Magazine Ad Pages Continue to Drop (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

The New York Times ^ | April 9, 2010 | Stephanie Clifford

[abb]

Magazine ad pages fell 9.4 percent in the first quarter, to about 34,800 pages, the Publishers Information Bureau reported Thursday. The drop was in contrast to many publishers

[abb]

Friday afternoon good news.

[abb]

ping

[highlander_UW]

It’s amazing that they’d rather be political hacks without a job rather than journalists with a job.

[Dem Guard]

But wait, didn’t we have another post from the NYT today that said the economy is booming!!! Which is it? ;-)

[abb]

http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=131&aid=181184
Newsrooms Must Tell Their Own Cutback Stories for Democracy’s Sake

http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/04/triple-threat-to-citizen-journalists.html
The triple threat to citizen journalists

http://www.ocbj.com/news/2010/apr/04/distressed-investor-grabs-stake-register-parent/
Distressed Investor Grabs Stake in Register Parent

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0409-tribune-creditors—20100408,0,5680919.story
Tribune Co. has creditor deal to bring to court

[GeronL]

I sure hope Newsweak bites the dust soon

[abb]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100408/BUSINESS/100408015/-1/AMES/Meredith-cuts-20-positions-to-realign-digital-operations

Meredith (Better Homes & Gardens) cuts 20 positions in realignment

[charles1252]

Here you go. The NYT says the economy is booming just today on this post.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2489641/posts

[relictele]

“Hello - is that the media buyer for HP? How would you like prominent placement between Eleanor Clift and Sally Quinn?

Hello? Hello?”

[GeronL]

lol

[SevenofNine]

HA HA

Hey ABB I went to local Walgreens other day at magazine stands they taking all the magaine that has Obama or Michelle in the stand none of the magazine has sell anything when they have Fred Sanford and Aunt Esther of DC area LOL!

[SkyPilot]

Magazine Ad Pages Continue to Drop

Gee, I wonder why?

[gthog61]

Was the drop “unexpected”?

[ConservativeMind]

That Register article is a funny read.

Rearranging the desk chairs. That’s all. Cue that graphic, someone.

[Buckeye McFrog]

It’s amazing that they’d rather be political hacks without a job rather than journalists with a job.

They’d really like to be political hacks with Government jobs as Journalists working for taxpayer subsidized news outlets.

[Dem Guard]

"Magazine Ad Pages Continue to Drop Gee, I wonder why?"

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

It’s amazing that they’d rather be political hacks without a job rather than journalists with a job.

Uh, because they are not journalists ... ???

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Think: who owns the magazines and why did they buy them?

[WKUHilltopper]

No one wants to buy neo-Marxist, fascist tripe...

[MovementConservative]

Yes, but the closings are lagging. Magazinedeathpool.com
only lists two titles as having shuttered so far this year. Hopefully this portends many more for the 2nd qtr.

[ken5050]

Dude, how’d you do that?