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It was 30 years ago yesterday (in a great piece by my friend and colleague, Jack Morrison):
Staff members of what was then called The Bulletin didn't quite know what to do or what to think in the face of a disaster that they had all seen coming but were reluctant to accept.
The Bulletin closed on Jan. 29, 1982 - 30 years ago yesterday.
The newsroom at 30th and Market streets was vast and bright, with big windows letting in the light.
I don't remember what the weather was like outside, but inside the mood was uncharacteristically gloomy.
Staffers gathered in small groups to discuss the undiscussable. Some, including me, had offers, but many had no idea what the future held
Meanwhile, um, TODAY:
Will, say goodbye to the Daily Snooze. Its days are numbered.— Comrade Noodlehead- "Nearly nobody reads The Daily News."— CD75
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I blame George Bush for the Bulletin going out of business.- Does anyone really read the DN except for sports?— chasing history
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- Better get busy writing more of your pamphlets for Kindle. You like hope and change so much, wait till you see what it's like in this job market. Enjoy camping out with your left wing, looney Occupy (name of town here) hero's pretty soon.— jimmymack
- I delivered the Bulletin for years in the 1970s from Ocean City to Wildwood. They used to put out 5 editions a day...very bad and expensive. Also, afternoon papers went down as factory work left the country because of the idiot unions.
An Equity company bought the paper in San Diego, turned it around in 2 1/2 years and just sold it to local owners who plan to keep it going. It can work, even though the Lib "journalists" hate it!!!— sarah89 - Advertising drove the newspaper industry, especially the want ads. When that source of income dried up the papers were left to maintain readership by actually printing stories that people wanted to read. Unfortunately what we got was a stable of Will Bunches.— RufusG
- Of course according to a few putzes on this site the conservative lowbrow racists are to blame for the print media's demise. I'm sure we will hear from them shortly.— RufusG
- Hey Will. I have a relative that's working at NewsMax - after getting laid off from another newspaper. He says that they have a good business plan and are growing pretty fast.
I have to admit - the idea of you working at NewsMax is pretty amusing.— Talking point sleuth - Need I say more. I mean no sooner do I reference the Talking Point Snob he shows up. What does this guy do all day, monitor sites that may refer to his rants? When I say rants I really mean his distorted cut and paste blog blurbs.— RufusG
- Wow! Rufus - what's with the obsession, bro?— Talking point sleuth
- Those darn hedge funds...buying the paper for $139million and selling for $100million...some real robber barons there— DuncanIdaho
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