For newspapers, what has always been unthinkable is changing with the times. From a stubborn refusal to standardize ad sizes to accommodate national advertisers to their initial dismissal of and subsequent deer-in-the-headlights reaction to the Internet, they have brought about their own death. And what is their imaginative solution? To cut back on the things that make them valuable and unique and that could help them trounce their web rivals: deep reportorial resources and expert editorial judgement. Honestly, if an individual were this self-destructive, someone would do an intervention. #wallstreetjournal
Meanwhile over on Slate, Daniel Gross argues reports of the newspaper industry's death are greatly exaggerated. A focus on plummeting circulation and weak ad figures "might be a case of making too much of a few numbers and ignoring some important ones." [www.slate.com]
This is the first time I've ever been on Marissa Mayer's side about anything. And I share her flabbergastery.
I'd read about this earlier today and thought nothing of it.
But watching the vid Thomson is clearly making a conscious sexual / sexist entendre and the overall effect is downright creepy.
What a terrible lackey loser he is. Go back to Britain and edit your shitty right-wing rag. He probably has rupert's balls in his mouth right now.
p.s. All these MSM f'ers from Niesenholtz to Spanfellow to this dbag are so ridiculously disingenuous, as anyone with half a brain knows. All of their arguments are specious. If you don't like what Google's doing turn it off and lose 20-50% of your traffic.
@jackbarber: I think his point has merit and just because she happens to be female (I am too) you're alleging his criticism is sexist. Also, know the Thomson family and FYI he is lovely, brilliant and a happy family man.
@joeynhes: Ok I'm sorry I said Thomson has Rupe's balls in his mouth. That was unfair!
His point however has zero merit, so I can't follow you there..
This is all empirical:
If he doesn't like what Google is doing, he can easily block Goog's crawler (or whatever you call it) from any and all News Corp content.
Problem is, Google drives News Corp a shitload (excuse my language!) of traffic, therefore driving very material page views and revenue.
Hence my problem with Thomson's, Spanfeeler's and all those other old media execs disingenuous carping about Google.
They're basically -- and IMO pathetically -- trying to make enough nuisance so Google pays them something they shouldn't by rights have to pay them to make them shut up and fade back into the woodwork.
Google is correctly ignoring them and doing nothing. #marissamayer
I'm quite impressed that a WSJ editor even knows what Teh Google is.
His full-time assistant who prints out his daily emails deserves a raise for filling him in before the conference began. #marissamayer
I know we're not supposed to say anything nice about News Corporation. But what's the real story of the Wall Street Journal's move to Midtown? The lack of complaint. These titans of business journalism may be forced to share the same skyscraper as the alcoholics of the New York Post and the angry men of Fox News. But so much richer are the lunch options of Midtown -- compared with the wasteland of the World Financial Center -- that the constantly whining WSJ reporters are uncharacteristically reconciled to this particular change.
"the newspaper's new "Hub," an area on the sixth floor with loads of flat-screen displays blaring TV news around the clock — the beating heart of the new, multiplatform Journal"
Oink.
Newsgathering skills? Its all very incestuous and obscene. Everyone licks the other's face and if profit or its illusion can be created, these guys do it. They go home satisfied, together, back to their exclusive world and they don't know how much Pinekatz wants to cut them.
Its why I turned off business news to use as white noise in my office. Its value was less than that.
I understand that Thomson is also bringing back the tradition of "droit de cuissage" - the right of editors to take the new brides of employees' to their beds on their wedding nights.
10/29/09
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10/29/09
#tips
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10/22/09
I'd read about this earlier today and thought nothing of it.
But watching the vid Thomson is clearly making a conscious sexual / sexist entendre and the overall effect is downright creepy.
What a terrible lackey loser he is. Go back to Britain and edit your shitty right-wing rag. He probably has rupert's balls in his mouth right now.
p.s. All these MSM f'ers from Niesenholtz to Spanfellow to this dbag are so ridiculously disingenuous, as anyone with half a brain knows. All of their arguments are specious. If you don't like what Google's doing turn it off and lose 20-50% of your traffic.
Ok I'm done now. #marissamayer
10/23/09
10/24/09
Well done. #marissamayer
10/27/09
His point however has zero merit, so I can't follow you there..
This is all empirical:
If he doesn't like what Google is doing, he can easily block Goog's crawler (or whatever you call it) from any and all News Corp content.
Problem is, Google drives News Corp a shitload (excuse my language!) of traffic, therefore driving very material page views and revenue.
Hence my problem with Thomson's, Spanfeeler's and all those other old media execs disingenuous carping about Google.
They're basically -- and IMO pathetically -- trying to make enough nuisance so Google pays them something they shouldn't by rights have to pay them to make them shut up and fade back into the woodwork.
Google is correctly ignoring them and doing nothing. #marissamayer
10/27/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
10/22/09
His full-time assistant who prints out his daily emails deserves a raise for filling him in before the conference began. #marissamayer
07/10/09
07/10/09
Oink.
Newsgathering skills? Its all very incestuous and obscene. Everyone licks the other's face and if profit or its illusion can be created, these guys do it. They go home satisfied, together, back to their exclusive world and they don't know how much Pinekatz wants to cut them.
Its why I turned off business news to use as white noise in my office. Its value was less than that.
07/10/09
05/28/09
News Corpse needs to negotiate a "lucrative ad deal" with Facebook.
05/28/09
It's not impossible, given what an awesome product they've got, and how famously devoted their customers are.
Oh wait...
05/28/09