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Guild battles for jobs in Chronicle talks


"The Guild continued talks with Chronicle management representatives Tuesday, focusing on management’s latest response to the Guild’s proposals to minimize job losses through a series of cost cuts and business-recovery initiatives."

(first posted on the Save the Chronicle Facebook by Justin Beck)

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Newsday, San Francisco Chronicle To Start Charging For Online Content


"According to former Chronicle city editor Alan Mutter, the paper's management team revealed at emergency meetings held Wednesday that plans for the paper include the creation of 'pay-per-view sections on the Web site.'"

(first posted on the Save the Chronicle Facebook by Daniel Taylor)

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Doing the Math On Online Subscriptions


"The problem is that the holy grail of online subscription revenue isn't actually a significant addition to revenue, and the associated cost in lost ad revenue makes it a wash, at best."

(first posted on the Save the Chronicle Facebook by Justin Beck)

Phil Bronstein interviewed on the Colbert Report

Just saw the Phil Bronstein interview on the Colbert Report. Bronstein looked great as ever and the interview was pleasant to watch. It gave me the first glimpse of hope for The Chronicle, actually.

Quote of the night:
Colbert: "So, you're the editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, which I assume is printed on rolling paper."

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bronstein/detail?entry_id=38241

Another great video:
The designing of the Bronstein blog logo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzuBWL-oL9k

"Yeah we shoulda charged, but, you know, the internet."