tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post5951851523379344252..comments2024-03-08T06:18:28.125+11:00Comments on Bronte Capital: Is the New York Times giving us a bad read on the newspaper business?John Hemptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-41725208582375273332008-11-03T10:26:00.000+11:002008-11-03T10:26:00.000+11:00In seeking to reduce costs, Barron's, for one, is ...In seeking to reduce costs, Barron's, for one, is slipping badly. Articles are shorter, pages are smaller, and delivery (at least where I live) is now intermittent vs. the old reliable USPS (I receive the paper in 50% of weeks only). Not a way to preserve a franchise, though this suggests it may not be worth preserving at all.<BR/>DB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-42923943743379404862008-10-29T07:23:00.000+11:002008-10-29T07:23:00.000+11:00John have you see the latest VW news?Can you expla...John have you see the latest VW news?<BR/>Can you explain what happened?<BR/><BR/>http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/10/porsche-and-vol.html#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-23345669724579308492008-10-28T08:16:00.000+11:002008-10-28T08:16:00.000+11:00Well said; the only point I might add is that toke...Well said; the only point I might add is that token right-wing editorial writer Bill Kristol makes Ben Stein look accurate. Uggh.Graubarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930834051815550619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-82129228912508829062008-10-28T05:15:00.000+11:002008-10-28T05:15:00.000+11:00the newspaper business is no different than the ra...the newspaper business is no different than the radio biz. it's ALL about the content. and when it comes to content, the YT blows.<BR/><BR/>and similar to say retail sales, if you don't give the customers, or potential customers, what they want, you are toast.<BR/><BR/>it's a competitive world. <BR/><BR/>compete. or get out of the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-87803750186399803782008-10-28T03:05:00.000+11:002008-10-28T03:05:00.000+11:00bang on the money John. However some interesting ...bang on the money John. However some interesting thoughts on Clusterstock that NYT would be worth more dead than alive - ie shift the best journos to an ad supported website, sell/leaseback the building, dispose of other assets, etc. Would be interested if you had any relevant thoughts.John Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341430524377582352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-6205257414111833812008-10-27T21:16:00.000+11:002008-10-27T21:16:00.000+11:00I apologise - in deleting some spam I accidentally...I apologise - in deleting some spam I accidentally deleted three comments...<BR/><BR/>JJohn Hemptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766274392122783128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-45961607658832843922008-10-27T12:29:00.000+11:002008-10-27T12:29:00.000+11:00I used to read NYT's business section - but I stop...I used to read NYT's business section - but I stopped doing it after I discovered the financial/economics blogosphere. <BR/><BR/>My guess is that the publishing model based on journalists writing for laymen is falling behind the publishing model of specialists writing their thoughts on the same problem. <BR/><BR/>Sure, some specialist might be too technical for some people's lecturing taste, but overall almost everybody can find a specialist blogging at its level.<BR/><BR/>For me, NYT cannot compete with Yves Smith or Felix Salmon, because it doesn't have the right people. Only Krugman and Mankiw are specialist enough to compete with the other specialist bloggers. <BR/><BR/>IU guess FT and WST have better business/economics articles exactly because they rely more and more on specialists, and less on journalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4815867514277794362.post-63812122869917581482008-10-27T10:55:00.000+11:002008-10-27T10:55:00.000+11:00WSJ is a bad comparison. Vs. USA Today (& it...WSJ is a bad comparison. Vs. USA Today (& it's owner Gannett), NYT is doing reasonably well. Vs regional papers NYT is outperforming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com