Posted on 02/18/2009 3:37:06 AM PST by Zakeet
The mighty New York Times has seen better days. Journalism’s “Great Grey Lady,” the grand dowager of the printed page, has experienced a steady decline in its reputation since admitting that one of the paper’s most celebrated up-and-comers had something of a problem keeping the facts in and the fiction out of his news copy.
The decline in the paper’s reputation has been accompanied by a turn for the worse in its economic health. It has been slow to adapt to competition from “new media” that we are told is giving fits to newspapers all across America.
Subscription rates at most major newspapers are down along with advertising revenues. In these dark economic times can we really blame merchants for holding back their advertising dollars when no one has any money to buy anything? One great chain is in bankruptcy and another great urban daily is seeking bailout funds from its state’s governor.
As the paper itself admitted on February 8, the cash flow squeeze has The Times’ parent company “looking to raise money by trying to sell its stake in the Boston Red Sox and arranging a sale-leaseback of its new headquarters building.” The financial picture has become so bleak that the Times accepted a $250 million cash infusion from Mexico’s wealthiest man, billionaire Carlos Slim Helu (profiled in the paper’s February 16, 2009 business pages), and at a rate of interest most would consider “usury.”
A large part of the problem is that The Times can no longer be taken seriously.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com ...
NY Times columns, full of liberal fawning and self-love, are inappropriate when appearing under the auspicious of what purports to be the nation’s most important broadsheet. They contain “too much information” and cannot be considered serious journalism.
The Truth About The New York Times -- It Can On Longer Be Taken Seriously Is this more like the intent?
The Truth About The New York Times -- It Can No Longer Be Taken Seriously
I presume you work for the NYT!
Gee, who would have thought that a newspaper that prints bull$hit and calls it news would lose readers......
Everyone claims to ROFL or LOL when they read NYT headlines but it’s true in my case every time I read a Bob Herbert lead.
His breathless embrace of all things Obama would be deemed too treacly for Tiger Beat.
Now that hurt!
Actually, I am mildly dyslexic and a member of DAM (Mothers Against Dyslexia). Usually, I can cover pretty well, but every so often, it does appear that I work for the Times in their proofreading department.
I doubt if anyone would ever mistake me for one of their editorial staff.
Suprisingly enough, this is also true about Tarot cards, reading tea leaves and Scientology...
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The decline in the paper’s reputation has been accompanied by a turn for the worse in its economic health. "
SNIFF!!! I always cry at good news.
The reason our family stopped our subscription to the NY Times was because of tripe like this. We subscribed for over twenty years. but the NYT election coverage was so bad this election cycle, it drove us to canceling.
Please refer to my TAGLINE. Not only is it sadly all to accurate, but it rhymes. Wow.
You guys are both brutal and FUNNY. Thanks for all you do. I know you mean well!
I presume you work for the NYT!
Now that hurt!
Actually, I am mildly dyslexic and a member of DAM (Mothers Against Dyslexia). Usually, I can cover pretty well, but every so often, it does appear that I work for the Times in their proofreading department.
I doubt if anyone would ever mistake me for one of their editorial staff.
Just having fun. No harm intended, for sure.
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