Saturday, June 27, 2009

Jackson | How to edit for maximum rack sales

The British tabloids make New York's Post and the Daily News look like The Wall Street Journal (before Fleet Streeter Rupert Murdoch moved in for the thrill, of course). Today's editions:


Got a rack sales report for Friday's editions? How are website hits? Please post your replies in the comments section, below. To e-mail confidentially, write gannettblog[at]gmail[dot-com]; see Tipsters Anonymous Policy in the green rail, upper right.

2 comments:

  1. Jim:

    I don't think you would know how to edit a story for a rack sale. Only for an Ibiza push.

    Signed,

    Not a troll, but you won't care.

    ReplyDelete
  2. In New Jersey, the Courier News put Michael Jackson at the bottom of page 1. That ensured people would buy the Star-Ledger or the NYC papers instead.

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