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2008-04-26 Fifth Column

Pink Slip blizzard forecast for New York Times - Red on Red -Smile!!

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-26 03:01|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 But then a week ago Schmidt ... urged more volunteers to come forward. The plea apparently fell on deaf ears. With just 70 people stepping forward for buyouts, it is very likely that 30 newsroom staffers will be forced out in coming days... as with all evelopments inside the Times, things move slow.

Ah - beautiful. This is exactly the type of illogic and reporting that got the paper into the mess it is in. They tell us that things are moving sooo slow. But 70 out of 100 rushed forward within a week and the whole thing will be done within the next ten days.

It is hard to know whether the reporters actually believe what they are write or if they just think they can make up any ol' analysis and attach it to any set of facts, no matter how detached from reality it sounds.

Posted by Sninert Black9312 2008-04-26 04:50|| 2008-04-26 04:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe if the stuck to reporting ALL the News in an objective fashion, and not just the spin they wanted, they'd have credibitliy - and jobs.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-04-26 10:02|| 2008-04-26 10:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Heh. Don't be silly, OS. These are lib loons we're talking about. If they were honest, their masthead would read something like: "Logic and reason are the Enemies of progress!" It's all about the 'narrative,' and economics be damned.

Posted by PBMcL 2008-04-26 13:03|| 2008-04-26 13:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Mother F*** you and your times.I pull plugs, not you.
Yours is pulled.
No hire.
Betray the troops,
Treason,
NO JOB Again.

Die NY Times, and Die you sophie, yes you that presented your slant on the news.

DIE NY TIMES and forget you ever worked there.

I WONT.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-04-26 17:06|| 2008-04-26 17:06|| Front Page Top

#5 ... does my severance include a Pulitzer? I really need that on my resume. My j school prof told me so.

Posted by Capsu78 2008-04-26 19:11|| 2008-04-26 19:11|| Front Page Top

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