tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post2515458522382777163..comments2023-12-31T06:41:45.412-08:00Comments on Gary Robert Scott: Singleton interviewedGary Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05164233287474327699noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-13789906317082567852009-05-20T17:32:38.176-07:002009-05-20T17:32:38.176-07:00They're officially closing the Valencia printing p...They're officially closing the Valencia printing press and laying off more people. The flagship strikes again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-41097410594869594552009-05-20T04:58:53.248-07:002009-05-20T04:58:53.248-07:00I have a difference of many opinions with Dean Sin...I have a difference of many opinions with Dean Singleton including how he runs his empire and the twits he hires to help him.<br /><br />My biggest wish, please, please get a new photo of yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-59640193748385377832009-05-19T22:38:08.228-07:002009-05-19T22:38:08.228-07:00LANG has vibrant websites. The only difference is ...LANG has vibrant websites. The only difference is the masthead color. Cookie-cutter to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-90882163204741019732009-05-19T14:22:11.620-07:002009-05-19T14:22:11.620-07:00I'm still waiting for those vibrant web sites!I'm still waiting for those vibrant web sites!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-18250155114407256832009-05-19T05:22:00.000-07:002009-05-19T05:22:00.000-07:00I would bet my bottom dollar that this strategy wi...I would bet my bottom dollar that this strategy will not work for his newspapers. They are incapable of performing any strategy to a completion. As far as his statements that it is a bad economy, this economy will not recover like those prior. Newspapers have lost classified, never to return in great numbers and they are well on their way to losing remaining national, major, and local retail advertising. That doesn't leave much to recover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-56670648640475663542009-05-18T18:30:00.000-07:002009-05-18T18:30:00.000-07:00For all his talk about comparing losses, I haven't...For all his talk about comparing losses, I haven't seen too many radio stations going off the air. <br /><br />As someone pointed out in the original article, Singleton is cherry-picking the numbers to make his point. Newspaper revenues have been falling faster, and for longer, than other media. The fact that for this period the numbers aren't as bad is hardly cause for celebration - it simply could be that there's a lot less room for newspapers to fall now relative to other media. Somehow, I don't find that encouraging.<br /><br />That said, his rough outline for online is definitely where the industry is headed. Whether or not they're willing to make the investment in order to capitalize on this strategy remains to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-76126580971898128302009-05-18T15:36:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:36:00.000-07:00The interview is quite fascinating, in large part ...The interview is quite fascinating, in large part because Singleton sounds so reasonablt and so intelligent.<br /><br />The problem is, he lies. Or at the very least, dissembles. When he came into our newsroom in 1999 after purchasing the paper, the swore he would never merge the Daily Bulletin with the San Bernardino Sun.<br /><br />He told us the biggest mistake Donrey ever made was merging the Ontario and Pomona papers into the Daily Bulletin in 1990.<br /><br />But the fact is, within five years of that statement, the Bulletin and the Sun were virtually the same paper under different mastheads.<br /><br />So lie? Maybe not. But he certainly was dissembling.Mike Rappaporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648005587039671935noreply@blogger.com