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>For the record, "Comic books and related media are >very popular right now" has been a fact for DECADES. > >If what you say is correct, I'd say the PG's search >for readers in a declining market for newspapers >overall is in worse shape than some of us thought it >was. And it's fact that while the PG has had some >extremely rough financial patches and no doubt >continue to, their drops in circ have been far less >precarious than the double-digit drops other papers >have, taken together. > >But the PG "snagging younger readers?" Not working. >Not gonna work. How many young readers? Half a dozen? >Tell me how that makes up much change to the ad base. >Who of these new readers will be reading for any >length of time? And any new interest is sure to be >online, not print > >Cat's Call, Sam Bennett's increasingly incoherent >work, certain of the blogs are all specifically aimed >at younger demographics. The quality is uniformly >horrible > >The quality issue of the PG's for-the-youngsters stuff >tells me it's a cynical move on the part of the >Blocks, who care more about Shribman's and Simpson's >Weekly Sermons from the Mount than they care about >younger readers. I have no reason to doubt Diana >Block's motives for leaving: to spend more time with >her kids. Sadly, with her departure, they lost having >someone on deck every day clearly more attuned to the >perspective and lifestyle of younger adults than JR >Block, Shribman and the others ever will be. I think >JR was born middle-aged. > >>I see nothing wrong with covering it. Just check >>out the summer movies -- Wolverine, Transformers, G.I. >>Joe. >> >>Of course, most of the people who care about comics >>are more likely to go to an online source such as >>Newsarama or >>Superherohype, but maybe the PG can snag a few younger >>readers. Maybe they are overdoing it a bit, but it's >>worth a shot. >> >>>Folks taking vacation time, paying their own way and >>>just filing. That happens. I don't think anyone was >>>saying or implying anything out of line on that >>count. >>> >>>What I do wonder is why the paper feels such a strong >>>need to over-cover Comic-Con between Sharon and Rob >>>Rogers. Great they have people there happy to file. >>>And a bit of it would be fine. >>> >>>But THIS MUCH? It's like Owen's overhyped Hollywood >>>excursions. Where do you draw the line? >>> >>>>I seriously doubt that the P-G "sent" either of >them. >>>>It's more like, "I'm going to this, how about if I >>>>file some copy while I'm there instead of working in >>>>the office?" Looks to me like the son is a fan, he's >>>>too young to go alone and she goes along. There's a >>>>lot of this stuff going on at the P-G. Last year >>Colin >>>>Dunlap tried to track down Pirates prospect Pedro >>>>Alvarez on a personal trip to NYC. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I don't get this. Sharon Eberson goes to Comic-Con >>>>>again? This amid tight money, buyouts, mandatory >>>>>furloughs? >>>>> >>>>>And who gives a crap about what her son is doing >>>>>there? What's this? Eberson family promo week? >>>>> >>>>>Is the PG paying for her trip? If so, priorities >>have >>>>>gotten more perverse than I figured. It'll cost >>>>>plenty to ramp up G20 coverage in September. And >>they >>>>>think this matters?

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