Mind_your_head
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Mon Aug-17-09 09:04 PM
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I just heard that the Washington Post was going to be going out of business |
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is there any thruth to that or just a rumor? I heard they only have another 14 weeks left....
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Mon Aug-17-09 09:07 PM
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1. Only thing I ever heard, recently, was that they were ditching their business section. |
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Haven't heard anything else.
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Mon Aug-17-09 09:07 PM
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2. That's an awfully specific rumor so it should be easy to disprove |
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Unless of course it is true.
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Mon Aug-17-09 10:29 PM
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4. WPO would not be a $458 stock if there was a hint of truth to it. |
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Mon Aug-17-09 11:22 PM
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7. I heard the same story about the neocon rag we have in Canada. I don't think |
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that puppy has ever run at a profit..called the National Post.
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Mon Aug-17-09 11:26 PM
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8. I find that very, very hard to believe. I don't doubt that they're |
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struggling and having difficulties, like most other major city newspapers and a lot of smaller ones. But I really don't think they're on the brink of closing, I just don't think that'll ever happen. Then again, nowadays you just never know so I'll guess we'll have to see.
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Mon Aug-17-09 11:37 PM
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9. Hopefully it's only rumor, not truth |
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It's very Machiavellian, for reasons that I won't explain, if it turns out my source just made it up, but it's certainly possible.
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Mon Aug-17-09 11:40 PM
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10. where did you hear this? and what exactly are your reasons for not explaining your source's motives? |
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Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 11:41 PM by onenote
A source might help folks decide credibility (or lack thereof) of the rumor you are reporting.
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