Sunday, April 10, 2005
The Hierarchy of U.S. Newspapers
I found this by chance. My comments soon to follow.
The Hierarchy of U.S. Newspapers
1. The Wall Street Journalis read by the people who run the country.
2. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The Washington Post is read by people who think they ought to run the country.
4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don't understand the Washington Post.
5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn't mind running the country, if they could spare the time.
6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.
7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren't too sure who's running the country.
8. The New York Post is read by people who don't care who's running the country, as long as they do something scandalous.
9. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren't sure there is a country, or that anyone is running it.
10. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country.
The Hierarchy of U.S. Newspapers
1. The Wall Street Journalis read by the people who run the country.
2. The New York Times is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The Washington Post is read by people who think they ought to run the country.
4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don't understand the Washington Post.
5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn't mind running the country, if they could spare the time.
6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country.
7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren't too sure who's running the country.
8. The New York Post is read by people who don't care who's running the country, as long as they do something scandalous.
9. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren't sure there is a country, or that anyone is running it.
10. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country.
Saturday, April 09, 2005
From Ilind.Net:
April 9, 2005 - Saturday
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Hawaii Island Journal, published and distributed on the Big Island, is apparently up for sale. It looks like another opportunity for Gannett to continue it's[sic ] news consolidation, but Honolulu Weekly publisher Laurie Carlson is also said to be trying to negotiate a deal, a move probably be more politically acceptable to HIJ publisher Lane Wick and the newspaper's regular readers.
Speaking of the Big Island, could it be true that West Hawaii Today is the second largest revenue generator in the Stephens Media Group chain, with only the Las Vegas Review-Journal bringing in more? Meanwhile, cross-island "sister" publication, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, continues to be mired in acrimonious contract negotiations with the Newspaper Guild. There are rumblings of threats by Stephens' negotiators to close down the unionized Trib and simply expand the non-union WHT, not the first time these have been heard.
And Pacific Business News has announced that they're moving their printing from MidWeek to the Advertiser, which will add more color to their look. I suppose that frees up more press time for the new MidWeek weekend edition, but the revenue loss probably still hurts.
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I'll add my comments as I find out more.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
I haven't been keeping up with this blog as I should, but I plan a lot of reviews and commentary soon.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Just in Time for Valentine's Day
I just found out on jameswolcott.com aboutTango Magazine, which concerns itself with the relationship dance. I'll check that out, and also Nalu Underground, a new Hawaii-based surfing mag. I haven't kept up as I should have or wanted to, but I promise a review of at least one of the aforementioned titles, Hawaiian Style, and the new Trump title pretty soon.
I've added a regional blogs section to the blogroll. Please check that out. Southern Appeal is one of my favorites.
I've added a regional blogs section to the blogroll. Please check that out. Southern Appeal is one of my favorites.
Saturday, January 22, 2005
I added links to Poinography.com, a new blog, and the websites of two Oahu community publications, Koolau News (I'll try to find if it's online only or has a print edition) and Kaleo o Ko'olauloa (likewise).
Friday, January 21, 2005
Check 6 Honolulu Media Site May Go Offline Soon
At this point, with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin apparently healthy (not that it's trickling down to the troops!) and a very full plate of other projects, plus some health problems, it's doubtful this site will continue.--Burl Burlingame
I hope Burl finds the time and health to continue, if periodically.
Monday, January 17, 2005
Men's magazines
Men's magazines have broken a lot of ground.
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When I began my writing career in the 1970s, I wrote for what were then termed “men’s magazines.” At the time, the men’s magazines were a source of real, dependable income, and, unlike the “prestige” magazines, they paid on time, which was a comfort to landlords, utility companies, and other bill collectors who were less impressed by “prestige” than timeliness.--H. Williams
Knight Publications, who put out ADAM, PLAYERS, FILM WORLD, PRIME, CHOICE, KNIGHT and a host of other titles, had been the first company to publish Stephen King, among the first American companies to publish environmental “wacko” Jacques Costeau, and regularly published writers (often under pen names) of the order of John D. MacDonald, Norman Spinrad, Harlan Ellison, Richard Armour, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Silverberg, and many, many more. I did a lot of writing for them.
There was, inevitably, the question: how can you write for those HORRIBLE publications? This question, also inevitably, came from someone who never had actually READ one of those publications, and who were, literally, judging the books by their covers. So, one kept one’s paycheck writing to oneself, and, if asked, pointed to the “prestige” publications one was writing for, such as the LOS ANGELES TIMES, The HERALD-EXAMINER, NEW WEST MAGAZINE, LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, et al.
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For good and sufficient reasons, such magazines lie outside the journalistic mainstream, and their articles don't show up in databases used by journalists. But such magazines do publish creditable investigative journalism, often on "macho" topics like crime, drugs, and espionage....The fringe status of such magazines also tends to make their editors see themselves as civil libertarians and political anti-establishmentarians -- and gives them less to lose. As a result, they often print what other mass-circulation publications won't...--Namebase
