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27 March 2009

Dear New York Times: We know you're maybe a little obsessed with us, but please stop stalking us. Love, Portland, OR

post by: dersins at: 12:38 | 7 comments

The NY Times, like any dying business, is resorting to desperate measures for relevancy. Check out this item here, the one about the Boston Globe (which the Times owns).

posted by Melismata 27 March | 13:19

The NY Times, like any dying business, is resorting to desperate measures for relevancy.

The NYC housing market is driving their actual readership to cities such as Portland. So, yeah. That makes sense.

In related news, the Times announced yesterday that they're imposing a five percent pay cut on their employees this year.

Aint that fucked up? You work for the Paper of Record, your byline appears everywhere. Bloggers link to your stuff all over the Internet. You're at the top of the journalism game. And -- holy shit, what happened to my paycheck?

posted by jason's_planet 27 March | 13:32

Maybe if they stopped pissing on half their potential customers they wouldn't be in such sad shape? Just sayin'.

posted by trinity8-director 27 March | 13:40

How do you mean?

posted by dersins 27 March | 13:48

I don't know, I've been reading the Times for nigh on 30 years now, and they've always had far-flung stories. That's one of the things I love about the paper - a magazinelike approach.

posted by Miko 27 March | 13:58

NYT used to have a crush on Austin. Then we lost that certain something and they moved on to Portland.

posted by birdherder 27 March | 14:04

dersins what do you mean? The Times has a Pacific Northwest bureau based in Portland, IIRC.

posted by mlis 28 March | 21:42

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