Comments on: For sale: major daily newspapers…cheap!

By: Len Gutman

Len Gutman — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:04:04 +0000

Eric,

I think you’ve missed the point. We’re worried about the demise of newspapers and in fact many PR people are former journalists themselves (myself included). Without newspapers it becomes much harder for PR people to do their job. We report on the industry to keep up-to-date on the changes because they effect us tremendously. I believe PR people are some of the few groups still reading newspapers!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:14:48 +0000

So I can’t help but wonder…
You seem to take an enormous, inordinate amount of glee in reporting the demise of the newspaper industry. I have to wonder where all of you PR wanks will send your (mostly) trash now??
Something to ponder, don’t you think?

By: francine hardaway

francine hardaway — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:21:09 +0000

http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/12/newspapers-arent-dying-advertising-models-are.html

I refer you to my blog piece today. Quit whining and just adopt the new tools:-)

By: Linda VandeVrede

Linda VandeVrede — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:45:58 +0000

Yikes! This is all we need – more unemployed folks joining the ranks of PR professionals seeking employment. Is it a good time to be in PR? I’m not sure.

By: jakers

jakers — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:12:32 +0000

Does anyone else see the irony in TS last sentence.

There won’t be many ‘professionals’ left soon.

By: Pat Elliott

Pat Elliott — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:00:14 +0000

And there have also been layoffs in recent days at major national magazines and NBC news.

Locally, at the Scottsdale Job Network, we’ve gotten an influx of new Valley residents, including print reporters, columnists, corporate PR directors and others, who’ve gotten buyouts from their employers. So, they join the swelling SJN membership list that’s already full of local media and PR people.

If anyone has some good ideas on ways to promote Valley job openings that could help these folks, please share them. HINT HINT

By: TS

TS — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:22:07 +0000

“The company no longer owns our own failing East Valley Tribune …”??

The Tribune Co. has never had any association with the East Valley Tribune.

Leave the news alerts to the professionals, Len.