Comments on: SHADOW GAMES: News For You

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:20:16 +0000

[6] 110% my ker-booty…try riding a holiday weekend train to the moutains from Tokyo at 185% capacity…for 2 and half hours non-stop…see your raise and call!

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:47:59 +0000

[8] Heh, I knew a G trainer would show up sooner or later. Okay, I saw the G train a few times; the last time I was in Brooklyn at a train station, I actually saw a G train pull up and I actually got on it! Then seconds later, a C train pulled up and since I actually had some place to go, I hopped on it and sure enough, the C train pulled out as the G train sat there. I was about to take a picture of the G train, too… but just like the picture of the kitty I took with whom I had a general conversation about the elections, that didn’t happen either >;)

By: ms october

ms october — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:14:04 +0000

good post todd.
definitely agree with your conclusions about the role that newspapers should play.
it really comes down to what’s valued – tough times or not.
and it’s crazy that papers are able to own entities they cover.

ha chyll – the g used to be my train – it wasn’t that mythological :}

By: Todd Drew

Todd Drew — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:51:58 +0000

[1] You are correct about times being tough, but The New York Times has always been above producing an inferior product. In past “tough times” they have actually made a point of plowing more resources back into editorial. I love The New York Times. I’ve read that paper every day of my life. (Yes, even the day I was born I asked for a newspaper, coffee and a stack of pancakes.) But now I worry that they’re playing down to the competition. The Times could be a lot worse and still be the best. I just hate to see them go that way.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:51:44 +0000

How about that? In my neighborhood, the 2 train is called the “Ugh, Finally!” At an average 110% passenger intake during the rush, better the 2 be the Official Bronx Banter train than the totally mythological ‘G’ >;)

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:36:30 +0000

If you drop a buck and a half for a newspaper, I think you have the right to expect better.

By: Todd Drew

Todd Drew — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:00:33 +0000

There is nothing “official” about anything I do, Chyll Will. The 2 train is just what I happen to ride. In my neighborhood we call it: The Derek Jeter Express.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:48:50 +0000

[1] That and the fact that George isn’t supplying the bluster anymore, and Hank has probably been sent to PR Boot Camp now that Baby Bro is in charge (or so I hope…)

The 2 train is the Official Train of Bronx Banter. Who knew? >;)

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:36:16 +0000

Nice article Todd, I miss the old-school newspapers to.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:32:11 +0000

One thing I’ve noticed this off-season is that there has been much less newspaper coverage of the Hot Stove, Times, News, Post, than usual. That might be because nothing much is happening but also, at least on the print side of things, because there is such a huge drop off in advertising (the auto industry getting killed is killing ad sales, especially in Sports), that there is just a limit to what they are printing.

Tough times all around.