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McClatchy Company Boycott

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 9:18pm.

Olympia, Washington residents are announcing an immediate boycott of all McClatchy Company news products!

McClatchy owns The Olympian newspaper, located in Olympia, Washington.

Editorial Page Editor Mike Oakland at The Olympian is currently writing innacurate, inflammatory, and divisive editorials, to the detriment of the community & neighborhoods of Olympia.

The Olympian's Editorial Editor Mike Oakland does not reside in Olympia and should keep his divisive comments regarding Olympia, and its residents, 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.

McClatchy Company investors can direct their questions & comments to:

Mike Oakland, Editorial Page Editor The Olympian

360-754-5464

moakland@theolympian.com

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Other McClatchy papers include:

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 9:20pm.

Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska) – acquired 1979
The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, South Carolina) – acquired 1990
Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, Illinois) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California)
The Herald (Bradenton) (Bradenton, Florida) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Herald (Rock Hill) (Rock Hill, South Carolina) – acquired 1990
The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, South Carolina) – acquired 1990
The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Merced Sun-Star (Merced, California) – acquired 2004
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Modesto Bee (Modesto, California)
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) – acquired 1995
El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Olathe News (Olathe, Kansas) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Olympian (Olympia, Washington) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) – founded 1857, original paper
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The State (Columbia, South Carolina) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Sun News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Tacoma News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) – acquired 1986
The Telegraph (Macon) (Macon, Georgia) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
The San Luis Obispo Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase
Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Washington) – acquired 1979
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) – acquired 2006 in Knight Ridder purchase

Aberdeen American News (Aberdeen, South Dakota) (Completed June 27, 2006)
Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) (Completed Aug. 2, 2006)
The Herald (Monterey, California) (Completed Aug. 2, 2006)
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (Completed Aug. 2, 2006)
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) (Completed June 27, 2006)
Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Completed June 29, 2006)
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Completed June 29, 2006)
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (Completed Aug. 2, 2006)
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) (Completed Aug. 2, 2006)
Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, Minnesota) (Completed June 27, 2006)
Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, North Dakota) (Completed June 27, 2006)
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) (Completed Aug. 2, 2006)

I'm interested...

Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 9:34pm.

Bubba, not that I disagree that there is divisiveness in The Olympian, I'm interested in which particular editorial or stand that you are concerned about?

Can you share?

"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers

Soitenly Larry

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 9:47pm.

We are about due for the Olympia City Councilmember TJ Johnson bashing, amateurish, hit job piece from The Olympian's Editorial Page Editor Mike Oakland.

It should be in tomorrow's, or the following day's, paper..

Editorial Page Editor Mike Oakland should stop bashing the great town of Olympia.

He doesnt even live here.

When Mike Oakland writes the TJ Johnson hit job piece..

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 9:50pm.

Ill be sure to put it right here where it belongs as an example of his divisive hackery, which we have had to endure for way too long here in Olympia.

Oh yeah..

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 11:43pm.

The Olympian also seems to have a preference for bigots in their online comments forum..

Amen, brother

Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 8:47am.

During the Letters to the Editor comments, on Friday, July 13, 2007, a gentleman (I'm assuming) named Larry posted a couple of comments. He was immediately identified as me (which of course, he wasn't me). He appeared to play with the readers misidentification somewhat. It seemed obvious that he has read the comments in the past and knows a bit of the history.

When I returned home late last night, and logged on for awhile to catch up on community chatter (olyblog also, by the way), I found "Larry" had been edited off the comments thread, and this post had been left:

"SondraK's ban and Larry's ban are both permanent. Don't post quotes from banned comments. The text is deleted for a reason.
Aaron Mason, Online Production | Homepage | 07.13.07 - 3:46 pm | #"

Now mind you, I haven't posted anything in The Olympian threads for over a month. I did report my concern to Aaron about a false accusation directed at a woman, but that doesn't go online.

I'm left wondering if "Larry" knows what happened to him. I guess all the "Larrys" in The Olympian's reading market, should change their name to suit someone's obvious bias directed at me, for challenging his decision.

If Aaron Mason doesn't want comments about me on The Olympian thread, I'd suggest he leave my name out of things and don't stir the pot.

"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers

McClatchy..

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 8:58am.

McClatchy endorses this sort of thing?

Im shocked..

Terrible, just terrible..

Im thinking that maybe we should share the cyberlove

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Mon, 07/16/2007 - 3:28pm.

Why should we stick to just boycotting the McClatchy Company..

There are plenty of other companies supporting The Olympian's corporate agenda as well..

Who is Bruce Titus?

I'm not a fan of "boycotting", per se....

Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 9:29pm.

But I do agree that money talks.

I can tell you, with some relative confidence, that advertisers in this market are not tripping over themselves to get in line to advertise in newspapers. Paid circulation is dropping and newspapers haven't come to terms with what to do about it. TMC products (total market coverage) have taken the majority of food advertising from them (along with targeted direct mail). Thus, the only thing a newspaper has to hang its hat on is READERSHIP - positive or negative.

The tabloids paved the way on negative readership effect. It's not enough to just publish the news any longer, as electronic media beats them to the punch everytime. You have to have something better and unfortunately, corporate newspapers are busy watching the bottom line and don't have the time to produce really great material. The cheap way out is "controversy".

Trust me when I tell you that advertisers are not "supporting" the media. They are seeking results (sales) from their investment. If it doesn't pay, they are on their way. Newpapers are to expensive for branding.

"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers

McClatchy Newspaper Assets Don't Look Fit to Print

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 10:47pm.

McClatchy paid $4.6 billion for Knight-Ridder Inc. and sold the parts it didn't want, the publisher of the Sacramento Bee and Kansas City Star now has a stock price that's 31 percent lower than it was the day the acquisition closed.

Chicago Tribune: Analysts assess future of newspapers

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 10:51pm.

"Goldman Sachs recommended selling shares of McClatchy and New York Times, saying both newspaper publishers are "particularly vulnerable" to industry changes..."

McClatchy stock drops to lowest level since 1998

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 11:04pm.

McClatchy stock drops to lowest level since 1998

"CEO Gary Pruitt, who was a guest speaker at a media-related investors conference in New York City this week, also said the company would consider selling its stake in CareerBuilder.com, which it also owns with Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and Tribune Co. (NYSE: TRB)..."

"He added that circulation at McClatchy newspapers would likely continue to decline until early 2008.."

Noam Chomsky lectures on the media (Pt 1)

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 11:59pm.

McClatchy Quarterly Earnings Review

Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 9:12am.

McClatchy, the third-largest U.S. newspaper publisher and an operator of Web sites, said its May revenue declined. Total revenue fell 10.4 percent to $180.3 million from $201.3 million. Ad sales for the month dropped 11.5 percent to $153 million versus $172.9 million in the year-ago period.

McClatchy's stock dropped 19 percent during the quarter and is down 31 percent for the year to date.

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