"Terrorists take down the Sears Tower on the morning of election day. Bush institutes martial law and "postpones" the election"
My jaw nearly hit the floor when I read this in the Boston Globe this morning:
"Of course, circumstances could change. If there were critical international issues affecting people's lives, I'm sure we'd all pay more attention. You know, a global financial crisis where mortgages in California sink banks in Iceland, cutting police budgets in the UK. Or a worldwide energy shortage coupled with global climate change. Or a complex war, with many international actors and complex religious and cultural dynamics. I'm sure something like that would have readers looking for more international perspectives. I'll just keep crossing my fingers that some important international news occurs soon"
Like what, ANOTHER 9/11? This is the KIND of CRAP that accounts for the MSM's SINKING FORTUNES!!
We are ON to the MANUFACTURED MANIPULATIONS of the MSM and CORPORATE CLASS, so BUG OFF!!!
NO LONGER buying the "Al-CIA-Duh" prop, scitte-bags, so STUFF IT where there ain't no sun!!!!!
Also see: The Slow Death of AmeriKa's Newspapers
"The Monitor embraces its future - a digital one" by Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent | November 3, 2008
Everyone agrees that advertisers aren't paying the premiums online that they've paid for print placement.
See any advertising on this site? It's ALL ME, ALL UNFILTERED!
Anyone who cares about the survival of international news - or perhaps the survival of independent, high-quality journalism in general - will be watching the future of the Monitor closely.
Translation: The LYING MSM!
But the traffic numbers the website is currently experiencing are dispiriting, not just for the Monitor, but for all internationally focused news sites.
Because NO ONE LIKES MSM LIARS anymore!! If you guys had TOLD the TRUTH about ONE THING -- or at least, NOT LIED ABOUT IT -- then MAYBE you would be O.K.
As it is I NEVER PURCHASE or READ the New York Times anymore, and I RARELY EVEN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE ANYMORE!! I only post Globe stories because I BUY ONE PAPER (overpriced at a buck) in the morning and this is it!
The numbers the Monitor is revealing are a strong signal that there's not an enormous, pent-up demand for high quality international news in the US right now.
Not from MSM LIARS anyway; my profile hits and polls are doing just fine.
Of course, circumstances could change. If there were critical international issues affecting people's lives, I'm sure we'd all pay more attention. You know, a global financial crisis where mortgages in California sink banks in Iceland, cutting police budgets in the UK. Or a worldwide energy shortage coupled with global climate change. Or a complex war, with many international actors and complex religious and cultural dynamics. I'm sure something like that would have readers looking for more international perspectives. I'll just keep crossing my fingers that some important international news occurs soon. --more--"
