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U-T To Get Plans for New Structure Feb. 13; Newsroom To Get New Plans Next Day
Don, I can honestly say that you were one of the few reasons I bought or read the UT. You're now the primary reason I now go to the Reader and comment on your blogs. You deserve a raise. Tell your boss I said so. (yet another sdblogger)— February 11, 2008 11:15 a.m.
Union-Tribune Lays Off 27, Says 18 More Will Go
Anyone read Richard Rider's broadside recounting the city informatoin blockade against the Reader -- specifically Potter and Bauder? Contrast that with insider access for favored, and favorable, UT coverage. (Let's just ignore SD Metropolitan and its ilk, like everyone else with an IQ above room temperature.) Yet, the UT is sinking like a downtown street with a water main rupture. As the Voice points out, the Reader is buoyantly profitable. In fact, the Reader can derive revenue from a semi-retired business writer living half a continent away. The UT can't make money with a swarm of eager young sycophants. Hmmmm. Maybe San Diegans are smarter than the well-heeled establishment think? We know how to evaluate the value of information. 2008 shall be a very interesting election year. It would be interesting to chart the collapse of UT influence and its replacement with online information sources. (yet another sdblogger)— February 11, 2008 11:02 a.m.
U-T To Get Plans for New Structure Feb. 13; Newsroom To Get New Plans Next Day
Longtime UT readers looked at the Morgan and Freeman columns. But no one picked up the paper TO read them, and that is all the difference in the world. Diane Bell was in the same boat. During 400/500, people (albeit gently) pushed la Winner to find a columnist who people would get excited about: not necessarily love but get excited about. When Murray-Ramirez' name was floated, there were murmurs around the table of "Good idea, but it would embarrass David." I wonder if David is as embarrassed by the execrable quality and declining patronage of his paper (which happens to be San Diego's largest gay-owned business. No one ever mentions that.) Your column, incidentally, was viewed quite favorably in comparison.— February 11, 2008 8:37 a.m.
U-T To Get Plans for New Structure Feb. 13; Newsroom To Get New Plans Next Day
The amalgamation of print and online is kind of funny. In 1999 the UT strenuously kept the two separate. Why? The Guild had been decertified and the management was worried that the union might target SignOn. If that happened, the Guild would then gobble up the newsroom and advertising, claiming commonality of interest. Also, SignOn was set up by an outside vendor, who hired young and beautiful 20-somethings with little or no experience, either in sales or journalism. This vendor was the one who came up with now incredibly dated SignOnSanDiego moniker (remember when to "sign on" was something new?), hoping to distance it from the aged and staid UT altogether. At one point the SignOn people were asked whether the site should become the New Tribune, with the SD Union splitting off again. Speaking of the Tribune, Neil Morgan ran out of gas years, no, decades, ago. The circulation and marketing departments had regular surveys that showed, essesntially, that no one cared one way or another about Morgan (and Don Freeman). When I-Dream-of-Genie Bell launched his unsuccessful 400/500 campaign to boost circulation, there was a lot said about the columnists. I was in a meeting where someone mentioned that the UT should recruit a columnist with some bite, such as the Gay & Lesbian Times' Nicole Murray-Ramirez. Karin Winner looked like she had a heart attack.— February 11, 2008 6:04 a.m.
I'm Not a Missionary Man
OK, dumb question Josh. If they can play Rugby at Petco Park, why can't they play football? The field for Rugby is 122 meters. That's longer than a football field. Or am I missing something?— February 10, 2008 11:27 p.m.
I'm Not a Missionary Man
Well you don't need a mink coat where your going.— February 10, 2008 6:35 p.m.
Hannah Montana vs. Joe Montana
Joe Montana is smart enough to make the NFL pay if they want him to appear and boost their ratings. Everyone is smart in their own way. Joe is smart as winning (never losing) super bowls. I'd trade that smart for many talents.— February 10, 2008 10:47 a.m.
U-T To Get Plans for New Structure Feb. 13; Newsroom To Get New Plans Next Day
I Hate to lose having a quality print daily, but I guess all I can do in protest is keep "unsuscribing" - refuse to give any of my $$$$$ directly to the UT and pray .... My cancellation of my UT Subscription a year ago in protest of their evildoing sure hasn't changed one thing - the evil goes on, but hey there are limits to what one can productively do. Best.— February 10, 2008 10:23 a.m.
Time for pension reform in San Diego
Richard the City's contribution to SPSP is 3.05% not 6.00%. The employee pays 3.05% and the city matches it 3.05% for a total of 6.10% for general and lifeguard employees. Police and Fire do not particiape in SPSP because they earn/negotiated for a higher retirement "multiplier".— February 10, 2008 12:56 a.m.
U-T To Get Plans for New Structure Feb. 13; Newsroom To Get New Plans Next Day
MR. Bauder: so 'show me the money" - what do you perceive the UT's strategy is - go largely with online operations (no idea if this is a way they can make enough $$$$ to keep going) since one needs be largely crazy to pay for a printed edition of what one can get free online. Don't understand the economic goals of the UT is it to stop a printed edition - or is all this too much for the "great minds" at the UT to pursue with some semblance of sanity. All I see in the printed version that will remain is an opportunity for the right wing crazies to slant whatever they publish even more to protect the corporate Republican establishment powers as long as possible without one whit of concern regarding the printed jourlonistic integrity some of us in San Diego will require before we subscribe or pay anything for ANY version of the UT. Thanks Best— February 9, 2008 6:33 p.m.