seem so dispensable.

But before the new owner drops the ax, he should put all those market surveys and investor analyses aside and simply ask the readers which paper they'd rather see survive.

That might be a tough choice, but all you need to do is honestly answer this question:

What would you read instead if one of us closed?

Let's say you want national and international news.

Unless it's Paris Hilton, not Paris, France, you're after, no big loss if the Daily News folds. But if the Inquirer closes, well, you're just going to turn to the New York Times. In fact, you're probably already subscribing to the Times, which does a much better job of covering the world than the Inquirer.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: inky; liberalmedia; msm; newspapers; philly
More bellowing from the dying dinosaurs...
1 posted on 04/13/2006 6:22:56 AM PDT by abb
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To: abb
Two men are walking in the woods. Suddenly they realize that they are between a mother bear and her cub:

Man #1: "I'm sure glad I'm wearing track shoes."
Man #2: "You idiot, you can't outrun a bear!"
Man #1: "I don't have to outrun her. I have to outrun you."

2 posted on 04/13/2006 6:39:46 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Never question Bruce Dickinson!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Maybe they'll both go out of business. guffaw...guffaw...


3 posted on 04/13/2006 6:41:12 AM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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To: abb
Let's say you want national and international news.

Unless it's Paris Hilton, not Paris, France, you're after, no big loss if the Daily News folds. But if the Inquirer closes, well, you're just going to turn to the New York Times.


All this jibberish and much more is covered by the real source of news in the world, *** The Internet!!! ***, and it's free!
4 posted on 04/13/2006 7:21:53 AM PDT by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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To: starbase

Ya know, it's gonna be a real shock to these clueless fools when they figure out no one's listening to them anymore...


5 posted on 04/13/2006 7:23:21 AM PDT by abb (Because News Reporting is too important to be left to the Journalists.)
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