tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post5042060719501618120..comments2023-07-12T07:00:42.975-05:00Comments on News McNabb: Will Content Equal Contributions?NewsMcNabbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040170736717649659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-24486307733016353032009-11-04T22:46:11.452-06:002009-11-04T22:46:11.452-06:00A. H. Belo CEO Robert Decherd has a dim view of th...A. H. Belo CEO Robert Decherd has a dim view of the Texas Tribune's future prospects. He said a nonprofit newspaper is a "swell idea...but it doesn't work" because it won't reach the same readership as the print-on-paper model. Decherd indicated that only a for-profit newspaper is capable of sticking with a mission over a long period of time...that a nonprofit depends on its donors, all of whom have different agendas and all of whose agendas change over time.<br /><br />I think Decherd's point is well taken, although -- in all fairness -- A.H. Belo has had its own financial difficulties making money with the Dallas Morning News,which has both a printed newspaper and an online version. Earnings for both the printed paper and the Web site have declined significantly, resulting in a large number of layoffs at the Morning News.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-59203296120670751362009-11-04T14:34:03.961-06:002009-11-04T14:34:03.961-06:00Sheesh! Check out their salaries. Guess they are g...Sheesh! Check out their salaries. Guess they are grabbing as much as they can before it fails.<br /><br />I give it two years tops. It will be very much like the dot.coms of the late 90's that had great lofty ideas, attracted lots of cash in the early days but when they didn't show profit, the top dogs got to cash out and bail.<br /><br />Two years tops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com