JeffBercovici http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/7593/all en Times 'New Media' Editor Suggests Print Subscribers Are Suckers http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-new-media-editor-suggests-print-subscribers-are-suckers <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> So much for those sharp, sophisticated Times readers. Editor Gerald Marzorati said at a new media conference that Times subscribers have no clue how much they&#039;re spending on the print edition: &quot;We have north of 800,000 subscribers paying north of $700 a year for home delivery. Of course, they don&#039;t seem to know that.&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Forbes reporter <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffbercovici/2010/11/10/ny-times-editor-on-the-beauty-of-readers-ignorance/">Jeff Bercovici</a> found out what one Times editor thinks of the acuity of the subscribers (suckers?) who are keeping the print edition of the New York Times afloat: <br /><br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-new-media-editor-suggests-print-subscribers-are-suckers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch CreditCards Gaffes GeraldMarzorati JeffBercovici liberalmediabias NewYorkTimes NewYorkTimesbias Subscribers TimesWatch Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:53:00 +0000 admin 7934 at http://archive2.mrc.org