More MG News

Wow.

 

Where is MG in the forefront or even the background of digital news?

 

OK, so they're gonna sell the product that's producing most of the content for their so-called "digital news" company ... yet there doesn't seem to be any mention of how their "digital news" company will come up with content (besides the 2-minute clips provided by the TV stations) ...

Kinda makes me glad I was fired from an MG paper ... I can display that as a badge of honor ...

 

Me, too, SportsGuy. Join the club!

 

I'm also going to be interested to see what happens with all the "combined editing centers" they've foisted on themselves, especially if the papers are broken up between 2 or more buyers ...

 

You and me both, BCK. When they canned me, they made me feel like the most worthless, useless newspaperman ever. Time and distance have helped me to see the problem was on their end, not mine.

And, my current paper's corporate situation notwithstanding, I couldn't be happier to be elsewhere.

 

That's not a Media General thing. Any company that fires you has a habit of making you feel worthless and useless. Firings suck for a reason.

 

The guy who fired me seemed to bask in the glow. Karma came around to him three years later, though. Hope that those who fired MightyMouse and SportsGuy have had similar experiences.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-63-newspapers-from-media-general-for-142m/2012/05/17/gIQANkLqVU_story.html

Behold, the Oracle of Omaha.

 

This may be the best thing to happen to newspapers since 2006 (or before). Buffett knows value and he usually is pretty good at assessing value.

I don't think this means money will be pouring into newspapers and salaries, but I think it will mean some regained respect and better management at the top.



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Depends on who's doing the managing ... if they bring any of the upper management types over from MG's newspaper division in this deal (and I mean ANY), then don't count on it ...

 

I'll be damned. This may end well after all.

Well, probably not. ... But still, a good day for MG folks.