ping
When journalists are propagandists, newspapers fail.
Chickens... coming home...
Emotional cost indeed Howard. Some of us are elated to see fewer trees have to give their lives for an outdated medium. That some of your buddies of 25 years have to go into retirement and golf full time is hardly a cause for sorrow.
Riiiight, Howie.
The WaPo is known for its hard-hitting fellatiating of B. Hussein Obama
On the whole, I do like Kurtz.
The Post went after George Allen at every turn during the ‘06 election, while providing cover for Jim Webb. They literally gave what amounts to millions of dollars in FREE advertising to Webb during that election.
All of it on the front page of their paper and I haven’t purchased a copy since.
Tough duck, Mr. Kurtz.
It isn’t the paper that people wont buy, it’s the content. Talented writers could print their articles on newpaper, in a blog, or on a box of Wheaties, and I would read them. The WaPo is so offensive and negative, that I refuse to consume it. Personally, I would love to have a good print newspaper. Sitting on the deck with a cup of coffee and the morning paper is one of life’s pleasures, but the WaPo has no redeeming qualities (my opinion!).
So, I sit on the deck with my laptop. Either way, I’m not consuming the WaPo.
This is GREAT NEWS....the propagandist-media whores-are receiving their just due...
Why I find Kurtz column offensive:
1) Kurtz works for a company that produces a product. Consumers don’t want to buy that product anymore because it can’t compete. It’s called capitalism. Get over it.
2) Don’t bury the lede???!?! Are you kidding me, the WP is the king of burying the lede when it suits them. But now Kurtz is sad, so it MUST BE THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS ON THE PLANET! (jerk)
3) So newspapers are dying, huh? How many jobs and businesses has the Post been instrumental in killing over the years? Sorry, I don’t feel your pain.
4) Kurtz thinks we’re spending our time playing video games? Video GAMES?!?! This man is seriously out of touch.
5) “Newspapers Matter!!!” Nonsense. What a silly narcisistic thing to say. Look Kurtz, if you produced a product that “matters” you wouldn’t be going out of business and all those fine people would have no problem making a living. I’m sorry to tell you this, but the Post doesn’t get to decide anymore what matters.
dung.
Goodbye.
That will be a trend for those who can hack it. With advertising they could make more money on their sites.
The mission facing The Post is much like that at other papers: ........ Newspapers were painfully slow to comprehend that the old regimen of dull, insider stories and mediocre features had to change and be packaged more creatively.
The Global Warming packaged story is an example of media's fundamental problem. Instead of reporting the facts they tell us bedtime stories. Many false.
The internet puts the vast unwashed masses in charge of the "story" instead of elite gate keepers. And that will lead to a "story" that is more closely aligned with the objective truth.
-PJ
