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>I was talking about editorial approach, not business >plan. > >BTW, City Paper is not a stand-alone entity. It's part >of a media company that owns two underperforming radio >stations: > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.steelcitymedia.com/">http://www.steelc >itymedia.com/</a> > > > > > >>Ah, love the oversimplification. >> >>How can you compare a mediocre appendage like "Go," >>which you say you didn't like, which was attached to a >>strictly local newspaper owned by a troubled company >>(be it due to TV stations or the Ellwood City Ledger) >>with a stand-alone entity like City Paper, distributed >>REGIONALLY in several counties and not attached to a >>local paper serving an aging, rust-belt community? >>You can't. >> >>Apples and oranges. >> >>>BCT actually turns a profit. Calkins has gotten into >>>trouble overextending itself with things like buying >>>the Ellwood City Ledger and some TV stations. >>> >>>"Go!," which I didn't like, was distributed mainly in >>>Pittsburgh and aimed at the college crowd. City >Paper, >>>which is similar in philosophy, seems to be doing OK >>>in "an aging rust belt region." Ah, love the >>>generalities. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>It's a money-losing piece of crap. Time was, if you >>>>said that, some of the loyalists would hop on over >>>>here and fling insult after insult. It's clear now >>>>that the whole thing it smoke and mirrors, a >mediocre >>>>entity with no future, awaiting extinction in a >>county >>>>losing population. You don't do a publication like >>>>"Go" in an aging rust belt region. >>>>The fact they even tried says something about the >>>>stupidity of the owners and managers. >>>> >>>>I think were Scaife not in the midst of his messy >>>>divorce, he'd have already had Ralphie and a few >more >>>>of his Trib Totally Medicore minions pay the BCT >>brass >>>>a visit. >>>> >>>>>Let's see, I'm looking at Saturday's BCT web >site... >>>>>four of the six top stories are police or fire. One >>>of >>>>>the others is a story about the Medical Center's >>>>>expansion that is two days late... moved Thursday >on >>>>>the Pittsburgh Business Times web site. >>>>>Things are bad in the news industry everywhere, no >>>>>doubt. But if the BCT made half the committment to >>>>>news it does to sports and cockamamie design >>schemes, >>>>>it wouldn't be in such bad shape.

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