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Wealthy Local Citizens Discuss Buying U-T, Combining It with KUSI-TV, Possibly Having 24-Hour News Program
I wonder too if having a local TV station own the paper might raise anti-trust questions ... Helen Copley somehow skated past anti-trust issues when she merged the Union and the Trib. The Hearst Corp had to divest some San Francisco holdings. For 35 years starting in 1965 the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner operated under a Joint Operating Agreement whereby the Chronicle published a morning paper and the Examiner published in the afternoon. When Chronicle Publishing Company divested its interests, the Hearst Corporation purchased the Chronicle. To satisfy antitrust concerns, Hearst transferred ownership of the Examiner to ExIn, LLC, a corporation owned by the Fang family.— August 6, 2008 12:59 p.m.
Wealthy Local Citizens Discuss Buying U-T, Combining It with KUSI-TV, Possibly Having 24-Hour News Program
Remember back in the late 90s when the UT had Rich Peterson? He sat at Gene's right hand and was responsible for New Ventures. Peterson wanted to stick a TV newsroom in the UT as well.— August 6, 2008 12:40 p.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
Fred, You are assuming that any of the current UT crop of journalists is up to such a task. For at least two decades the UT has recruited reporters (as well as much of the rest of the organization) less on ability than on the following criteria: * whether they had or seem to have pro-union bias * whether they would be "professional." This one is directly related the above, as "professional" can also be read as "tractable" as in easily controlled. * whether they perhaps fit some picture of affirmative action that Karin has in her head. (Theoretically reporters were required to have 10 years prebious experience at a major metro daily. This requirement went out the window with certain candidates. As Karin said in front of the entire UT management staff in 1999: "It's hard to find qualified minorities.") This meant that reporters who worked at papers that were strongly more union were more or less dismissed as candidates. Also, top-flight journalists from other papers have been loathe to knock on the UT's door. First, the salaries are well below the industry standards. Second, working at the UT for a serious journalist is resume poison. No one wants to say that they had to stoop to work at an industry-wide joke. (With all due apologies, Don.)— August 3, 2008 11:25 a.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
I also just heard that people are talking the idea of a buyer just buying the assets such as the physical plant (building, presses, etc.) and abandoning the UT brand altogether. Under this scenario, a new ownwer would fire up a brand new metro daily without having the convince people that the Edsel is a really, really good car.— August 3, 2008 8:49 a.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
Here's the talk I am getting about the bets on lopped heads following the sale from inside the UT: Top Dog Gene Bell - second to go Newdsoll Editor Karin Winner - first to go HR Queen Bobbie Espinosa - out HR Prom Queen Ann Radosovich - out HR Union Buster Pat Marrinan - out Ad Model Scott Whitley - out Revenue King Bill Nagel - out The wobblers are Todd Merriman, Robert York and Lori Hearne in news. Also subject to debate are the Great Republican Thinkers in the Editorial Bullpen -- it will depend on the buyer but most likley they would walk the plank. Another toss up is Randy Frisch. He heads upp Production now but started as the head of finance. "Today's Local News" was his brainchild.— August 1, 2008 10:14 a.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
Goldsmither He’s the judge, the judge who will cut your throat To get your vote Such a vote grubber Beckons you to vote a return to graft Then give the shaft Sappy words he will print in the news And the paper eats up his ooze But a smart voter knows a pretender It’s a vote of no for this swindler It’s Judge Goldsmither Union Trib is shilling to make him look good But he’s a hood He loves only votes, Only only votes. He loves votes. He loves only votes, Only votes. He loves votes.— July 31, 2008 10:26 a.m.
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK !!!!
"I don’t want to know your sexual preference! I could care less about all of that. Stop making it the headline of the day!" And yet you mention yet it day after day.— July 30, 2008 12:12 p.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
A SPOONFUL OF DAVID Just a drop off in ad count Makes the revenue go down The revenue go down Revenue go down Just a drop off in ad count Makes the revenue go down In a most appalling way A Copley feathering his nest With lots of money to invest While gathering his big name stars to dine He’s quite content to for it to fail And puts his paper up for sale It sounds perverse But no one could run it worse Just a drop off in ad count Makes the revenue go down The revenue go down Revenue go down Just a drop off in ad count Makes the revenue go down In a most appalling way— July 29, 2008 1:05 p.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
What good is eating alone on your yacht? Come hear employees pray Sell off’s a cabaret, David Come watch the disarray Put down the boozing The cars and the boats Your life-long holiday Come to the paper now, David Come watch it slip away Come hear the crash Come watch the end Come see your waist not stop inflating You’re not one for innovating Start by admitting that you had no gift For running it anyway! You ruined what was left, David Now please just go away!— July 28, 2008 1:24 p.m.
Note to U-T Employees: You Think You're Angst-Ridden? Look at Your Former Ohio, Illinois Colleagues
DAVID COPLEY'S CABARET You have to understand the way I am, Mein Herr. A paper is cash cow, not sacred. Mein Herr. You'll never make this dilettante care, Mein Herr. I want dough So I’m through And I'm through... Toodle-oo! Bye-Bye, Mein Newspaper. Farewell, mein newspaper. You was a fine paper, But now it's over. And though Mom used to care, I need the open air. You're better off without me, Mein Herr.— July 28, 2008 11:31 a.m.