Comments on: New York Times Fires 500 Staffers

By: Herb Ely

Herb Ely — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:31:30 +0000

I think that they made a mistake by setting the times select subscription at $49.95. I'll bet lots of bloggers would have willingly paid $15 for regular access to times opinion pieces, news and files.

By: Bachbone

Bachbone — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:31:28 +0000

Question: What is, "500 NYT employees standing in the unemployment line?"

Answer: A good start.

By: Reasoned Audacity: Politics in Real Life

Reasoned Audacity: Politics in Real Life — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:40:13 +0000

Update: The Sky is Falling: Elite Women Want Motherhood?

Alert reader, Carl at Gelf Magazine has outstanding reporting and an astute observation. Dr. Yoest, I saw your post about yesterday's NYT article ...And noticed your comment about the methodology: "The article is heavy on anecdote and fails to ever...

By: M. Murcek

M. Murcek — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:28:46 +0000

THE MSM's problem is that their market share is falling because the quality of their product is going down. At some point we'll hear the argument that they deserve some sort of special exemption from the mechanics of a market-driven reality. They, of course, deserve nothing of the sort.

By: Pedrito

Pedrito — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:34:04 +0000

You won't see me shedding any tears over cutbacks like these. The NYT could have prevented this. Had they been a little more interested in guaranteeing facts (which most people want) rather than political ideologies to its readership, perhaps the readership wouldn't have abandoned them so easily.

Bottom line: Americans found another way to get what they wanted, primarily because the NYT wasn't giving it to them.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:28:01 +0000

If you get any of your war news from the MSM you're reading propaganda. I follow Iraq the Model and three or four Milblogs and Michael Yon and I truly believe I'm better informed than if I followed the NYT.

By: From On High

From On High — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

the Philadelphia papers will eliminate a total of 100 jobs. The cuts at the Times represent about 4 percent of the company’s work force and will be made across the company, including about 45 jobs in the Times newsroom and 35 at The Boston Globe. ( link ) The folks at the Times are going to have to learn that human beings are not machines that can be turned on and off, that parents can’t always reshuffle their lives on short notice. Then again, it seems they have a lot to learn ...

By: From On High

From On High — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

the Philadelphia papers will eliminate a total of 100 jobs. The cuts at the Times represent about 4 percent of the company’s work force and will be made across the company, including about 45 jobs in the Times newsroom and 35 at The Boston Globe. (link) The folks at the Times are going to have to learn that human beings are not machines that can be turned on and off, that parents can’t always reshuffle their lives on short notice. Then again, it seems they have a lot to learn ...