Monday, January 5, 2009
Media My Morning Newspaper
Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:30 AM
There's an... an... advertisement... on the front page of the New York Times.
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Such is the economy. My reaction will be the same if I discover any advertisements between National Geographic's articles.
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As an ad based publication, such as the Stranger, certainly you guys must also be feeling the crunch?
BTW, Isn't the front cover for The Stranger basically your own ad?
If the publication is struggling (as all pubs are these days) selling front page ad space (at a premium) makes sense, kind of like Target buying every ad in the New Yorker a couple years ago.
BTW, Isn't the front cover for The Stranger basically your own ad?
If the publication is struggling (as all pubs are these days) selling front page ad space (at a premium) makes sense, kind of like Target buying every ad in the New Yorker a couple years ago.
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@4: Is it really necessary to point out the difference between a newspaper and a blog? Especially a well respected paper, like the New York Times?
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European papers have been doing this for a long time. Slowly, lots of major metro newspapers, like the Times and PI, have added "front-of-section" advertising. So, it's not surprising that front page advertising is here to stay.
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The Sunday Times/PI had an ad for MGD, in sticker form, stuck to its front page next to the masthead this weekend...
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Better ads on the front page than no front page (or paper) at all. Maybe they should make the ENTIRE front page ads, frankly. Might keep them afloat a little longer.
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Frankly the articles in the New York Times are like free advertising a lot of the time.
They began their death spiral when their reporters realized they could "make" the news instead of report it.
They began their death spiral when their reporters realized they could "make" the news instead of report it.
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CBS TV buys up a strip of print at the very bottom of the page and that's considered "The front page"? I'll start worrying as soon as you can see it without having to turn it over first.
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Is it great content, or great advertising that will save the NYT? Looks like a combination of both.
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It's about time.
People don't remember this, but there used to be corner - and sometimes half-page - ads in all major newspapers.
Congrats for bringing them back!
People don't remember this, but there used to be corner - and sometimes half-page - ads in all major newspapers.
Congrats for bringing them back!
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There was an ad for MGD 64 on the front page of the Seattle Times yesterday.
I think it's some sort of an isotope.
I think it's some sort of an isotope.
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When I started reading the NYT back in the 60s, there always were ads -- in agate type -- on the bottom of page 1, so this is not as shocking as you might think.
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covered by the guardian here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan…
this does mark some sort of transition. where will print journalism go from here?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan…
this does mark some sort of transition. where will print journalism go from here?
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