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>What is your greater point? BCT is toast in any case. >You can only cut editorial so far and then you're >unable to cover anything. > >I must say, the defensiveness of folks there continues >to be mind-boggling. The product deteriorates, >management cuts jobs and STILL the last few standing >remain ready to rumble. > >Amazing. > >>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.steel >c >>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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