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Ace of Spades HQ: Barracuda Bite: Mass Cancellations of Subscriptions to Obama Celebrity Magazine Us Weekly
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias: Us Magazine Hit Hard by Canceling Subscribers After Palin Attack
Stop The ACLU: Us Magazine Hit Hard by Canceling Subscribers After Palin Attack
Barracuda Bite: Mass Cancellations of Subscriptions to Obama Celebrity Magazine Us Weekly
Ace of Spades HQ —
Barracuda Bite: Mass Cancellations of Subscriptions to Obama Celebrity Magazine Us Weekly Sarah Palin: Chickens Us Magazine: Roost Jann Wenner, a no-talent ass-clown best known for running bong ads in a magazine featuring interviews with barely coherent sub-morons, finds a magazine whose readership he'd attempted to inflate via accounting chicanery suddenly less popular than it had been. Im hearing its 5,000, maybe more, says one well-placed source in the industry. Another source claimed that as many as 10,000 readers have already cancelled their subscriptions. A ...
Us Magazine Hit Hard by Canceling Subscribers After Palin Attack
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Courtney Hazlett over at MSNBC's "The Scoop" is reporting that thousands of "Us Weekly" subscribers have not only called the magazine to cancel their subscriptions -- some reports say up to 10,000 cancellations have occurred -- but have also contacted advertisers and expressed their outrage that they are advertising with the celebrity news magazine that would so blatantly try to destroy Governor Palin. ...
Us Magazine Hit Hard by Canceling Subscribers After Palin Attack
Stop The ACLU —
-By Warner Todd Huston [image] Courtney Hazlett over at MSNBC’s “The Scoop” is reporting that thousands of “Us Weekly” subscribers have not only called the magazine to cancel their subscriptions — some reports say up to 10,000 cancellations have occurred — but have also contacted advertisers and expressed their outrage that they are advertising with the celebrity news magazine that would so blatantly try to destroy Governor Palin. Hazlett is hearing that the editorial board of “Us Weekly” had thought they pegged it right that media pressure and attacks would see Palin pulled ...
Us Weekly is losing subscribers like Jann Wenner loses T-cells*
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet —
Us Weekly is losing subscribers like Jann Wenner loses T-cells* sp Somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 readers have canceled this week because of the magazine's rushed, defamatory cover story on Sarah Palin and her family. The magazine is denying both of those numbers, so it's probably even higher. And guess why all those people are voting with their wallets? According to "one unnamed editor": Readers are loyal, but the base of a political party is more loyal. This is not a partisan issue, but at least they're admitting that some Republicans can read. "Party loyalty," give ...
Us Magazine losing readers after anti-Palin story
Sister Toldjah —
MSNBC’s The Scoop reports:
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Three celebrity weeklies — OK!, People and Us Weekly — featured Sarah Palin on their cover, but one of those magazines is reportedly losing subscribers because of it.
Us Weekly, which unlike People and OK!, chose a rather caustic cover line (“Babies, Lies and Scandal”) is said to have lost thousands of subscribers in just the first 24 hours following the printing of the issue.
“I’m hearing it’s 5,000, maybe more,” says one well-placed source in the industry. ...
Quote Of The Day: Is Palin A Mistake Or Masterstroke?
The Moderate Voice —
... truly enjoy polarizing politics due to the adrenalin rush. McCain gains with Palin because he has finally shored up his base. All some voters wanted were signs that she could deliver a good speech and go after the Democrats and she exceeded those expectations. The tendency to immediately defend someone on your sports team was never more evident in the reaction to defend Palin’s experience, blast Obama’s again — and in the fierce reaction media and tabloid coverage. US magazine is losing thousands of subscribers — in some cases before the magazine came ...
Biased media outlet shoots self in foot
COUNTERCOLUMN: All Your Bias Are Belong to Us —
... “When Us went to print Monday night, it looked like the ticket was falling apart," says one magazine editor. “They went to print thinking Palin was dead in the water, and their mistake was thinking everyone who reads Us is a Democrat, when they’re not. ...
