Washington Blade and Several Other Gay Newspapers Go Out of Business

The New York Times ^ | 11/16/2009 | Richard Perez-Pena

[a fool in paradise]

The Gay Blade?

[jessduntno]

I guess they blew it...

[HiTech RedNeck]

Ah, gay has been so ruined.

[Berlin_Freeper]

It must have been those Mormons. /s

[Jagman]

And no one noticed...

[max americana]

The recession made them bend over?

[longtermmemmory]

it is too dangerous for normal business to advertise in sex newspapers.

[umgud]

They just couldn’t make it in the end.

[DoughtyOne]

How wide an audience could they have had? I don’t know how they lasted this long, unless the left have been subscribing out of loyalty to the cause. Perhaps they’ve been pumping in funds for the disruption of society factor.

[Mac from Cleveland]

"...a note posted on the door saying that the company had ceased operation. It told the workers to return Wednesday with boxes to collect their belongings.

Oh, honey-a BOX? that's so low-rent. I'm taking this darling little aquamarine tote bag that's just to DIE for!

[Hodar]

Depending upon which source you find accurage, the Gay population is between 3 and 7% of the total population. A newspaper that has a target demographic of only 3-7% of the total population is a recipe for disaster.

Of the 3-7% of the population, what market penetration could they reasonably expect? 3-15% would probably be somewhat reasonable, so if we multiply 7% x 15% we wind up with a best case scenario of ~1% of the population purchasing this paper.

I see no business case where this could be a viable enterprise. To claim that homophobia is behind the collapse of a poor business plan, is simply not true. They may not claim that at this point in time; but I’ll wager that the allegation will be made.

[Navy Patriot]

Window Media had been in serious financial trouble, but employees said they had expected a reorganization or sale, not a liquidation.

That's queer, in this terrible economy, serious financial trouble usually means bankruptcy. I wonder who gave 'em the bum information?

[rfp1234]

The owners were too anal-retentive.

[jessduntno]

“They just couldn’t make it in the end.”

They did suck it up, though, even though they were all choked up...

[Nonstatist]

They’ll need some creative financing to stay in business. Do you think they can find some through the back door ?

[UCFRoadWarrior]

A few less media outlets to attack Carrie Prejean now...I guess they could not get off any more....issues....

[mrsmel]

LOL

[Vision]

The fact that homosexuals want their own paper, olympics, rodeo, etc is proof this is a lifestyle choice.

[null and void]

The paper’s roughly 20 employees “are determined to come back and make of a go of it as an independent entity,” he said. “Our first meeting is tomorrow.”

Give 'em credit for that.

They could just as easily whinged on about being victims and demanded a bailout.