Newspaper or yearbook?

UNCGrad · Jun 15, 2012

This appeared in a former paper of mine, and it hacks me off. The woman in the photo is the frickin' ad director of the paper, and it's clearly a house ad. I don't care what constraints the paper is up against today versus 10 years ago, but this **** shouldn't happen. I can only hope to God the publisher called a staff meeting and blasted everybody for this. This just shouldn't happen, even in an 8K daily. Cover your town and county, and leave the yearbook stuff for Facebook.

http://38threes.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/catsad.jpg

lone star scribe · Jun 15, 2012

If she paid for the ad, I have no problems. If she didn't, I have many problems, and I think her bosses would, too.

21 · Jun 15, 2012

Which one of you posting on the Family Secrets thread is related to this nutjob??

We're talking about an adult woman who took out a newspaper ad so she could quote Sonny & Cher to her cats (who are named for Willie and Waylon) on their first birthday? Do I have that right?

UNCGrad · Jun 15, 2012

21 said:
Which one of you posting on the Family Secrets thread is related to this nutjob??

We're talking about an adult woman who took out a newspaper ad so she could quote Sonny & Cher to her cats (who are named for Willie and Waylon) on their first birthday? Do I have that right?

Part of my worry is whether the staff did it, even as a joke. Probably just typical ad dept. stuff, but it still pisses me off. No place for it.

Double Down · Jun 15, 2012

You know, Yearbook always had the hotter chicks in high school, but I went with Newspaper anyway. I'm still happy with that choice. (The arts editor and her twee glasses was pretty hot too.)

reformedhack · Jun 15, 2012

As long as she paid for it, what's the damage? I've seen far more cringe-inducing stuff in print.

Wingnut money deposits just as easily into the paper's bank account as normal folks'.