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Keep an eye/ear out for Tampa

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Moderator1, Dec 9, 2008.

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  1. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Just got this:

    The full-page ad has a big headline: The Tampa Tribune is here to stay. The rest of the page goes to say "The presses are running. Don't miss an edition."
     
    Moderator1, Dec 10, 2008
    #61
  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So that was not a planned house ad?
     
    Ace, Dec 10, 2008
    #62
  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Doesn't say what days the presses are running, or how many editions you would miss in a week if you didn't read it.
     
    playthrough, Dec 10, 2008
    #63
  4. Charlie Brown

    Charlie Brown Member

    Was it Pearlman who said something about newspapers trying to be TV? Here's something called Washington Post Live:



    Not to pick on her (or him), but TV does TV better. The Washington Post does The Washington Post better. But I guess this is the future, and the future is now. Writing good stories isn't enough anymore.
     
    Charlie Brown, Dec 10, 2008
    #64
  5. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    The meeting, I'm told, was to emphatically drive home the point that this is NOT TRUE. They are not folding, not cutting back, not going Web only six days a week.
     
    Moderator1, Dec 10, 2008
    #65
  6. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    I believe they are not folding. I believe they are not going web only six days a week. I don't believe they are not cutting back.
     
    Drip, Dec 10, 2008
    #66
  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    What else are they going to say? ::)
     
    Mizzougrad96, Dec 10, 2008
    #67
  8. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Rumors can be so ugly.
     
    Drip, Dec 10, 2008
    #68
  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Or accurate.
     
    Ace, Dec 10, 2008
    #69
  10. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Or both in this case.
     
    Drip, Dec 10, 2008
    #70
  11. idiotwind

    idiotwind New Member

    Corporations usually deny they are shutting down an operation until the day they do it.
     
    idiotwind, Dec 10, 2008
    #71
  12. reformedhack

    reformedhack Well-Known Member

    A confluence of curious events:

    On Sunday, a Tallahassee Democrat columnist, while writing about the newspaper industry, made passing reference to the fact that he had heard the Tribune was about to kill the print product altogether, but he didn't source it. I happen to know the columnist and he's a good guy and not usually prone to reporting incorrect information. Here's the link: http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812070304

    Meanwhile, here's the text of the full-page ad in today's Tribune:

    THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
    IS HERE TO STAY.

    THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY LIVES TRHOUGH THE NEWSPAPER YOU HOLD IN YOUR HANDS. WITH MORE THAN A CENTURY OF GREAT JOURNALISM DEFINING OUR SUCCESS WE ARE TAMPA’S #1 NEWSPAPER.

    IT’S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE KIND OF LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

    THE PRESSES ARE RUNNING.
    DON’T MISS AN EDITION.

    THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
    TAMPA’S #1 NEWSPAPER


    The whole "vote of confidence" thing ... never a good thing.
     
    reformedhack, Dec 10, 2008
    #72
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