We won’t lie: We were up late last night pondering the State of Philebrity’s Union — what we’ve learned, what we’ve messed up, what we’ve done right, and how in 2009 we can make this a bolder, better site for y’all, something truly worth risking your job for. More on that as the months roll on, folks, but can we gloat for a minute?

Newspaper Q3 Ad Revenue Sank 18.1% In Worst Quarterly Performance Ever

Because, ya see, it’s not that sites like ours are doing anything so amazingly awesome; in most cases, we are not. It’s just that those still clinging to life in print just suck so hard. If it’s not management thinking that a Thursday luxury magazine is a good idea right about now, it’s the continued grousing of union rank and file who keep on acting like sites like this one are slapping the dick out of their mouths, when in fact, we’re the only friends these mooks have. (Scroll down to the comments two posts below to see the Daily News‘ Chris Brennan reveal how little he knows about running one’s own business, establishing the journo-as-brand, etc.) It’s pathetic. But we’re coming around on this a little, as we take stock and move forward: We’re beginning to think that, like the auto companies, print might actually wind up deserving whatever befalls it. Save for a bailout, of course, because you know that shit ain’t happening.
Editor&Publisher: Low Ride-Duh

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 at 12:12 pm.