Posted on 07/26/2006 6:52:28 PM PDT by george76
A Los Angeles Times editor, hoping to give his journalists a break from reporting the often grim news in America's second-largest city, offered an unusual morale booster Monday: pony rides.
Managing Editor Doug Frantz ..."I hope it boosted morale..."
Like many major U.S. newspapers, the Times, forced to compete with news Web sites on the Internet, has seen circulation decline.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
He's doin' pretty good :~)
To say the least.
Gn 22:17 your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies
Newspaper sale$ decline should be blamed on the Journos
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People who work at journalism full time ought to be able to do a better job of it than people for whom it is a hobby. But that's not going to happen as long as we "professional" journalists ignore stories we don't like and try to hide our mistakes. We think of ourselves as "gatekeepers." But there is not much future in being a gatekeeper when the walls are down.
You can ride high atop your pony
I know you won't fall...
'cause the whole thing's phoney.
Yes, the reporters were mean to the ponies! Thirty-one grown adults (weighing over 100 pounds) each took a turn riding THREE ponies during the noon heat. Did the ponies begin foaming at the mouth before they noticed it was to hot for the animals? Bet the L.A.Times receives more paper cancellations after this article.
Here's one the LA Times Staffers almost getting it right......
That's 'round the world' drill . . . meant to instill confidence.
Pony looks pretty bored with it all. Kind of pony you want when you're trying that stunt. Friend of mine was on a naughty pony (NOT as naughty as Hair's pony, who is spectacularly naughty) who took off galloping when he was in just that awkward position. He held on to the back of the saddle and smiled and waved at everyone as "Butch" galloped back to his stable. Only time I ever saw that pony move was when he was headed homeward . . .
Probably had 'em snubbed fore and aft to the hot walker so they couldn't run off . . . poor ponies!
Its only fair, they've been taking CA for a ride for 75 years!
Pray for W and Our Troops
Shalom Israel
If the ponys are walking away from the camera it would be difficult to tell who the real horse's rearend is.
Your tagline is really great!
'The elite owners/publishers of the major dinosaur fishwraps are the modern day, Norman Bates. They are trying to keep the corpses alive by refusing to bury them.'
We won't have the evening news to kick around very much longer, imo...
Goin' to the print room.
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