tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post2682492619914579228..comments2023-12-31T06:41:45.412-08:00Comments on Gary Robert Scott: Avoiding the "B" wordGary Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05164233287474327699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-56665454743544196562010-01-18T18:41:00.144-08:002010-01-18T18:41:00.144-08:00"Pearl Harbor plus the Presidential Election&..."Pearl Harbor plus the Presidential Election" is the way I'm going to describe all big stories when I pitch them now. Me likey!Sad scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-56534334914694612812010-01-17T12:09:34.822-08:002010-01-17T12:09:34.822-08:00since when has this company ever cared about what&...since when has this company ever cared about what's a non-event for readers? compared to 97% of the nonevent pablum forced on MediaNews readers by inept editors, this is Pearl Harbor plus the Presidential Election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-86529805340412918412010-01-17T05:11:00.256-08:002010-01-17T05:11:00.256-08:00A non event for readers and advertisers. Let's...A non event for readers and advertisers. Let's set aside advertisers. For readers? You mean the "great quality" of journalism you provide won't be going even further downhill?<br /><br />You can color the coverage by your newspapers the way you want but the fact is you failed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-24553902982496027672010-01-16T20:24:34.632-08:002010-01-16T20:24:34.632-08:00Well considered. A debt for equity swap can be ass...Well considered. A debt for equity swap can be associated with exit of original owners. The benefits to debt holders can be arcane - tailored to tax circumstances and balance sheet issues. The MNG Chpt. 11 bankruptcy, as described by the company, is opaque. Difficult to see whether original owners are looking to continue operations under their management as a going concern, or whether this is an apparently highly skillful exit strategy, that maximizes the owners' position under severe circumstances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com