Posted on 04/30/2009 5:46:36 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
CHICAGO (AP) Reporters at the Chicago Tribune say they believe the marketing department in recent weeks solicited subscribers' opinions on stories before they were published, a practice they said raises ethical questions, as well as legal and competitive issues.
An e-mail signed by 55 reporters and editors, sent Wednesday to Editor Gerould Kern and Managing Editor Jane Hirt and obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, questions why the newspaper was conducting the surveys and what stories were used. They also wanted to know which readers were surveyed and whether any story had been altered as a result of reader comment.
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In the newspaper business, the customer is always wrong - and it’s gonna stay that way!
What’d they do? send stories for preview to Obama’s Blackberry?
Their arrogance and condescension are so profound, there is no point hiding or denying it.
Newspapers
are
going
down
the
drain. Hahhahahaha!!!!!
tjey’re trying to find out, how much their liberal slanting is affecting their readerships willingness to buy their bird cage liner.
I'll define the role. No one wants what you are selling and the marketing department is trying to determine what the customer wants.
Really?
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