Jul
16
Back when I was an editor, I resisted attempts by the business side to add advertising to the front page of the newspaper. But then, I never had to deal with a quarter where revenues were down 10 per cent and cash flow was off by 27 per cent. Times have changed.
The latter is the case at the LA Times, where the publisher has decided front page ads can help overcome that grim financial news. The newsroom is opposed, of course, and is stating its opposition forcefully. (Here’s the LA Times coverage.)
Given the current reality of newspapering, may I only half-facetiously offer a bumper sticker idea?
“You can have my integrity when you pry it from cold, laid-off fingers.”
TAGS: LA TIMES, NEWSPAPER, BUSINESS
