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San Francisco Chronicle may cut half news staff

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Posted by Steve White 2009-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 "San Francisco Chronicle may cut half news staff"

Would that be the half that lies, or the half that prevaricates?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-07 00:14|| 2009-03-07 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 How about cutting each member of staff in half?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-03-07 01:25|| 2009-03-07 01:25|| Front Page Top

#3 And that was a famously crappy paper back when some papers were half-decent, half the time.

The death of most current media outfits won't help the situation, which remains one in which gathering, selection, framing, reporting, and most discussion of current events and issues is distorted and tendentious beyond salvation. The last ones standing will still be as awful as most have become in the last 10-15 years.

Posted by Verlaine 2009-03-07 03:20|| 2009-03-07 03:20|| Front Page Top

#4 The death of most current media outfits won't help the situation

Yes it will, because Journalism schools will stop being a favorite choice for young people who "want to make a difference"---some of the vermin may even be forced to work for a living.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-03-07 07:28|| 2009-03-07 07:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes it will, because Journalism schools will stop being a favorite choice for young people who "want to make a difference"---some of the vermin may even be forced to work for a living.

Nah. Work for a living? They'll change their majors to the university papered and equally minimal challenging 'Public Recreation' to be some of the Obama newly created five million government jobs in 'Public Recreation'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-03-07 09:05|| 2009-03-07 09:05|| Front Page Top

#6 In the old days, the sports section was printed on green paper (The Sporting Green), so you quickly identify the few pages worth reading.

Posted by Snash Oppressor of the Faith9727 2009-03-07 12:05|| 2009-03-07 12:05|| Front Page Top

#7 I nominate Barbara for snark of the day.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-03-07 13:45|| 2009-03-07 13:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Thankyew, thankyew, Abu.

I'll be here all week. Try the veal. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-07 14:26|| 2009-03-07 14:26|| Front Page Top

#9 Whahahahhaaaaaa

Posted by Besoeker 2009-03-07 14:27|| 2009-03-07 14:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Hang in there union leaders! It's not your jobs on the line. Hang tough and raise the dues on those that are left so you break even.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2009-03-07 15:26|| 2009-03-07 15:26|| Front Page Top

#11 They're gonna fire AP?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2009-03-07 17:40|| 2009-03-07 17:40|| Front Page Top

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