tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post1119882452921221692..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Mystery: why did the story about the dramatic video from US Airways flight 1549 disappear from the N&O web site? (updated)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-42967072594676606362009-01-26T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:40:00.000-08:00AP is a wire service that has contracts with many ...AP is a wire service that has contracts with many media companies, not just McClatchy.<BR/>---------------------<BR/>The AP is a Cartel, owned, lock, stock and barrel by the 1500 or so members. It's point and purpose was to eliminate competition in the newspaper industry and used with great success to that end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-70291397592759416682009-01-26T17:22:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:22:00.000-08:00AP content lives two weeks on MNI sites and then i...AP content lives two weeks on MNI sites and then is automatically purged unless it's otherwise been editorially removed. AP is a wire service that has contracts with many media companies, not just McClatchy.<BR/><BR/>Also, why the hell would anyone bother with anything but local news on their local news site? Wire feed content seems to me to be filler for selling more ads. There are far superior sources for national/international/etc news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-89418000864060480162009-01-26T06:43:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:43:00.000-08:00No matter how the AP tries, they are no longer a t...No matter how the AP tries, they are no longer a trusted news source. Of course, don't expect them to tell the truth about their bias killing them off. It's just that their biased news is too expensive. <BR/><BR/>It's the '06 election results driving the bad economy, is that just a rumor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-40989298787236965022009-01-26T06:32:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:32:00.000-08:00Snark says:“Secondly, if you're such an expert at ...Snark says:<BR/>“Secondly, if you're such an expert at how to run a newspaper or website, why hasn't someone snatched you up and hired you?”<BR/><BR/>Who do you think you are to come here and ask the blog owner such a question? Get over yourself. He owes a creep like you nothing. You waste our space. There are plenty of McClatchy employees that have been totally screwed over. They come here, and not only agree with the information, but add to the discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-49236582808670978272009-01-25T23:11:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:11:00.000-08:00Damn! A Toadie comes out of the woodwork and I am ...Damn! A Toadie comes out of the woodwork and I am away! Itsnotfair I tell you. <BR/><BR/>It's all good though. I was in Ft Lauderdale accepting delivery of our new yacht, appropriately named, " McClatchy's Bottom Line" <BR/><BR/>After a good coat of Interlux anti fouling and slime preventer we'll be making our way to San Francisco for the torture test. (We get a discount for testing in foul waters) <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks McClatchy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17851890710703524142009-01-25T21:47:00.000-08:002009-01-25T21:47:00.000-08:00Anon said: " like sniffing someone else's fingers ...Anon said: " like sniffing someone else's fingers after they have a bowel movement..."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Even though this guy is on the wrong side of the conversation, I must admit, with his "help" this is one of the more livelier threads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-68641735110000378062009-01-25T20:21:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:21:00.000-08:00Anon says: 'Can't imagine any newspaper we...Anon says: 'Can't imagine any newspaper website posting a video that long."<BR/><BR/>Isn't that what links are all about? The N&O needs a training session. Or, a little talk with their employees in India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-76547640695043998302009-01-25T20:15:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:15:00.000-08:00If I worked at the AP, I would be looking for anot...If I worked at the AP, I would be looking for another job right this minute. Going, going, gone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-25459002653232996262009-01-25T20:12:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:12:00.000-08:00Anon said: " like sniffing someone else's fingers ...Anon said: " like sniffing someone else's fingers after they have a bowel movement..."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Who the hell does that? Is that a liberal's form of recreation? Man, that dude is a sick-o!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-6283762498850683362009-01-25T20:03:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:03:00.000-08:00My community does have a law against newspaper dro...My community does have a law against newspaper drops. They were just dumping them, and even free, no one wanted them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-21736646406379368452009-01-25T20:00:00.000-08:002009-01-25T20:00:00.000-08:00Reading this blog’s comments easily points out why...Reading this blog’s comments easily points out why the old media is dying. The so-called journalists that write here are snarky, and must live in some sort of biased vacuum. Please stay inside there with your brothers, but watch out for the man with his stinky fingers. Ewww.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-26811971181051170662009-01-25T19:48:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:48:00.000-08:00"A newspaper puts out hundreds -- literally -- of ..."A newspaper puts out hundreds -- literally -- of stories every day."<BR/><BR/>And isn't it sad no one is reading them? Trash bins full of newspapers still in the un-eco wrappers. There ought to be a law against that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-18933534295895270292009-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:00Tom Curley of the AP sounds just like Gary Pruitt,...Tom Curley of the AP sounds just like Gary Pruitt, the sky is blue, the sun is shining, the birds are singing… <BR/><BR/>Say goodnight GracieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-75900289610944553482009-01-25T19:24:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:24:00.000-08:00News for the dinosaur snark: You need to get out m...News for the dinosaur snark: <BR/>You need to get out more. You call it a wage freeze? Be sure and tell the folks laid off that little bit of news.