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Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 10:53am.
Olympia, Washington residents are announcing an immediate boycott of all McClatchy Company news products! McClatchy owns The Olympian newspaper, located in Olympia, Washington. Olympia Desk Writer Matt Batcheldor at The Olympian is currently writing innacurate, inflammatory, and divisive articles, to the detriment of the community & neighborhoods of Olympia. The Olympian's Matt Batcheldor is not from Olympia (he has been here less than a year) and should keep his divisive comments regarding Downtown Olympia, to himself, and should not be in a position to monetarily profit from his belittling of the City of Olympia. Newspaper readers nationwide are urged to stop purchasing all McClatchy newspapers, until The Olympian’s editors and writers refrain from portraying Olympia, Washington in a negative light.
Matt Batcheldor, Olympia Desk The Olympian 360-704-6869
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Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 10:53am.McClatchy profits down
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 10:56am.Before it got so big, it was more profitable. At least that’s what a glance at the balance sheets for the McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) would indicate.
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Robert McChesney: Media and Politics in the United States Today
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 11:18am.Evergreen alumni Robert McChesney:
Media and Politics in the United States Today (1hr 30mn)
Wow.....
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 11:38am.I knew Bob when he was the publisher of The Rocket and I was working for Fournier Newspapers (we printed The Rocket).
This was back when Bob had all his hair and I had half of mine.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
PI: Newspapers see big declines in advertising
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 2:33pm."..classified advertising for jobs, cars and real estate -- a very profitable business for newspapers -- is increasingly migrating to the Internet..."
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Guardian UK: Gloom and doom as advertisers desert US papers
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 2:45pm."It's no wonder that there is panic in the US newspaper industry.."
"..results from the likes of Gannett, McClatchy, and Media General tell the same sorry newspaper story.."
"The second quarter financial results for almost all American newspaper companies show alarming falls.."
McClatchy, owner of 31 daily papers which include several titles acquired in its purchase last year of the Knight-Ridder chain, has seen its share price dive by almost 50%. Its ceo, Gary Pruitt, reports that ad revenue in the second quarter "worsened across the board.."
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Do you have a particular article/editorial?
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 10:58am."There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
New York Times: Earnings Decline at McClatchy
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/22/2007 - 11:03am.New York Times: Earnings Decline at McClatchy
"McClatchy reported earnings of $39.9 million, or 49 cents a share, compared with $44.1 million, or 94 cents, in the quarter a year earlier, when it was a much smaller company. The company more than doubled in size last year with the acquisition of Knight Ridder, whose papers have performed worse this year than those McClatchy held a year ago."
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My God, my God...
Submitted by Summerisle on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 7:17pm.This is like the Death Star of proposed downtown development ideas. Every single bad idea, from gentrification to the city providing economic incentives, i.e. paying the people who want to invest in housing in Olympia, is hit on.
I like the phrase they keep using "Market rate condos and apartments". Market rate apartments doesn't sound too bad, but a market rate condo is like a market rate McMansion...it's not cheap. The market sets a very high price for it, meaning that new glitzy condos would shut out a lot of people who need housing.Here's a quote about the "market rate" condos in Bremerton: "Opening next month, the development offers 78 units in two waterfront towers priced between $300,000 and $1.7 million each. Following the government’s lead, a private developer built a 66-unit condo building next door."
This sort of housing is unsustainable anyways, unless Olympia aspires to be some sort of bedroom community to Tacoma, because the people who are going to be buying the condos sure aren't going to be coming from Olympia itself.
Excellent point
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 7:27pm.Bremerton is an hour ferry ride from Downtown Seattle, thus $300,000 for a water view is chicken feed to the Seattlite.
You've hit the nail on the head....bedroom community.
My best friend lives on Bainbridge. He and his friends all jump the ferry on their bicycles and peddle that which doesn't float.
Tacoma is trying to market its own $300,000 waterview condos so who would want to commute the I-5 slab everyday when you could get the same thing with no commute.
I'd say Downtown Olympia might want to rethink that kind of approach.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
Good Point, Lord Summerisle..
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Tue, 07/24/2007 - 12:40am.This is what you get when private monied interests decide you future..