Posted on 01/08/2009 8:26:10 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Virtually all the predictions about the death of old media have assumed a comfortingly long time frame for the end of print . . . But what if the old media dies much more quickly? What if a hurricane comes along and obliterates the dunes entirely? Specifically, what if The New York Times goes out of business—like, this May? It’s certainly plausible. -- End Times, by Michael Hirschorn, The Atlantic, January/February 2009 [emphasis added]
The prospect of the disappearance of the New York Times within a matter of months will bring wildly varying reactions in different quarters. Those gleefully anticipating its demise should know that Hirschorn goes on to conclude that the odds of the paper going away in May are "relatively slim." He anticipates a number of scenarios that would permit the paper to survive, including:
* sale of its share of its $600 million HQ, designed by the prestigious Renzo Piano * sale of its ownership interest in the Boston Globe and/or other subsidiaries including About.com and the Boston Red Sox. * sale of the paper outright to potential buyers such as David Geffen, Michael Bloomberg, Carlos Slim or even . . . Rupert Murdoch.
Still, Hirschorn doesn't entirely discount the possibility that the Times could actually go bye-bye. As he observes [emphasis added]:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Geez...No where for my cat to sh%t....what will I do with out my litter box news?
Don't miss history in the making.
November 4 was just the beginning.
Shows "OBAMA" headline in mailer. 50% off delivery offer is now in my recycle bin.
Could they really move that large of a piece of real estate that quickly?
I haven't had my city paper delivered in over eight years. I still get the WSJ, but only read the business section as the news section is just as liberal as the Times(contrary to popular lore, only the editorial page of the Journal can be considered "conservative"). I would love to wake up to a morning paper. I use to really enjoy reading the paper.
Maybe the death of the Times will be a wake up call to the nation's other newspapers. But, I doubt it.
One can only hope.
New York Slimes. Nothing but communist propaganda. It is as anti-American as any Red.
If the NYT were drowning, I’d be happy to throw them a large rock to hold onto.
Count me in the gleefully anticipatory column :-D
As the doors close every employee will be given two copies of the NYT, one to sleep on and the other to cover themselves. Getting the bums off the grates will be up to the individual.
FRee Republic pool.....
Who will fail first:
The New York Times (aka the Ol” Gray Whore)
The State of California
The State of Michigan
The Chrysler Co
The peoples democratik republik of michiganstan will be the first to fail. Then the chosen one can hire our canadian socialist feminazi governor for his economic team....
I will continue you to do my part by not buying the NYT.
Krugman...dead Rich...dead MoDo...dead
Or, at least, they will TRY.
All yours if you wish! And I wish I do cartoons so well.
All yours if you wish! And I wish I do cartoons so well.
That and not 2X posting!
Who was the founder of the New York Times?
Henry J. Raymond.
Who was Henry J. Raymond?
The second Chairman of the Republican National Committee and an ally of President Lincoln.
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