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2009-10-13 Economy

Times Metro Desk Cancels All Newspaper, Magazine Subscriptions

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The headline is a bit misleading. The Ebsco service has to cost a bit for a company like the NYT.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-10-13 00:13|| 2009-10-13 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 If other newspapers follow suit then all of their subscriber bases will drop another 10%.

Posted by DoDo 2009-10-13 01:25|| 2009-10-13 01:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Agreed, Anguper Hupomosing9418. A better, if less succinct, headline might be, NYT no longer pays for outside subscriptions for employees I s'pose this will give their people the opportunity to explore the wonderful world of on-line reportage, even blogs. Can iPhones access the wonderful world of the internet from the subway?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-10-13 06:21|| 2009-10-13 06:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Was it not just two weeks ago when the Times, red faced from the Van Jones event, said they needed to pay closer attention to what was being reported?

Maybe this is an attempt at culture change in the Times, get them on the computer and blogs.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-10-13 07:51|| 2009-10-13 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 If you get your instruction from the WH, why would you need to know what others are saying? /rhet question

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-13 10:04|| 2009-10-13 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting that they didn't suggest that the reporters get the information for free from their competitors' websites. Perhaps that was done verbally.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-10-13 11:02|| 2009-10-13 11:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Why don't they all just go online and read Rantburg?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-13 12:32|| 2009-10-13 12:32|| Front Page Top

#8 ...I believe that's been tried once. The results weren't good.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-13 20:32|| 2009-10-13 20:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Go ahead cancel the subscriptions, you know these people can't read, they only look at the pictures.

Posted by Maggie Slalet3910 2009-10-13 23:06|| 2009-10-13 23:06|| Front Page Top

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