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    Image of littleredcorvet littleredcorvet
    11/16/09

    In reply to Nation's Biggest Publisher of Gay Newspapers Closes
    I work down the hall from their office. Apparently they came in to work today and found out the company had gone under and are being forced to get everything out of their office by 3. Everyone's running back and forth trying to empty the office. Sad day. #washingtonblade
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    Image of manchops manchops
    11/16/09

    In reply to Nation's Biggest Publisher of Gay Newspapers Closes
    Want to point this out--and I come from a background with a lot of employment in gay print media. Though there is big sadness about this, mainly the history and struggle of gays and lesbians to get their voices printed and distributed, mainly to reach those in small towns, rural areas (to reach suicidal teenagers ESPECIALLY) but also to organize a community to fight for its rights and very existence (see: AIDS), the times have changed. Mainly, duh, the internet

    And the one thing with the gays, say what you will, but in terms of media and communication, it's a group that has always been 100 steps ahead. The death of gay print has been SOOO obvious for so long to gays and lesbians who have been all over the internet since it was born (compare the amount of friends your gay friends have on facebook vs. your straight friends). Yes hook-ups and sex ads are a part of this. But keep in mind: As a minority group unidenifiable by skin color, etc., the internet is the ultimate way for us to find each other and to know what places to patronize that are not only "friendly" but safe. Sorry gay print media. And mostly, sorry for those of you who still had or have jobs in it. #washingtonblade
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/16/09

    In reply to Nation's Biggest Publisher of Gay Newspapers Closes
    What if they had switched from Windows Media to Mac? #washingtonblade
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    11/16/09

    In reply to Nation's Biggest Publisher of Gay Newspapers Closes
    And yet Details survives.

    Is the basic deal on this that these newspapers used to be kept in business by personal ads that other newspapers wouldn't accept but now Craigslist Casual Encounters has doomed them? #washingtonblade
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/16/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: How much that and how much that gays, as a market, are both more and less separately defined?

    Big brands wanting gay dollarz can pretty much go MSM now #washingtonblade
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/16/09

    In reply to Nation's Biggest Publisher of Gay Newspapers Closes
    This really is sad, in that many stories too "niche-y" (read: g-a-y) for the mainstream media were broken by these publishers, before becoming national stories. #washingtonblade
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    Image of Princess Sparkle Pony Princess Sparkle Pony
    11/16/09

    In reply to Nation's Biggest Publisher of Gay Newspapers Closes
    especially one with the reputation for excellence that the Blade had

    Well, until their previous editor started hiring people like Jeff Gannon, anyway. #washingtonblade
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    Image of Beau Nerd Beau Nerd
    11/16/09

    @Princess Sparkle Pony: Say what you will about Gannon, but the man had a real way with softballs. #washingtonblade
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