http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110301_11_0_TheTul337664
Quote from: patric on March 01, 2011, 11:33:11 AM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110301_11_0_TheTul337664
"Due to the number of comments that violate our terms and conditions, the Tulsa World has elected to disable comments for this page."
That's not surprising..
Quote from: Hoss on March 01, 2011, 12:06:08 PM
"Due to the number of comments that violate our terms and conditions, the Tulsa World has elected to disable comments for this page."
That's not surprising..
I'm guessing that was done when the story was posted. I can't imagine they'd welcome comments on a story about their own lay-offs.
"We will continue to provide the high quality journalism that our readers expect."
*COUGH*
Quote from: sgrizzle on March 01, 2011, 01:46:31 PM
"We will continue to provide the high quality journalism that our readers expect."
*COUGH*
Do I detect a hint of skepticism?
This whole thread made me chuckle....Except for the intial post of lost jobs.....
I forgot they were still in business. What do the other 97% of the employees do?
While many on here criticize the T.World - some of it deserved - we are very fortunate in a city our size to still have a locally owned paper of the quality of the T World. As bad as some of you think the T World is, it would be much worse if we were stuck with a Gannett owned paper or the OKC paper. It's a tough and changing industry with even the biggest and "best" players (NY Times, etc.) suffering and struggling to find a business model that works with current economic forces and realities. Perhaps I'm old fashioned (and I picked up this habit from my parents), but my day always starts with the morning paper. During the blizzard when the T World only published on-line editions for several days, I found it deeply unsatisfying to read the paper exclusively on my computer.
Sadly, cutting staff only further diminishes the quality and the amount of original reporting, which will likely further erode readership/profitability and continue the cycle of further staff reductions, lower quality, etc.
My day starts with taking a big Okc......
Quote from: DTowner on March 01, 2011, 02:20:18 PM
During the blizzard when the T World only published on-line editions for several days, I found it deeply unsatisfying to read the paper exclusively on my computer.
+1
Quote from: Gaspar on March 01, 2011, 02:08:16 PM
I forgot they were still in business. What do the other 97% of the employees do?
Write stories about Dewey and whatever the Camille's guy is doing.
Quote from: DTowner on March 01, 2011, 02:20:18 PM
Sadly, cutting staff only further diminishes the quality and the amount of original reporting, which will likely further erode readership/profitability and continue the cycle of further staff reductions, lower quality, etc.
Politics aside, the World does a better job of covering issues like open records and corruption that broadcasters just gloss over.
Quote from: patric on March 01, 2011, 03:02:15 PM
Politics aside, the World does a better job of covering issues like open records and corruption that broadcasters just gloss over.
If local TV stations tried to cover those issues most folks in the area would just switch over to Family Feud/Wheel of Fortune.
Quote from: Townsend on March 01, 2011, 03:12:21 PM
If local TV stations tried to cover those issues most folks in the area would just switch over to Family Feud/Wheel of Fortune.
Wheel of Fortune is on after the local news is done.
Quote from: Red Arrow on March 01, 2011, 03:14:44 PM
Wheel of Fortune is on after the local news is done.
DVR
I find this somewhat funny; my mother (who lives me) takes the daily paper. Got a nice notice in the mail today that the rates were going up (for subscribers, not single issues). She had been paying every six months for all days, which was $108. It's now going up to $120. I found the timing hilarious. Layoff 18 people, hike the subscription rates.
Oh, but they did say for those who were subscribers, starting April first the electronic edition would no longer have a separate charge to view.
They are following the Turnpike Authority' methods:
Not enough business, raise rates.
Quote from: patric on March 01, 2011, 03:02:15 PM
Politics aside, the World does a better job of covering issues like open records and corruption that broadcasters just gloss over.
They should capitalize on their nitch then.
Just cover the boring stuff.
They could get rid of most of their pages and save trees!
The could re-brand as Coupons & Corruption.
Quote from: Townsend on March 01, 2011, 03:26:06 PM
DVR
¿People DVR the local news and/or Wheel-o-Fortune?
Quote from: BKDotCom on March 01, 2011, 07:22:41 PM
¿People DVR the local news and/or Wheel-o-Fortune?
Why not?
As a kid. I threw the Tulsa World and the Tulsa Tribune.
It was a great way to get me to start the road of responsibility.
There is something to be said for kids who got up early, met at the bundle drop off place, folded and rode off on a bicycle to deliver the news.
Now that has all been replaced by papermen instead of paperboys.
I havent subscribed to the paper in well over a decade. Loss of interest brings loss of revenue and soon after, Loss of the paper. Like the Tribune.
Who cares anymore if their picture is in the paper if you can be seen online. Sad really.
My Grandfather always took the paper and saved them to recycle even way back then. That was a big gripe of mine is that they piled up so fast. And recycling them for what you got was more of a headache than anything else(sorry Mike)
Quote from: DolfanBob on March 02, 2011, 02:10:53 PM
My Grandfather always took the paper and saved them to recycle even way back then. That was a big gripe of mine is that they piled up so fast. And recycling them for what you got was more of a headache than anything else(sorry Mike)
Not any more. Newsprint pays my bills.
I get seven cents a pound now. There were newspapers right before Christmas that were five pounds in weight.