Comments on: Why Did it Take the NYT so Long to Admit Their Error? http://markvanpatten.com/2007/09/25/why-did-it-take-the-nyt-so-long-to-admit-their-error/ and personal observations about Bowling Green/Warren County Kentucky Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark Van Patten http://markvanpatten.com/2007/09/25/why-did-it-take-the-nyt-so-long-to-admit-their-error/#comment-26 Mark Van Patten Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:12:03 +0000 http://markvanpatten.com/2007/09/25/why-did-it-take-the-nyt-so-long-to-admit-their-error/#comment-26 Same here - anything slightly out of the ordinary raises red flags and gets a lot of attention. However, it is possible that the ad came in later electronically and nobody with any authority saw the ad until Monday morning after it was printed. Same here - anything slightly out of the ordinary raises red flags and gets a lot of attention.
However, it is possible that the ad came in later electronically and nobody with any authority saw the ad until Monday morning after it was printed.

]]> By: newscoma http://markvanpatten.com/2007/09/25/why-did-it-take-the-nyt-so-long-to-admit-their-error/#comment-25 newscoma Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:00:25 +0000 http://markvanpatten.com/2007/09/25/why-did-it-take-the-nyt-so-long-to-admit-their-error/#comment-25 I'm going with the haste makes waste attitude as well. But, and this is just at our paper, political ads do not qualify for any discounts and must be paid in advance. This includes parties, grassroots, candidates, etc. It's been that way for a long time. And, if something is controversial, it goes before the Ad Manager, the publishers/owners and myself. A practice, of course, learned the hard way from many years ago. I’m going with the haste makes waste attitude as well.
But, and this is just at our paper, political ads do not qualify for any discounts and must be paid in advance. This includes parties, grassroots, candidates, etc.
It’s been that way for a long time. And, if something is controversial, it goes before the Ad Manager, the publishers/owners and myself.

A practice, of course, learned the hard way from many years ago.

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