One question: Is "The Advocate" a leftist, Democrat-propaganda rag better suited for fish-wrap or lining bird cages?
If so, then...
Posted on 03/25/2020 1:16:07 PM PDT by abb
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The editor of The Advocate newspaper is asking the community for donations to help keep their operation up and running.
John Georges, who owns a billion-dollar group of businesses including The Advocate newspaper, said Wednesday, March 25 the plea for public donations came after people in the community asked how they could help.
“Every penny matters in the newspaper business,” Georges said by phone Wednesday. “If there are people in the community who want to contribute to make their paper last longer, we are accepting.”
“Simply put, we need your help,” said the mass email from The Advocate Editor Peter Kovacs. “Please consider contributing to our newsroom today.”
The emailed plea contained links for people to donate in amounts of $100, $500 or $1,000 in exchange for a free poster, tote bag or coffee mug. In an article posted in The Advocate earlier this week, Kovacs said government closures due to the novel coronavirus threat have led to a drop in newspaper advertisements.
“People are calling and praising us for the work we are doing and telling us how much they appreciate it,” Georges said. “It was a response to people asking how they could help.”
The Advocate, based in Baton Rouge, is Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper operation.
It serves the southern part of the state including Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and New Orleans.
Earlier this week, The Advocate announced it was temporarily laying off about 40 people among its 400-member workforce. Georges said the newspaper would continue to pay for health care insurance for the furloughed workers.
Georges says newspapers asking for contributions from the community is nothing new
.“That’s something newspapers all over the country are doing because people are calling to help,” Georges said. “It’s one of the many measures we’re using to continue to provide full news coverage over a longer period of time.”
Georges purchased the 95-year-old newspaper from the Manship family in 2013.
It’s satisfying to watch them grovel and beg on the way out.
Learn to code.
>>The emailed plea contained links for people to donate in amounts of $100, $500 or $1,000 in exchange for a free poster, tote bag or coffee mug.
Who do they think they are, NPR?
John, you’re beating a dead horse. Newspapers have had a damn good run for several centuries, but it’s over, passe, finito.
I'm getting a mixed message here...
Oh, yes. Plus the guy who owns it is a multi-millionaire.
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/business-executives/john-georges-net-worth/
Good!
A liberal, leftist, Democrat rag going down in financial flames.
What’s not to like?
They can stop calling it a newspaper, call it designer toilet paper and sales will skyrocket.
Inky butt.
They don’t suggest subscriptions?
This is truly good news to get!
No, they aren’t.
Hey, abb!
How much trading does he do with China?
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/3624296Z:US
http://georgesenterprises.com/companies/food-distribution/imperial-trading-company
Today, Imperial Trading is a mega distribution company with multiple distribution centers throughout the Southeastern United States which include Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. Also included under the Imperial Trading umbrella are a wholesale club in Baton Rouge, office coffee services and beverage systems. Imperial grosses over $1 billion in annual sales.
Adjust your reporting. Biased news doesn’t sell. EOM
Is this newspaper as bad (in terms of political bias) as the New Orleans Times-Picayune is rumored to be?
Any Louisiana Freepers wanna weigh in on this?
The two newspapers are owned by the same man. Georges bought The Advocate in 2013, and the TP in 2019. Their pretty much the same paper now.
The Dead Tree Media is an anachronism....................
The Left ain’t big on charity out of their own pockets. Suckers.
You need to know they were right in with all the MSM in helping spread the panic here in Louisiana.
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