More from Lean Dean

[Sam Mills 51]

So that was the stench floating in from the west. I thought it was just the septic tank leaking again ...

 

[deskslave]

Seriously...it would be nice if the head of one of the nation's major newspaper groups knew that "comprised of" is wrong.

EDIT: Localness? Localness?!

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Also notice that after they talk of major company and corporate mergers that they will hire more sales staff while, in so many words, continuing to slash and burn newsrooms.

So, let's see ... more people will be selling to fewer and fewer clients while fewer people in the newsroom will be on hand to work an increasing number of media platforms.

Yup ... makes perfect sense. :

 

[Ben_Hecht]

This from a CJR article:

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Dean Singleton's extraordinary business savvy has made him a full-fledged member of the American elite. He earns more than a two-million dollars a year; he cavorts with presidents and senators; he is a leading member of Denver society. His primary residence, where he lives with his wife, Adrienne, and three children, is a stunning mansion in Denver's wealthiest neighborhood, a mansion that contains eleven bathrooms and an elevator, since he has difficulty climbing stairs. Singleton also owns four cattle ranches in Colorado, along with a home on Cape Cod where, during the summer months, he goes sailing with the musician James Taylor.

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Makes you feel good when you're re-interviewing for you own job?
I think it to be naive to think he and his company are not making money on your backs.

It makes me sick when millionaires (BILLIONAIRES!) cry poor. All we hear about is how much money is wasted on reporting, publishing and production. No doubt ad revenues are down, but I find it hard to believe Lean Dean is losing money. He's just not making as much as he previoulsy did and probably never will again.
It's why I find it hard to sympathize with baseball owners who cry poor. It's not that they are losing money year after year, it's that they aren't making as much money from one year to the next. Most of them anyway.
I'm all for making as much money as you can, but how greedy can you be? Looks like those of us working at LANG are going to find out.

MLB franchise ownership is a giant tax racket/boondoggle, and has been for as long as most of us have been alive.

And it will be as long as there's an expanding marketplace for the product.

Check it out. Since it's the only thing Fredo ever succeeded at in his life, you KNOW just what a racket it is.

 

[The Last Boy Scout]

fork Dean Singleton with a dirty plunger.

 

[fishwrapper]

fork Dean Singleton with a dirty plunger.

Subtle.

 

[funky_mountain]

here's a quote from media news president joseph lodovich:

"We have to find ways to grow revenue or become more efficient by eliminating fixed costs," Lodovic said. "Why does every newspaper need copy editors? In this day and age, I think copy-editing can be done centrally for several newspapers.''

here's the link, courtesy of romenesko:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aiV1Bphplulw&refer=us

 

[Chi City 81]

here's a quote from media news president joseph lodovich:

"We have to find ways to grow revenue or become more efficient by eliminating fixed costs," Lodovic said. "Why does every newspaper need copy editors? In this day and age, I think copy-editing can be done centrally for several newspapers.''

here's the link, courtesy of romenesko:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aiV1Bphplulw&refer=us

What an absolute moron.

 

[Left_Coast]

Yeah, ask the SoCal papers how that's working out.

Dipshirt.

 

[Ace]

here's a quote from media news president joseph lodovich:

"We have to find ways to grow revenue or become more efficient by eliminating fixed costs," Lodovic said. "Why does every newspaper need copy editors? In this day and age, I think copy-editing can be done centrally for several newspapers.''

here's the link, courtesy of romenesko:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aiV1Bphplulw&refer=us

What an absolute moron.

Welcome to the future. How do you spell Shicago again?

 

[Ben_Hecht]

here's a quote from media news president joseph lodovich:

"We have to find ways to grow revenue or become more efficient by eliminating fixed costs," Lodovic said. "Why does every newspaper need copy editors? In this day and age, I think copy-editing can be done centrally for several newspapers.''

here's the link, courtesy of romenesko:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aiV1Bphplulw&refer=us

What an absolute moron.

Welcome to the future. How do you spell Shicago again?

The Filipinos'll have to look it up.

 

[Gold]

This would be comical if people's jobs and newspapers weren't at stake.

22 percent from online? With that product? And they think they are going to have 50 percent of their revenues from online? Well, there's liable to be more competition for those online advertising dollars. The "free press" ol' Dean speaks of might be a bit more difficult, because the reporters he underpays might be competing with people who can report and write as well and are entrepreneurial enough to put out their own local news.