tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post666399020161966718..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Like a rock!... McClatchy November revenue plunges 22 percent, classified ads fall 41 percentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-3970512058338905292008-12-15T21:08:00.000-08:002008-12-15T21:08:00.000-08:00McClatchy is in a freefall, but Howard Weaver has ...McClatchy is in a freefall, but Howard Weaver has a golden parachute!<BR/>Have you thought of a new name for McClatchy Watch after McClatchy chains it's doors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-19813469690454555572008-12-15T15:42:00.000-08:002008-12-15T15:42:00.000-08:00Anon: 1:06 PMSShooting the messenger will not help...Anon: 1:06 PMS<BR/>Shooting the messenger will not help you. McClatchy is full of holes already, but aim your cheap shots at them. However, shooting at a dead corpse seems a bit gruesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-69903035593669509562008-12-15T13:58:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:58:00.000-08:001:06 They have all ready put thousands out of wor...1:06 They have all ready put thousands out of work. It's not all newspapers "DUDE" just one like McClathcy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-39720822051531148172008-12-15T13:25:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:25:00.000-08:00The failure of McClatchy had been brewing for deca...The failure of McClatchy had been brewing for decades. A Monopoly based on information media control, that put it's head in the sand when the information age exploded.<BR/><BR/>McClatchy still 'thinks' it is a newspaper company, as as long as there is a only one newspaper in town, there's no worry about competition.<BR/><BR/>One day, the boys on the third floor may realize they are dead last as an information company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-15948685878671188992008-12-15T13:10:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:10:00.000-08:00BUT I'M SO HAPPY THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE WILL LOSE T...BUT I'M SO HAPPY THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS! IT WILL TOTALLY JUSTIFY MY PETULANT LITTLE BOY ATTITUDE!<BR/><BR/>I AM AWESOME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-60399951722008349822008-12-15T13:08:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:08:00.000-08:00I do believe that is the lamest defense of McClatc...I do believe that is the lamest defense of McClatchy I have ever heard. How leftist of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-63035126835908115282008-12-15T13:06:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:06:00.000-08:00MAN I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL ALL THESE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR...MAN I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL ALL THESE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS! WAY TO GO MCCLATCHY WATCH DUDE, FOR HAVING SUCH A GREAT ATTITUDE ABOUT THE FAILURE OF A BUSINESS AND AN INDUSTRY THAT WILL PUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT OF A JOB ALL BECAUSE OF SOME RIDICULOUS POLITICAL GRUDGE YOU HAVE AGAINST NEWSPAPERS! YOU TRULY ARE A STAND UP DUDE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-75338053039687863192008-12-15T12:54:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:54:00.000-08:00Free 4 color ads won't go. The KC Star tried doin...Free 4 color ads won't go. The KC Star tried doing a lot of color with their new press pavilion. Bottomline WAY to costly and put a stop on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-41450997991367310132008-12-15T12:42:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:42:00.000-08:00I saw a TV ad by JC Penney that asked shoppers to ...I saw a TV ad by JC Penney that asked shoppers to go online and copy a coupon for $15 off their store purchase. <BR/><BR/>Why couldn’t every business lure shoppers to their web page for sale information and coupons, and drop paid ads altogether? <BR/><BR/>Stores could double the coupons days and still save money. I think customers would much rather have that $15 coupon more often, than pay a dinosaur newspaper to belch out biased trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-5403347165658628072008-12-15T12:26:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:26:00.000-08:00Advertising contracts will be weaker in 2009. Larg...Advertising contracts will be weaker in 2009. Large advertisers ( that haven't collapsed - yet ) will be sharp and negotiate contracts that compel give-away rates.<BR/><BR/>Free 4 color positions won't help with a shrinking page count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-84237301400494097642008-12-15T12:12:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:12:00.000-08:00Their online revenue is 11% of 126 million dollars...Their online revenue is 11% of 126 million dollars for the quarter. In other words, they don't make jack compared to what their print brings in and there is no way to replace it. <BR/><BR/>By way of contrast, the WSJ brings in 100 million just in subscription revenue. How's that for highlighting the difference between a news organization and a propaganda chain? Objective, Ethical Journalism makes money. McClatchy doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-37709181292690396202008-12-15T12:02:00.000-08:002008-12-15T12:02:00.000-08:00Does anybody know whether they make much online? ...Does anybody know whether they make much online? It seems the print newpaper is where all the ads are. They keep talking about online offsetting print. I don't see how the revenues can come close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-75474216180880154162008-12-15T10:11:00.000-08:002008-12-15T10:11:00.000-08:00"The economic downturn continues to hurt consumer ..."The economic downturn continues to hurt consumer confidence and as a result negatively impacts advertisers in the local markets we serve."<BR/><BR/>Notice the bit about consumer confidence? After these Obamabots spent months doing everything they could to destroy that confidence in order to hurt Bush, they are the victims of their own self fulfilling prophesy. I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-19388533644876375702008-12-15T09:45:00.000-08:002008-12-15T09:45:00.000-08:00I think the main reasoning for not allowing anonym...I think the main reasoning for not allowing anonymous comments, is that the comments are spot-on negative “Truth to Power,” meaning the comments are the ‘Truth” and the ‘Power’ is now the hapless McClatchy company. How does it look that everyone has bad things to say? McCrusty had to curtail those little pieces of honesty from readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-91631867833044575312008-12-15T09:11:00.000-08:002008-12-15T09:11:00.000-08:00Most of the top newsroom talent already have baile...Most of the top newsroom talent already have bailed for new careers or early retirements. Those who will survive the next round of staff cuts will be the true victims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-43356879050684765532008-12-15T09:07:00.000-08:002008-12-15T09:07:00.000-08:00Their online numbers are going to go down now that...Their online numbers are going to go down now that their not allowing anonymous comments. What a smart move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-31063422077953352042008-12-15T08:52:00.001-08:002008-12-15T08:52:00.001-08:00Just think. We now start a new year comparing mont...Just think. We now start a new year comparing monthly losses to this year. If they are only down between 10 and 15% will McClatchy have the nerve to declare it an improvement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-28554481404621469552008-12-15T08:52:00.000-08:002008-12-15T08:52:00.000-08:00October and November should have seen higher reven...October and November should have seen higher revenue over 2007 due to the election (political ads, more papers purchased, more eyeballs at the web sites). So the numbers are really bad. I agree with 8:23 -- look for deep cuts soon.Kevin Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04694898785243338105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-89804580658889631422008-12-15T08:30:00.000-08:002008-12-15T08:30:00.000-08:00Um, great. And after that, then what?Um, great. And after that, then what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-83903173686494326232008-12-15T08:29:00.000-08:002008-12-15T08:29:00.000-08:00It's called FREEFALL! If you can't make it in Nov...It's called FREEFALL! If you can't make it in November or December YOU CAN"T MAKE IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-49960342889753158472008-12-15T08:23:00.000-08:002008-12-15T08:23:00.000-08:00HO, HO, HO, MERRY CHRISTMAS from McClatchy. How m...HO, HO, HO, MERRY CHRISTMAS from McClatchy. How many layoffs in January? I bet no more buyouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com