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>This may disappoint you, but I don't work there. I'm >in the business and live in their circulation area. I >happen to think they do a good job with the resources >they have and they're -- by far -- the best of the >suburban papers. > >Toast? The paper makes money. Can't cover anything? >Two of their cuts were editors and one was a >part-timer in sports. > >But then you're not really interested in dealing with >facts, are you? Not amazing. > > > >>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.stee >l >>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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