Sunday, June 7, 2009

MLive moves Red Wings up front

OK, I ripped MLive previously for not prominently displaying the Detroit Red Wings news up front on the various newspaper web pages. This morning on the Flint page, the Red Wings were front and center. So props from here.
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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Journal started late once again this morning and still didn't get a Wings story in the paper. Thumbs wayyyy down.

07 June, 2009 11:02
Jim of L-Town said...

Yes, I was only speaking of the MLive location and coverage of the Red Wings. No game coverage of the Wings in Sunday's paper. Big mistake. There was a "breaking news" story, a shooting from Friday night.

07 June, 2009 14:25
Anonymous said...

The Journal started late once again this morning and still didn't get a Wings story in the paper. Thumbs wayyyy down.

That goes the same for bc and sag too.

07 June, 2009 14:35
Anonymous said...

And, let's see . . . the next two scheduled games of the Stanley Cup Finals are Tuesday and Friday, no? 'Guess that'll take care of any souvenir front-page posters should the Red Wings win.

Eh, who cares? If it's not a feature of kids on BMX bikes, it's not worthy, anyway.

07 June, 2009 15:56
Anonymous said...

Seeing the job ad today for part-time copy editors/page designers at Valley gave me such a warm and fuzzy feeling. Especially the part where it said a college degree is "preferred."

I almost applied, until I realized I could make more money drawing unemployment.

07 June, 2009 19:03
Gene Mierzejewski said...

Sunday's Journal was awful in every way, shape or form. Not only did the paper miss the Wings' victory, but it also buried the Tigers' victory behind the pitching of Edwin Jackson, my new hero, in Sports.

The new uber-editor's column was a joke -- I can't believe the only reader communications were positive when the past week's revamped Journal was so lame it had to borrow Tiny Tim's crutch.

What, in God's name, are the new bosses trying to do by eliminating the "By" from bylines and running letters to the editor as from "The Voice of So-and So." I've never seen any such style in any other newspaper. It's almost as if the Journal, crushed down to appearing 3 days a week, wants to alienate the few remaining readers by printing a no-sense-to-it hodgepodge that traditional newspaper readers will abhor.

I am very close to ending my Journal subscription even though I get the paper delivered at half price. To be honest, the only reason I haven't quit already are the Meijer inserts and the Sunday coupons. I feel so sorry for the staff that's left behind.

08 June, 2009 03:17
Anonymous said...

Save yourself a couple bucks. Meijer inserts and coupons are available online.

08 June, 2009 08:57
Anonymous said...

Welcome to Bay City's world for the past three years, Gene.

There has been -- and always will be -- a major disconnect between the uber-"editor" and the reader. He simply can't be bothered by the reader. That's a sometimes-messy task, and besides, it would require thought, work and effort, three words absent from his vocabulary.

As for all those cosmetic changes that bring nothing to the table -- changed bylines, changed header styles . . . AND WE MEAN IT! -- well, stuff like this requires a lot less thought, work and effort than things of a substantive nature, yet can still justify lots and lots of meetings, thus giving the impression that there is actual forward progress.

Your guess regarding the feedback is spot on, too. The ratio of furious readers to people who actually think the new product is an improvement is running about 200-1. And I think the '1' just came over from Bangladesh.

And, yeah, you can cancel your subscription, but you may want to set aside 10 minutes of your day for it while you wait your turn in the phone queue.

08 June, 2009 08:58
Anonymous said...

Whats going on with your Wings? They are down 2 nothing as I type this. Looks like the cup is going to be going to Pittsburg.

12 June, 2009 22:23

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