Angry Readers Dump Us Magazine Over Palin
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
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Worth 1000 Words - Why Are They So Deathly Afraid Of Her?
The Scoop
September 5, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Three celebrity weeklies — OK!, People and Us Weekly — featured Sarah Palin on their cover, but one of those magazines is reportedly losing subscribers because of it.
Us Weekly, which unlike People and OK!, chose a rather caustic cover line (“Babies, Lies and Scandal”) is said to have lost thousands of subscribers in just the first 24 hours following the printing of the issue.
“I’m hearing it’s ...
Us Magazine Reaps the Whirlwind (and Provides a Perfect Example of Media Bias)
The Sundries Shack —
... The verdict is coming in from Us magazine subscribers about its Sarah Palin cover and it’s not looking good. Folks have been calling in to cancel their subscriptions to the tune of as few as 3,000 and as many as 10,000. At least one advertiser is reported to be feeling a lot of heat over the cover as well and the magazine may lose that company’s business. ...
Report: US Weekly Losing Subscribers Over Palin Cover
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
MSNBC Scoop gossip columnist Courtney Hazlett reports
Three celebrity weeklies -- OK!, People and Us Weekly -- featured Sarah Palin on their cover, but one of those magazines is reportedly losing subscribers because of it.
Us Weekly, which unlike People and OK!, chose a rather caustic cover line ("Babies, Lies and Scandal") is said to have lost thousands of subscribers in just the first 24 hours following the printing of the issue.
"I'm hearing it's 5,000, maybe more," says one well-placed source in the industry. Another source claimed that ...
Palinmania In Small Towns And Canada
Pirate's Cove —
... McCain’s little red wagon.
How dare the CFP attack the New York Times? Don’t you know who they are?
The subscription and advertising-challenged NY Times is ponying up to pay scandal mongerers to bring them the dirt. All that means is that journalists from the Big Apple will be holed up at the nearest Alaskan bar with whatever scandal mongerers they think can be bought off for the price of a few beers.
You can also add US magazine in to the subscription-challenged category, too.
And ...
Palinmania In Small Towns And Canada
Stop The ACLU —
... and Republicans in a desperate bid to take the wheels off of John McCain’s little red wagon. How dare the CFP attack the New York Times? Don’t you know who they are? The subscription and advertising-challenged NY Times is ponying up to pay scandal mongerers to bring them the dirt. All that means is that journalists from the Big Apple will be holed up at the nearest Alaskan bar with whatever scandal mongerers they think can be bought off for the price of a few beers. You can also add US magazine in to the subscription-challenged category, too. And don’t forget, ...
Lede buried
Daimnation! —
... Story: thousands of people have cancelled their subsrciptions to Us Weekly because of the Sarah Palin Babies, Lies and Scandal cover. ...
It Does Work, Folks
sassafrassin.com —
From the camp of the enemy itself comes this evidence that boycotting absolutely works:
MSNBC: Angry readers dump Us Magazine over Palin
The money quote:
Upset might be an understatement: One Us advertiser has admitted that they’ve received calls from angry former subscribers threatening to boycott their products. “(Us publisher) Jann Wenner supports Obama, Wenner media decided to follow the buzz around Palin before her speech, and now subscribers feel like a vote has been cast on their behalf,” says another magazine ...
There are none so blind as people who can’t see
Uncommon Misconceptions —
... Kinsley with his problem - there are plenty of examples of “snobs attacking Palin’s faith and family.” Here are a few:
Barney Frank says her family is fair game.
Alan Colmes attacked Palin’s prenatal care
The New York Times dove right in, repeating every lurid rumor and questioning her parenting values.
The AP tried to paint her as a dangerous fundamentalist
Do I need to mention US Magazine?
The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn is worried about Palin’s ...
