Comments on: Home is where the growth is: WSJ’s Thomson

By: Robert MacMillan

Robert MacMillan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:09:43 +0000

Tough crowd, PunchPrincess. We corrected.
- MacMillan

By: robert macmillan

robert macmillan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:28:40 +0000

For the record:
The New York Times has more reporters and editors, last I checked.
In circulation, the Journal appears to be ahead of the times at last count, but the numbers aren’t always comparable. Twice as big? No.
Ad pages? Haven’t counted lately.
Thomson’s quote is a boast, to be sure. On the other hand, the NYT declined our invitation to attend and make its own boasts. Maybe next time?

By: Ronald

Ronald — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:33:18 +0000

Why do you simply publish Thomson’s words without any sort of analysis or context? This essentially lets him brag unchecked – is the WSJ really twice as big as NYT? How – in circulation? news staff? ad pages? I’d really like to know. I’d also argue that given the dumbed-down way WSJ is going these days, USA Today is a viable competitor and covers national affairs, entertainment and sports a heck of a lot better. Just because this is a blog doesn’t mean you can’t fact-check what executives say.

By: PunchPrincess

PunchPrincess — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:40:18 +0000

Yes reductions in staff can result in an improved bottom line — and when the editor is fired the result is goofy titles like this. Should not the title have been “Home is where the growth IS?”