http://www.bookymedia.com/2009/08/goodbye-to-thelondonpaper/ Observations of two disillusioned old-media churnalists Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:34:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.bookymedia.com/2009/08/goodbye-to-thelondonpaper/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Comment: Free is just another cover price | Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:09:35 +0000 http://www.bookymedia.com/2009/08/goodbye-to-thelondonpaper/#comment-7 [...] Seddon, a member of thelondonpaper launch team, who recounts the tale on this blog, concludes: “If he didn’t get ‘free’ then, it’s no surprise he [...] [...] Seddon, a member of thelondonpaper launch team, who recounts the tale on this blog, concludes: “If he didn’t get ‘free’ then, it’s no surprise he [...]

]]> http://www.bookymedia.com/2009/08/goodbye-to-thelondonpaper/comment-page-1/#comment-6 thelondonpaper’s Demise: Word From The Blogosphere « Jon Bernstein Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:50:57 +0000 http://www.bookymedia.com/2009/08/goodbye-to-thelondonpaper/#comment-6 [...] Seddon notes:　 Apparently when the dummy copy was presented to Murdoch by the paper’s editor, his response was that you could charge 10p for it – an anecdote that was repeated with an ‘oh Dad, what are you like, you silly old codger?’ tone. So if he didn’t get ‘free’ then, it’s no surprise he dropped the paper when times were tough. [...] [...] Seddon notes:　 Apparently when the dummy copy was presented to Murdoch by the paper’s editor, his response was that you could charge 10p for it – an anecdote that was repeated with an ‘oh Dad, what are you like, you silly old codger?’ tone. So if he didn’t get ‘free’ then, it’s no surprise he dropped the paper when times were tough. [...]

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