<BR/><BR/>From gawker.com - AP to lose 10% <BR/><BR/>We're hearing from a good source that Tom Curley, the head of the Associated Press, just held a town hall meeting to tell employees that the AP "will lose 10% of its staff next year." At a current headcount of over 4,000 employees, that would translate to at least 400 jobs lost, which could theoretically come through either layoffs or voluntary buyouts. Several cash-strapped newspapers—including the entire Tribune Co.—have recently announced plans to [drop their AP subscriptions.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-14976446833302136902009-01-25T19:11:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:11:00.000-08:00Just what we need, a snark explaining things. Why ...Just what we need, a snark explaining things. Why not a link to a short clip, and another link to the entire video? The first mistake was using the AP, who believes a thing they print? McClatchy D.C. is even worse yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-43617419835500254012009-01-25T19:00:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:00:00.000-08:00Anonymous 6:14, j-school grad and elite media afic...Anonymous 6:14, j-school grad and elite media aficionado, continues to amaze.<BR/><BR/>His words: "... And no, sigh, the AP hasn't laid off anyone. They are in a hiring freeze like everyone else. A simple enough fact to verify, but, as we have seen, no fact is too simple to go unverified here. The experience of reading this blog is increasingly like sniffing someone else's fingers after they have a bowel movement..."<BR/><BR/>Big surprise: this Defender of Dead Tree Media knows more about sniffing other people's fingers than he does about AP layoffs.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices%20-%20Diversified/idUSN2042005920081120" REL="nofollow">source: Associated Press to cut 10 pct jobs in '09</A> (Reuters)<BR/><A HREF="http://coverawards.com/2008/11/20/news_associated_press_ap_layoffs_20091/" REL="nofollow">Associated Press facing layoffs in 2009</A> (Cover Awards)Kevin Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694898785243338105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-29878886248536518132009-01-25T18:39:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:39:00.000-08:00I am sure our classically trained professional jou...I am sure our classically trained professional journalist with the highest ethical standards that is fully in touch with his inner 13 year old has a bright future as a writer.<BR/><BR/>1 bg mac<BR/>1 lg fr<BR/>1 ch shk<BR/>to goAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17468394684737034672009-01-25T18:14:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:14:00.000-08:00A blog like this, on a frisky day, puts up maybe s...A blog like this, on a frisky day, puts up maybe six posts. A newspaper puts out hundreds -- literally -- of stories every day. Some are web-only, some posted automatically, some in the physical paper. And this one didn't have a link. It would have been better to include the link, but I'm failing to muster shock and outrage at this omission.<BR/><BR/>And no, sigh, the AP hasn't laid off anyone. They are in a hiring freeze like everyone else. A simple enough fact to verify, but, as we have seen, no fact is too simple to go unverified here. <BR/><BR/>The experience of reading this blog is increasingly like sniffing someone else's fingers after they have a bowel movement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-17694199660571683122009-01-25T17:36:00.000-08:002009-01-25T17:36:00.000-08:00Anonymous 4:45 -- I'm going to leave your comment ...Anonymous 4:45 -- I'm going to leave your comment up a shining example of the kind of geniuses who are running newspapers into the ground. Annoying snarky tone, shrill personal attacks -- and you guys still can't understand why readers are fleeing print media.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I posted on my blog <A HREF="http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/2009/01/brilliant-n-publishes-online-story-on.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> a clip of the dramatic video. So right there I gave my readers far more than the J-school grads at the N&O gave their readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-23689842195952589692009-01-25T16:45:00.000-08:002009-01-25T16:45:00.000-08:00McClatchy Watch said... Wire stories loading autom...<I> McClatchy Watch said... <BR/>Wire stories loading automatically, then disappearing after a day or two?<BR/><BR/>That is no way to run an internet news site, Ma'am.</I><BR/><BR/>First of all Kevin, the wire story said that the video was 47 minutes long.<BR/><BR/>Can't imagine any newspaper website posting a video that long.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, if you're such an expert at how to run a newspaper or website, why hasn't someone snatched you up and hired you? <BR/><BR/>Wait...I already know the answer! You're an idiot!<BR/><BR/>By the way...here's your video!<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwIe-e7ApkcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-56415944308356047052009-01-25T16:39:00.000-08:002009-01-25T16:39:00.000-08:00"It was a wire story that loaded automatically. If..."It was a wire story that loaded automatically. If the AP or McClatchy D.C. didn't put the link in the text, it wouldn't be there."<BR/><BR/>(Something like wearing gloves so there are no fingerprints?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-2762946231776931522009-01-25T16:36:00.000-08:002009-01-25T16:36:00.000-08:00Who is going to believe an unverified wire news st...Who is going to believe an unverified wire news story without backup? That could be why some of the questionable Gaza stories were allowed to go forth as the truth of the situation. Now it all becomes clear. <BR/>Man, this stinks worse than I even thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-34338888273966996592009-01-25T16:04:00.000-08:002009-01-25T16:04:00.000-08:00The AP laid off a bunch of employees, didn’t they?...The AP laid off a bunch of employees, didn’t they? I guess their old media junk, is just that, JUNK!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-68815778611397081982009-01-25T15:48:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:48:00.000-08:00Maybe if you are manufacturing the news, or strain...Maybe if you are manufacturing the news, or straining it a gnat,<BR/>you don't want it to last long. Someone might check it out, or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-34232700842992056282009-01-25T14:44:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:44:00.000-08:00AP and Reuters are both circling the drain.AP and Reuters are both circling the drain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com