tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post869402889941007539..comments2023-12-31T06:41:45.412-08:00Comments on Gary Robert Scott: The I-News experiment beginsGary Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05164233287474327699noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-17779207706132698862009-05-29T12:36:51.207-07:002009-05-29T12:36:51.207-07:00Please don't go down this well worn trail yet agai...Please don't go down this well worn trail yet again about the Daily News being the flagship of LANG.<br /><br />If you aren't in the business and aren't a subscriber, of which there aren't many left, there is virtually zero name recognition here. <br /><br />Old Dean spun the wheel and that is the name that came up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-24290490220958655902009-05-29T11:52:27.255-07:002009-05-29T11:52:27.255-07:00no, that's not true. it is a bigger paper. the mos...no, that's not true. it is a bigger paper. the most circulation and name recognition etc etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-11062113043574036602009-05-29T04:47:39.834-07:002009-05-29T04:47:39.834-07:00They are using the daily news because they have le...They are using the daily news because they have less at risk there. More bleeding than anywhere else at lang. And, they spun the wheel and that is what came up...you think there was a well thought out plan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-64795207813031299952009-05-28T20:13:09.677-07:002009-05-28T20:13:09.677-07:00a day late and a dollar short. no staff, resources...a day late and a dollar short. no staff, resources or anything. why are they using the DN as the guinea pig?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-64978559377698062602009-05-28T19:40:02.765-07:002009-05-28T19:40:02.765-07:00so when this doesn't work, who will medianews blam...so when this doesn't work, who will medianews blame? and how many more layoffs will occur?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-79918223755308266382009-05-28T19:31:14.049-07:002009-05-28T19:31:14.049-07:00William Dean Singleton, Emperor of all Medianews a...William Dean Singleton, Emperor of all Medianews and Vincent Kennedy Mcmahon, Chairman of the WWE, announced their upcoming cage match to be held in the open caverns of Woodland Hills, Ca. Plenty of space, parking will be cheap, and there won't be a conflict with the NBA. Protesters are expected to amass in droves over the unfair Singleton advantage...rumors are circulating that only two things held Singleton back in his quest to be a newspaper success and a wrestling tycoon...talent and ability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-40221577271051350992009-05-28T19:21:02.738-07:002009-05-28T19:21:02.738-07:00The life expectancy of reporters dropping from a p...The life expectancy of reporters dropping from a plane without a chute is longer than those who are still on the ground. Sorry, can't help myself here, Janiga said no more layoffs.<br /><br />Sounds like little eddie and Renee got together for this brilliant strategic operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-84741505594185053582009-05-28T19:18:25.790-07:002009-05-28T19:18:25.790-07:00Another well thought plan by the boys in Denver......Another well thought plan by the boys in Denver...YIKES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-71440235346015735032009-05-28T18:38:35.216-07:002009-05-28T18:38:35.216-07:00DENVER (AP) -- Media News Chairman William Dean Si...DENVER (AP) -- Media News Chairman William Dean Singleton, in an effort to enhance his fading newspaper properties, today announced a new initiative to deliver the news. <br /><br />Calling it "News in a Bottle," Singleton will stuff blank paper and crayons into empty coke bottles, which will then be parachuted with reporters into readers' driveways. <br /><br />"The bottle will have the parachute," Singleton said. "The reporter won't."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-76474429613919388632009-05-28T16:26:39.881-07:002009-05-28T16:26:39.881-07:004:20, that was the funniest post yet. Sad thing is...4:20, that was the funniest post yet. Sad thing is it's true. Dean is a joke. I say pull the plug, the patient (LANG) won't make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-80000818237743414312009-05-28T16:20:43.330-07:002009-05-28T16:20:43.330-07:00It would be a crying shame to have this company di...It would be a crying shame to have this company die. Who else can compete with the WWE for a good laugh and strange plot lines?<br /><br />I sure would liked to have heard the sales pitch that started this down the track. My thought...all who heard the pitch should be given a drug test very quickly. <br /><br />Just when I think Medianews can't get any worse, they do, in spite of my zero expectations. What a pathetic joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-56373652871131018132009-05-28T15:46:56.354-07:002009-05-28T15:46:56.354-07:00He expects people to come out of their pockets for...He expects people to come out of their pockets for $50 bucks on a printer so they can print his newspaper at home??<br /><br />WTF would anyone do that for when they can still read it online for free?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-35223280169177648962009-05-28T15:33:04.252-07:002009-05-28T15:33:04.252-07:00You watch. It will work and lead the industry towa...You watch. It will work and lead the industry toward acceptable profitability. Then, the company wil cut back on the home printers, and expect neighbors to share printers. The price of ink will go up and the company will be slow to reimburse. The back office people will not process requests for printers, though still collect credit card payments. The guy delivering the printers will be laid off, as will one of the two remaining LANG reporters writing hyperlocal news out of leased space in a Covina Starbucks. but the concept will work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-92166512406607723172009-05-28T14:52:29.503-07:002009-05-28T14:52:29.503-07:00Hey why don't they just make them by Laserdisk mac...Hey why don't they just make them by Laserdisk machines and send the a laser disk of the paper each week. Like Netflix!<br /><br />Please stop the insanity !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-6485732594054121692009-05-28T14:05:28.673-07:002009-05-28T14:05:28.673-07:00how much debt is he spending on this venture? and ...how much debt is he spending on this venture? and when it fails?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-24099269749452470742009-05-28T13:24:56.055-07:002009-05-28T13:24:56.055-07:00So to move into the new century, we reach way, way...So to move into the new century, we reach way, way back into the last one. Only MediaNews. Where are the tree huggers when you need them.Edward Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855013227404862172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-59398927002220362812009-05-28T13:03:15.894-07:002009-05-28T13:03:15.894-07:00Am I reading this right? Readers will need to buy ...Am I reading this right? Readers will need to buy equipment to get this service?<br /><br />Oy!<br /><br />I don't know about this getting people to buy printers. Seems like, at best, it will be a tough sell. For all our sakes, it would be great if it worked.Gina T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-65404359423706238592009-05-28T12:20:08.447-07:002009-05-28T12:20:08.447-07:00I forget where I read this recently, but the purpo...I forget where I read this recently, but the purpose of journalism has never been to give readers the news they <I>want,</I> but to give them the information they ought to know.<br /><br />No, this isn't elitist. If Dean's little printers had been in existence in Washington in 1972, who would have wanted news about that "second-rate burglary" that wound up bringing down a president?<br /><br />Bells and whistles don't solve problems.Mike Rappaporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648005587039671935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-31257997111374168582009-05-28T12:18:21.873-07:002009-05-28T12:18:21.873-07:00this kind of thing may work in denver, but not l.a...this kind of thing may work in denver, but not l.a. people don't want to add another piece of equipment to their own. to purchase it and to spend the time printing. not the answer folks!!! the la daily news has a huge elderly population who prolly won't even know how to plug the thing in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514745.post-18334006123223954172009-05-28T12:16:26.189-07:002009-05-28T12:16:26.189-07:00what another wastewhat another wasteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com