Just How Bad is the Newspaper Situation in San Francisco?
To find out, let’s hear from Jordan Kobert, former Strategic Operations Manager of the San Francisco Chronicle. After getting numerous phone calls to get him to sign up for six months of home delivery, he talked with a salesperson and then rejected the idea:
“Less than a dime a day and I said no.
Did I mention I used to work at the Chronicle…”
That’s got to hurt. Apparently, the folks selling subscriptions are wheeling and dealing, so you can get it for less than a dollar a week. They might even let you name your own price and they might even throw you a $10 Target gift card.
It’s quite obvious the Chronicle, like the free San Francisco Examiner, gets a great deal of value from your eyeballs reading their ads reliably on a daily or almost daily basis. Maybe this is a good deal for you?
Which job is lonelier - shilling for the New York Times or the San Francisco Chronicle? Tough call.
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