tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281428715366750186.post3600400836904626109..comments2023-10-01T07:57:28.204-07:00Comments on This Blog Has Moved to http://www.thestrategicguy.com/: Washington Post's Failings and FlailingsMarc Hausmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654354560113862550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281428715366750186.post-52174135607587099082009-07-13T13:09:57.523-07:002009-07-13T13:09:57.523-07:00I'm not surprised. Actually, I'm in the m...I'm not surprised. Actually, I'm in the midst of crafting my own letter to the Post. The irresponsible misrepresentation of my words by one of their reporters, eventually led to my losing job--with no severance, no unemployment, no pension, etc.<br /><br />This is after having already been destroyed by 9/11 and moving from NY to Maryland. I'm glad I've stuck to my own business since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281428715366750186.post-54309655233261969152009-07-13T04:14:29.515-07:002009-07-13T04:14:29.515-07:00Well, Marc, the idea may seem creative and worthy ...Well, Marc, the idea may seem creative and worthy until the first time there's an issue over whether an story is "arbitrarily" buried deep inside the paper when it may be worth front page placement -- or vice-versa. Remember, it's all about appearances," and those entities with the "purest" of reputations (no matter what their poltiical or other persusasions) are those who bent over backwards to monitor not only potential conflicts, but the "appearance" of conflicts.<br /><br />(A side note: I agree there's a need to find creative new revenue sources. But in this case, $25K (before expenses) is a speck of sand on the financial beach.)<br /><br />@Anonymous:<br />The lack of credibility and balanced perspectives is only a small contributor to the decline in newspapers' fortunes. The evolution of electronic media is still (demonstrably) the catalyst for both the overall problems and the urgency to adapt. All the more reason why these dinners are hardly the way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281428715366750186.post-47354949493464699452009-07-08T12:22:54.798-07:002009-07-08T12:22:54.798-07:00Mr. Hausman's premise seems to be that the poo...Mr. Hausman's premise seems to be that the poor economic status of newspapers justifies more aggressive measures to influence key policymakers becuase the free press will be reduced if they aren't more creative in their marketing. Considering the booming Washington,DC lobbying community enormous growth under the current administration I am not surprised the Post would try to cash in on all the intense lobbying on healthcare and energy to name a few. After all they unabashedly and wholeheartedly endorsed and promoted the current administration during and after the campaign. This in my opinion is the core reason newspapers are suffering is because they lack credibility and balance of perspectives and opinions, not the internet technology and changing readership habits of young America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281428715366750186.post-39177591622975140672009-07-07T07:04:10.239-07:002009-07-07T07:04:10.239-07:00There's been too much First Amendment/Free Pre...There's been too much First Amendment/Free Press sanctimony and schadenfreude in the coverage of this. The publisher and editor let the marketing exec "twist slowly in the wind" on this one. Methinks the editor being late of the WSJ, which does several conferences (but not "salons"), brought a bit to much "well, the way we did it at my former employer" to the table without a deeper understanding of the product.namfoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517685786595618278noreply@blogger.com