Monthly Archives: October 2012

How it’s done.

The latest report from the Audit Bureau of Circulations finds that daily circulation for the nation’s newspapers was down 0.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Sunday circulation was up 0.6 percent.

There were some notable exceptions. The New York Times reported a 40 percent increase in Monday-Friday circulation, driven by digital subscription packages, with a 28 percent increase in Sunday circulation over the same time last year.
The New York Times now has about 25 percent more digital subscribers during the week than print subscribers. On Sundays, print subscriptions still exceed digital.
ABC reports that “digital circulation now accounts for 15.3 percent of newspapers’ total circulation mix, up from 9.8 percent in September 2011.”
The New York Times reported a 73% circulation gain earlier this year. And the company’s latest earnings report noted a digital subscriber base of 592,000 , an 11 percent increase over the second quarter.

Forty per cent.

Forty.

New York Times circulation up 40% as newspaper numbers generally flat (Poynter)

Via Jason Walsh

I really cannot understand,
How this nightmare deal ever was planned,
He defeated the Sith,
But it’s taking the pith,
To make Luke stand in Disneyland.

John Moynes

UNLESS…

You can do better.

Yes, it’s a Stars Wars/Disney ‘Rick off.

Best Limerick wins a pumpkin.

Lines close at 11.30am 12.45pm

(Disney CEO Bob Iger with Darth Vader and George Lucas pic via)

UPDATE: we have a winner:

Sam, who sent it three (!). A bit needy but what the hell…

Take a story involving Jedi
plagiarised from the old samurai
and when it all stinks
cos of dumb Jar Jar Binks
Tell disney to give it a try…

So this how old sagas die
said the world wearied master Jedi
a chorus of cheers
for a mouse with big ears
“A Womp Rat he’s like to my eye”.

Star Wars fans complain and curse
That disney will make it far worse
They think it right silly
to watch Sith Steamboat Willie
choke Donald while using the force