tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post1940564129519734418..comments2023-04-15T05:23:09.282-04:00Comments on The Offlede: Smokin' ACES: Newspapers must get dumb to make us smartAndrew Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002999553042840772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-89842465010906807802008-05-01T18:05:00.000-04:002008-05-01T18:05:00.000-04:00As a reporter, we know all too well that writing a...As a reporter, we know all too well that writing an in-depth 80 inch piece is time consuming, should be thought provoking, and, let's face it: we write them to win awards.<BR/>And nobody reads it. <BR/>Poynter or whoever else can fit folks with goggles -- laughable, man -- but the reason fewer people are reading newspapers is not that complicated.<BR/>People are dumber these days and are easily distracted by Britney Spears' pregnant sister, what Paris Hilton said, and how pilled-up Anna Nicole was.<BR/>Who cares about, oh, farm subsidies, for instance, when Jenifer Aniston was spotted hanging out with Owen Wilson?<BR/>If anything was misspelled or you spotted poor grammar, bite me.<BR/>I have to log on to Perezhilton.com and don't have time to proofread.ReporterGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277087353393665852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478973086041556675.post-82395443274626298622008-04-27T16:14:00.000-04:002008-04-27T16:14:00.000-04:00If you're waiting for Josh C. or any other designe...If you're waiting for Josh C. or any other designer to offer anything other than cliches and half-baked claims, you'll be waiting a long time.<BR/><BR/>They concoct half-truths and lies, and they chant them repeatedly. Then they claim their slogans to be truths.<BR/><BR/>You can stymie them quickly with the following question: Can you cite evidence that your approach boosts readership, single-copy sales or circulation? Then listen to the crickets chirping.rknilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424954461023330846noreply@blogger.com