Can’t find a tear. Not one.

Some pundit mentioned that it’s possible that former paper boy, now 85? year old sports columnist and “close personal friend” Sid Hartman may outlive the Star Tribune.

I refuse to buy the Star Tribune under any circumstance – I’d rather skip reading the morning paper if the Strib is the only choice – better to be uninformed than misinformed.

…and of course for Lileks, who labors over there, God knows [how] he keeps sane)….

Oh, Lileks has been insane for years. But very well organized, of course.

This comment is dead on. That’s how I feel about all the fashion magazines that I use to enjoy reading. Throughout the election and continuing through today, they were/are constantly running pro over the top Obama articles/photo spreads. I cancelled my subscriptions and told them that 1/2 of the population doesn’t share the same Manhattan elitist point of view as they do.

Callie C. on January 16, 2009 at 5:49 PM

Exactly. Also did this with a home decorating magazine that espoused Al Gore’s junk science as fact. Why don’t they wise up and appeal to all their customers?

When you (newspapers) blatantly, repeatedly, with glee, bash the bejesus out of HALF of your revenue stream, don’t be surprised when you have half the revenue you once did.

Frickin’ idiots get what they deserve.

Tim Zank on January 16, 2009 at 11:59 AM

This comment is dead on. That’s how I feel about all the fashion magazines that I use to enjoy reading. Throughout the election and continuing through today, they were/are constantly running pro over the top Obama articles/photo spreads. I cancelled my subscriptions and told them that 1/2 of the population doesn’t share the same Manhattan elitist point of view as they do.

chsw

Watching this putrid rag tank is the kind of change I can believe in.

I feel bad that the industrious Somali carriers who schlep the Strib around town will be out of jobs, (and of course for Lileks, who labors over there, God knows he keeps sane), but as for the worst editorial and reporting staff in the country, bar none, (LAT, NYT, SPI,and on and on…), good riddance.

Well, according to this story, the WaTimes lost a higher percentage of their readership in 2007 than the WaPo.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/11/05/daily9.html

When you (newspapers) blatantly, repeatedly, with glee, bash the bejesus out of HALF of your revenue stream, don’t be surprised when you have half the revenue you once did.

Frickin’ idiots get what they deserve.

Tim Zank on January 16, 2009 at 11:59 AM

Well said. The newspaper industry is lousy with libs. The advertisers typically are not. The big newspaper executives have no horse sense whatsoever. They damn sure are not smart businessmen, just typical misguided liberals..

Fixed

Tom_Shipley on January 16, 2009 at 11:32 AM

I thought the times was 5th. I didn’t click on your link but I think it got about 55 million unique visits in November.

I love the smell of burning newspaper in the morning.

Coronagold on January 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM

It smells like Victory. Minnesota deserves whatever it gets after electing that clown Frankin.

When you (newspapers) blatantly, repeatedly, with glee, bash the bejesus out of HALF of your revenue stream, don’t be surprised when you have half the revenue you once did.

Frickin’ idiots get what they deserve.

But, look at the newspaper site with the most clicks for Oct. 2008 – the NYTimes BLOWS everyone away.

http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/12/latcom_trails_boston_and.php

The Times also ranks 7th 5th in most visited news sites, which is dominated by what some perceive as the “liberal” MSM.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/05/hitwise-ranks-election-traffic-to-news-sites/

Fixed

The Chicago Tribune – subsequent to their campaign for and endorsement of Obama – has experienced a huge number of subscription cancellations, such that they sent me an offer to re-subscribe just yesterday for $1.03 to deliver 4 newspapers a week to me, including Sunday.

The Sunday Trib costs $2.50 by itself.
Jaibones on January 16, 2009 at 10:10 AM

I get the Sacramento Bee. I was trying to cancel in all honesty, but as I told Lileks, there is just something about holding the paper in your hands that makes you feel like you “own” the news. Irrational I know. Despite the Bee’s opinion pages, it fosters a sense of community. Since California really only dates back 150 years or so, it’s one of the historic touchstones for our area.

At any rate, I asked for a Fri – Sun subscription. A month later, the Bee notifies me that I will be getting Thur – Sun for the same rate. Two months after that, I get the entire week for the same Fri – Sun rate. Way to inflate those circulation numbers!

The Paper is a shell of itself. Although they have put in good work on the sacbee.com website (just like the startribune.com site)I suspect that McClatcy, and eventually the Bee itself, will be one of the many victims in the newspaper shakeout. The Bee website is able to give you what you want in this immediate, now, now, now, digital age. Baby Steps, but I suspect that the future of the newspaper business is the news website business. As soon as the demographics are right on broadband, the switch will come. Heck, maybe it will help drive it a little bit.

There’s no evidence to show newspaper ad revenues have dropped because a perceived “liberal bias.”

Tom_Shipley on January 16, 2009 at 10:38 AM

So what’s Air America’s excuse?

ROFL.

Truth sells.

Let’s roll.

Yessssss.
I’m glad I only read ag newspapers. The news they report pisses me off enough without having an editorial staff to get me even more worked up.
Badger40 on January 16, 2009 at 11:07 AM

I’m going to let my subscription to Aviation Week lapse when it comes up for renewal. Since before 2006, it also has become a house organ for the Democrat party. During the 2006 election, if you read many of the reports, you would have thought the Dems were already in charge — the reports would quote from xxx, the ranking Democrat on the yyy committee. Or, “leading Democrat xxxx was quoted as saying …”. It’s gotten worse since then.

Funny thing was, I expected Av Week to print state secrets (from all sides) — it’s been known as “Aviation Leak” for decades. However, taking a partisan side and picking the side MOST likely to damage the aerospace (both civilian and military) industry — not so much.

I love the smell of burning newspaper in the morning.

Coronagold on January 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM

Yessssss.

I’m glad I only read ag newspapers. The news they report pisses me off enough without having an editorial staff to get me even more worked up.

BadgerHawk, you missed a great opportunity: next time paste it to a cinder block, then return postage paid by sender.
pain train on January 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM

I don’t think that works anymore. OTOH, a little over an ounce will.