NEW YORK—According to a report published this week in American Journalism Review,
93 percent of all newspaper sales can now be attributed to kidnappers
seeking to prove the day’s date in filmed ransom demands.
Like you didn't see this coming. Industry analysts have been predicting this since 2004. IMO, the real story is the distressing decline in bird purchases. You know—fewer bird owners=less newpapers sold. Sad that.
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Cindy H on October 19 at 6:51 p.m.
Like you didn't see this coming.
Industry analysts have been predicting this since 2004. IMO, the real story is the distressing decline in bird purchases. You know—fewer bird owners=less newpapers sold.
Sad that.
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richard on October 19 at 7:07 p.m.
You mean newspapers are used more by kidnappers, than even parakeet owners and fresh fish hawkers… ?
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John66 on October 20 at 9:43 a.m.
So their is what, two or three thousand kidnappings a day in spokane? Were do you get insurance for that?
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Gary Crooks on October 20 at 10:19 a.m.
On an unrelated note, we're working up an editorial that supports kidnapping, fish-wrapping and bird ownership.
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