Comments on: Strib: Screwed?

By: MiddleSpunkCreek

MiddleSpunkCreek — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:29:37 +0000

I like the Strib, and hate those idiots in the evening news shows. Talk about dumbing down the news!

By: swandog

swandog — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:26:26 +0000

Scarborough Research Co. - who measures readership, television viewing, etc. just released the 1st quarter ratings for WCCO4, KARE11, Channel 9 and KSTP 5. OUCH! Ratings for all their local television news shows down 15% for the 2nd year in a row

They are biased and full of fluffy stories about nothing. I think we are past cat in tree, global warming bad ect.. It is poor news and a waste of time. The news casters all seem so preachy and disingenuous. The rating show how little people values their product. Maybe if they did not fill their half hour with pre-made spin videos of the "greatest and latest product we need, they might have an audience. Product placement segment have destroyed the news and they are getting what they deserve.

By: Angie Dickenson

Angie Dickenson — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:13:41 +0000

Scarborough Research Co. - who measures readership, television viewing, etc. just released the 1st quarter ratings for WCCO4, KARE11, Channel 9 and KSTP 5. OUCH! Ratings for all their local television news shows down 15% for the 2nd year in a row.

Why go home and watch Don Shelby when you can get your updates all day long on StarTribune.com.

Traditional media are ALL in trouble!

By: teucer

teucer — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:28:09 +0000

I am pretty certain it won’t go under; I find it hard to believe that a major metropolitan newspaper would cease publishing, not in this decade at least. The name alone must be worth some decent scratch.

That isn’t to say that there won’t be some big shifts and more hard times ahead. But I find it hard to believe that there won’t still be a Star-Tribune five years from now. I don’t know what size its print run will be, or how much of its content will be in online format only.

By: indyr

indyr — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:58:30 +0000

Look at it this way, Max. Batgirl is attracted to older men. Therefore you could totally nail Barbara Gordon.

I'm so old, Ruth Gordon would consider me an older man (if she were still alive, bless her heart).

By: richg

richg — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:18:09 +0000

I’m just waiting for Sid’s close personal friends to come to his defense.

By: Sid Hartman

Sid Hartman — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:08:10 +0000

What do you kids know about being old? or being a newspaperman? to hell with you.

By: northmetroreporter

northmetroreporter — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:02:27 +0000

To clarify: I should say breaking news is one of the top things I’m looking for in a newspaper. The others are accuracy and relevancy (so no, Kersten’s BS doesn’t make the cut, but in the name of free speech I can forgive them that.)

By: mb@work

mb@work — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:02:13 +0000

Christian Bale is yummy.

Especially if we wrap him in bacon.

By: northmetroreporter

northmetroreporter — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:00:32 +0000

I’m way bummed about the possibility of the Strib going under. IMHO, it’s far better than the PiPress, which regularly recycles the work of those in the newsroom at my weekly community newspaper (Elizabeth Mohr in particular – and we have a crappy Web site and don’t upload stories frequently so we know she just reads our papers and writes stories on our topics in the next few days). As far as I can tell, the Strib’s reporters actually break news and that, in response to Jason’s question, is what I’m looking for in a daily.