Comments on: LA Times: Another editor out for refusing to make budget cuts http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Booth http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-12848 Jim Booth Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:58:42 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/#comment-12848 Saw a great discussion of this on the NewsHour (PBS) last night, Denny. I was interested in what one of the participants said that another disagreed violently with: that newspapers must accept that diminished capacity is all they can expect as they slowly decline to irrelevancy. The guy was even dismissive of on-line possibilities - he seemed determined to bury newspapers, not to praise them. I thought of many of the points you've made about the business in this forum and wondered why you weren't there to discuss them instead of him. Saw a great discussion of this on the NewsHour (PBS) last night, Denny. I was interested in what one of the participants said that another disagreed violently with: that newspapers must accept that diminished capacity is all they can expect as they slowly decline to irrelevancy. The guy was even dismissive of on-line possibilities – he seemed determined to bury newspapers, not to praise them.

I thought of many of the points you’ve made about the business in this forum and wondered why you weren’t there to discuss them instead of him.

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]]> By: www.buzzflash.net http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-12844 www.buzzflash.net Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:21:12 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/#comment-12844 <strong>LA Times: Another editor out for refusing to make budget cuts...</strong> To the next editor of the LA Times: Cut the approximately $120 million budget by 1 percent. That would mean firing people. To keep that job, he or she had better do it — because the publisher fired the previous two editors who refused to make the cut... LA Times: Another editor out for refusing to make budget cuts…

To the next editor of the LA Times: Cut the approximately $120 million budget by 1 percent. That would mean firing people. To keep that job, he or she had better do it — because the publisher fired the previous two editors who refused to make the cut…

]]> By: Dr. Slammy http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-12841 Dr. Slammy Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:57:53 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2008/01/22/la-times-another-editor-out-for-refusing-to-make-budget-cuts/#comment-12841 The two words in that statement that told me all I need to know were "entrepreneurial" and "nimble." This is code, of course. "Innovation" is problematic, as well (as you note) - this is definition of an industry that isn't even a little bit interested in real innovation. They like the idea of it, but when it comes to DOING something about innovation they can be counted on to wet their pants. How do we know? Well, these aren't new problems. They've had YEARS to recognize, diagnose, and respond, and they've had all the budgets in the world. Seriously, if Craig's List starts with zip and you start with billions and he beats you anyway, you're too stupid to live. The idea of the Zells of the world losing their asses is actually an entertaining thought. Sadly, they're still going to be filthy rich after all those hard-working employees go bankrupt. The two words in that statement that told me all I need to know were “entrepreneurial” and “nimble.” This is code, of course. “Innovation” is problematic, as well (as you note) – this is definition of an industry that isn’t even a little bit interested in real innovation. They like the idea of it, but when it comes to DOING something about innovation they can be counted on to wet their pants.

How do we know? Well, these aren’t new problems. They’ve had YEARS to recognize, diagnose, and respond, and they’ve had all the budgets in the world. Seriously, if Craig’s List starts with zip and you start with billions and he beats you anyway, you’re too stupid to live.

The idea of the Zells of the world losing their asses is actually an entertaining thought. Sadly, they’re still going to be filthy rich after all those hard-working employees go bankrupt.

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