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Globe staffers' letter to the NY Times Co. chairman (Dinosaur Media DeathWatchâ„¢)
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| June 9, 2009
| Jim Romenesko
Posted on 06/09/2009 1:29:05 PM PDT by abb
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To: bert
A mensch is a good guy: a stand-up fellow who does the right thing.
Essentially the opposite of a putz, who is, shall we say, anatomical.
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posted on
06/09/2009 2:23:36 PM PDT
by
Tenniel2
(Memo to politicians: Don't worry about "shovel-ready." Worry about "pitchfork-ready.")
To: abb
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posted on
06/09/2009 2:26:07 PM PDT
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: Brookhaven
I don’t know. There are excellent bricklayers and auto mechanics who are masters of their crafts. Then there was the tile guy who was complaining about the quality and levelness of the subflooring. My wife complained to the forman. His reply, oh don’t pay any mind to that tile guy, “you should have seen him when he was really drinking.”
To: abb
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posted on
06/09/2009 2:58:09 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
To: abb
"We have long admired your commitment to producing the world’s best journalism. We know, as a former reporter, that you appreciate the work we do and how we have continued to publish hard-hitting, thoughtful papers throughout these hard times." It's hysterical to see such poor sentence construction from "the world's best" journalists. In the second sentence above the clause "as a former reporter" should follow the words "that you", rather than precede them.
To: Charlemagne on the Fox
"We have long admired your commitment to producing the worlds best journalism. We know, as a former reporter, that you appreciate the work we do and how we have continued to publish hard-hitting, thoughtful papers throughout these hard times." It's hysterical to see such poor sentence construction from "the world's best" journalists. In the second sentence above the clause "as a former reporter" should follow the words "that you", rather than precede them. Good catch.
Then again, maybe it's a Freudian slip. Perhaps the writer is starting to understand that he/her/it is now a "former reporter."
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posted on
06/09/2009 3:50:46 PM PDT
by
Interesting Times
(For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
To: abb
We know, as a former reporter, that you appreciate the work we do and how we have continued to publish hard-hitting, thoughtful papers throughout these hard times. Shouldn't that read:
We know that you, as a former reporter, appreciate...
or
We know, as former reporters, that you....
To: Brookhaven
Journalists just dont produce a unique product anymore. Finding someone that can write stories about local events just isnt that difficult. Journalism is no long a profession in the same league as a doctor or lawyer. It is now more like a trade like auto mechanic or bricklayer. Journalists are expensive. Propagandists are a dime a dozen.
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posted on
06/09/2009 4:03:01 PM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
To: abb
Mr. Sulzberger, were asking for your leadership. You can make a difference. We desperately need it right now. Propagandists by day. Ass kissers by night.
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posted on
06/09/2009 4:05:16 PM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
To: abb
We have long admired your commitment to producing the worlds best journalism. We know, as a former reporter, that you appreciate the work we do and how we have continued to publish hard-hitting, thoughtful papers throughout these hard times. Despite all the rhetoric of the last few weeks, we believe you want to do the right thing that, at bottom, youre a mensch. Somebody open a window.
This is full of a$$ kissing and blatant flattery.
What a joke!
These people think they are terrific writers?!
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posted on
06/09/2009 5:26:20 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: Brookhaven
It is now more like a trade like auto mechanic or bricklayer.They're not even equal to the trades you mentioned.
If your mechanic screws up your tie rods, your car could swerve into oncoming traffic, killing you and your family.
If the "journalist" screws up, the reader cancels his subscription and lines his bird cage with something else. They are dead men walking.
To: abb
Dear Mr. Sulzberger, We have long admired your commitment to producing the worlds best journalism. Now, that's some serious and well-done bow-tie bumkissing but it's not going to cover the looming $85 million loss.
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posted on
06/09/2009 9:40:03 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
(Better to convert enemies to allies than to destroy them)
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