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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Paying for papers
There's cost-cutting going on over at Minneapolis daily newspaper The Star Tribune, according to David Carr, writing in the New York Times. Staff in the Tribune's newsroom have been told that instead of the free papers they've become accustomed to, they can now access a free digital version online, or buy a copy of the paper for 25 cents. Then last Monday, reporters received the following message from Steve Alexander, senior vice president for circulation:
"During the first week that the additional on-site racks were in service, 43 percent of the Star Tribunes removed from those racks were not paid for. For the second week the rate was 41 percent. This is called 'pilferage' in our business; but put more plainly, it is theft, pure and simple.
"Taking more than one newspaper from a rack when you have only inserted enough money for one paper is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Employees who steal newspapers will put their jobs at risk. There is zero tolerance when it comes to stealing from our company, even if it is a 25-cent newspaper."
[via BuzzMachine]
"During the first week that the additional on-site racks were in service, 43 percent of the Star Tribunes removed from those racks were not paid for. For the second week the rate was 41 percent. This is called 'pilferage' in our business; but put more plainly, it is theft, pure and simple.
"Taking more than one newspaper from a rack when you have only inserted enough money for one paper is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Employees who steal newspapers will put their jobs at risk. There is zero tolerance when it comes to stealing from our company, even if it is a 25-cent newspaper."
[via BuzzMachine]
posted by paul, 1:55 PM
