tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post115869590554609306..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: Duke lacrosse: Ashley’s ashesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158817392290438412006-09-21T01:43:00.000-04:002006-09-21T01:43:00.000-04:00Sheesh, it's getting bad, can't let anything sit a...Sheesh, it's getting bad, can't let anything sit around at all. Somebody done stole my "w".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158817313051136192006-09-21T01:41:00.000-04:002006-09-21T01:41:00.000-04:00You are far more tolerant than I, John. I would h...You are far more tolerant than I, John. I would have known all I needed when he had security remove fired employees.<BR/><BR/>I have had some experience with people of that stripe. I have never met one I would drink with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158793470373336572006-09-20T19:04:00.000-04:002006-09-20T19:04:00.000-04:00John, amount of ads only tells part of the story. ...John, amount of ads only tells part of the story. If they've experienced a 5% decline in ad space in spite of let's say a 30% discount in ad rates, that would be an even stronger signal. But they probably won't tell you whether they've lowered their rates or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158776567549067092006-09-20T14:22:00.000-04:002006-09-20T14:22:00.000-04:00John,Although the Rollins family no longer has own...John,<BR/><BR/>Although the Rollins family no longer has ownership of the Herald Sun, I’m sure that they’re sad to see the Paxton Media Group destroy what it took their family 100+ years to build. As a resident of Durham, I have witnessed the decline in the quality of the HS’s reporting. In my opinion, the decline is a byproduct of the Paxton overhaul. <BR/><BR/>I have a couple of questions that you may be able to answer for me...<BR/><BR/>What’s the difference between a publisher and editor of a newspaper? Which one’s the “top dog?” Who ordered the “housecleaning” of the HS…Ashley, Moser or Paxton?<BR/><BR/>Thanks…and keep up the good work!<BR/><BR/>krddurhamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158774685397172372006-09-20T13:51:00.000-04:002006-09-20T13:51:00.000-04:00Anon. "John:Another excellent ..Thanks for the nic...Anon. "John:Another excellent ..<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice words. <BR/><BR/>As for calling Paxton: It's a private company and hasn't been very responsive to my calls.<BR/><BR/>See also the comment below.<BR/><BR/>Anon: "John, Are papers part of ""<BR/><BR/>See comment above.<BR/><BR/>Yes, there is an auditing org for newspapers: Audit Bureau of Circulations.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't find anything on the H-S at ABC.<BR/><BR/>You hit the nail on the public/private ownership matter.<BR/><BR/>Paxton owns some small circu (20/30K) papers but I'm told by folks in the newspaper business that Paxton's "real money" comes from about 100 free ad circulars is distributes.<BR/><BR/>I hope some of this helps.<BR/><BR/>Thank you both for commenting.<BR/><BR/>JohnJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275423713054782480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158730393100039882006-09-20T01:33:00.000-04:002006-09-20T01:33:00.000-04:00John,Are papers part of a system that magazines mu...John,<BR/>Are papers part of a system that magazines must enroll in - the one where they report their paid subscribers and sold copies (broken down) but can't report as sold papers that were well not sold and destroyed?<BR/><BR/>The magazine industry does this because ad revenue is a function of subscribers/buyers. I would imagine that the newspaper industry does the same. You could get an accurate estimation that way. You could also compare it to the N&O in order to verify that it is not do to a real trend away from papers to free internet news cites etc.<BR/><BR/>If the company is publicly traded you should be able to see how it has been doing in general. I don't know how large a part H-S is of it but if they run the H-S as poorly as they do then the rest of the company should be in a similar shape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-1158723802254781242006-09-19T23:43:00.000-04:002006-09-19T23:43:00.000-04:00John: Another excellent analysis. If you have time...John: Another excellent analysis. If you have time to do a little reporting, call the top Paxton executive in Paducah and ask that person a few intelligent questions about Ashley's performance in the Nifong abuse of power case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com