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OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look
at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? The NYT chose to focus their headlines on the negative mall store data (down a mere 0.9% if early estimates are accurate) rather than the exceptionally strong data coming from the discount chains outside the mall...which saw an 11.4% increase in spending. Why does a 0.9% decline in sales make their headlines, but an 11.4% increase doesn't get mentioned until halfway down an article about "lukewarm" sales? |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? The NYT chose to focus their headlines on the negative mall store data (down a mere 0.9% if early estimates are accurate) rather than the exceptionally strong data coming from the discount chains outside the mall...which saw an 11.4% increase in spending. Why does a 0.9% decline in sales make their headlines, but an 11.4% increase doesn't get mentioned until halfway down an article about "lukewarm" sales? Beats me. Why don't you write to the paper? You'll probably say you don't have the time, but I'll bet you'll spend more time complaining about it here. |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... NOYB wrote: "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? The NYT chose to focus their headlines on the negative mall store data (down a mere 0.9% if early estimates are accurate) rather than the exceptionally strong data coming from the discount chains outside the mall...which saw an 11.4% increase in spending. Why does a 0.9% decline in sales make their headlines, but an 11.4% increase doesn't get mentioned until halfway down an article about "lukewarm" sales? Late next summer, NOYB will be touting the increase in gasoline sales. "After all, it's up 33-13% from last year." Do you mean an increase in the number of gallons consumed? |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? The NYT chose to focus their headlines on the negative mall store data (down a mere 0.9% if early estimates are accurate) rather than the exceptionally strong data coming from the discount chains outside the mall...which saw an 11.4% increase in spending. Why does a 0.9% decline in sales make their headlines, but an 11.4% increase doesn't get mentioned until halfway down an article about "lukewarm" sales? Malls have become a thing of the past. (already) The new trend is streetscape type developments with all stores having a exterior entrance and convenient parking |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? The NYT chose to focus their headlines on the negative mall store data (down a mere 0.9% if early estimates are accurate) rather than the exceptionally strong data coming from the discount chains outside the mall...which saw an 11.4% increase in spending. Why does a 0.9% decline in sales make their headlines, but an 11.4% increase doesn't get mentioned until halfway down an article about "lukewarm" sales? Beats me. Why don't you write to the paper? You'll probably say you don't have the time, but I'll bet you'll spend more time complaining about it here. Why would I write to a paper that would simply send the letter to the trash bin? It's much more effective to point out the bias in blogs across the internet. If you haven't noticed, the major news organizations are losing readership, and the internet is taking their place. You can reach more readers tapping away at an internet keyboard, than sending a letter to a newpaper that would probably never even publish the letter. |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? The NYT chose to focus their headlines on the negative mall store data (down a mere 0.9% if early estimates are accurate) rather than the exceptionally strong data coming from the discount chains outside the mall...which saw an 11.4% increase in spending. Why does a 0.9% decline in sales make their headlines, but an 11.4% increase doesn't get mentioned until halfway down an article about "lukewarm" sales? Beats me. Why don't you write to the paper? You'll probably say you don't have the time, but I'll bet you'll spend more time complaining about it here. Why would I write to a paper that would simply send the letter to the trash bin? It's much more effective to point out the bias in blogs across the internet. If you haven't noticed, the major news organizations are losing readership, and the internet is taking their place. You can reach more readers tapping away at an internet keyboard, than sending a letter to a newpaper that would probably never even publish the letter. Major news organizations are ALL losing ***PRINT*** readership and gaining online readership. I'm not sure where you get your stats from, but I heard this from real source: An interview a month ago with Craig Dubow, president and CEO of Gannett. Do you suppose he has any reliable data on this issue? |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "NOYB" wrote in message ink.net... Was Black Friday sales good? Or poor? It depends upon who you ask. Look at the following headlines: AP: 'There was a lot of hype, but results were on lukewarm side'... NYT: Mall Stores See Trouble in Sales Data... Financial Times: Wall Street seen boosted by strong Black Friday... BLOOMBERG: 'It was a very good weekend'... Why are liberals eternal pessimists? NYT story: Who do you suppose they interviewed about sales data? Do you have that information? Do you think the NYT invented stories from non-existent merchants? Since the NY Times made sure to publish the gloom and doom headline about this weekend's sales numbers, do you think they'll make an effort to correct the story now that Saturday's numbers are in? Holiday sales dip, then they dazzle Season-opening weekend rises 22% By Lorrie Grant USA TODAY Retailers' hopes for their biggest season were boosted as sales picked up steam on Saturday, after a Friday kickoff that was down slightly from last year. In all, about 145 million shoppers swarmed stores and the Internet over the weekend and spent an estimated $27.8 billion - up 22% from the weekend a year ago - according to a survey of retailers by the National Retail Federation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday and Saturday saw a 22% rise in sales from a year ago! So where is the NY Times on this story? |
OT--More bias in the press...especially from those liberal news organizations
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message news:TwEif.519 Do you think the NYT invented stories...... They have a record of doing just that. |
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