More - John Morton Quotes

In terms of what it's doing to editorial staff, these are not horrible cuts. All three of these papers have fairly fat staffs compared with most other papers, if you take the rule of thumb of one editorial employee for every 1,000 [in] circulation.

John Morton

 

I'm sure Sherman is not going to be a happy camper at 65 bucks, which is the price that's been talked about a lot. It would serve (him) right. He got this all started.

John Morton

 

I think it's a logical step, and I think it's necessary.

John Morton

 Logical

I used to think in the good old days, all a newspaper had to do to attract circulation was to put out a better newspaper. But young people don't seem any more inclined to read a good newspaper than a bad one.

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When Tribune acquired Times Mirror they acquired papers with much lower operating profits than Tribune papers have traditionally thrown off. The L.A. Times has a larger staff than is typical for that size of paper. They've been trying to address that without appearing to be a slash-and-burn company.

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An early victim would be the Philadelphia Daily News, no matter who acquires the company. It's much more profitable to publish one newspaper than two in the same market. It's a kind of miracle Knight Ridder kept it going this long.

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The choice that you, as a Soul, have in relation to anything is always to be loving. Do you understand that this is the divine purpose that all of us as humans have been given - to love unconditionally?

John Morton

 English Clergyman

There is no limit to the power of loving.

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 English Clergyman Power

uncomfortable stuff for editors.

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I'm sure it's a chapter in the paper's history they're glad to have behind them.

John Morton

 History