RE: [Leica] M Campaign

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Hey, Eric, the Cereal Killer also had control over Newsday, the last paper I
worked for. And one of the first things he did when he took over TMirror was
to shut down New York Newsday, which was - a) the best paper in New York in
terms of covering New York; and b) finally on the verge of turning a profit.

I think that, in terms of not understanding the product, there is a parallel
here. Unfortunately, the policy of bringing in a "manager" who only knows
"management" is permeating every industry.

B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> Eric Welch
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 1:44 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us;
> leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] M Campaign
>
>
> At 11:49 AM 11/9/99 +0000, B. D. Colen wrote:
> >A perfect U.S. example of this is that fact that Mark
> Willis, the former
> >head of, I believe, General Mills, the cereal manufacturer,
> is now running
> >the LA Times company and very heavy handedly interfering in
> the editorial
> >life of the LA Times and other papers in its group - and
> markedly degrading
> >the products and their reputations.
>
> You really insult the guy who runs Leica to compare him to
> that traitor to
> my profession!
>
>