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August 10, 2007

The National Post is a sinking ship

The National Post: Spitting in the Face of Atlantic Canada since 2007. She’s taking on water, boys! It’s just a matter of time. But who’s going to come rescue them when the ship sinks?

“As we took a look at our business model, looked at how and where we’re distributed across the country — and frankly no newspaper has 100 per cent distribution across the country, it’s just too big — we made some hard decisions,” said Steven Hastings, National Post vice-president of marketing and reader sales. “This was one of the decisions we took. The fact of the matter is that we think we continue to offer an incredibly robust product online. And it really is a reflection of how our business is changing,” Hastings told CBC News.

After delivering that steaming pile of spin, Hastings then raised his hands to cover his mouth and added in a stage whisper, “Elp-hay a uy-gay out-yay, I’m-ay ookling-lay or-fay a ew-nay ob-jay…”

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2 comments on “The National Post is a sinking ship”

  1. Jason says:

    Say, are there any Canadian papers worth subcribing to? And why do we hate the National Post?

  2. Roland says:

    The Toronto Star also gives the appearance of a sinking ship. I got a call from their telemarketers to offer me a subscription, and I complained that they had failed to put me on their “do not call” list as I have repeatedly requested. So they offered two months free, with an automatic stop at the end. The fuckers can’t give it away.

    Who would read the ever-mediocre Star, and why? The conservative crowd is served by the Natio-anal Post, The Globe serves a more humanities-oriented readership, and the Sun keeps the proles occupied.

    While I’m in Orwell territory, an anecdote: I was sitting with my Russian friend Arkadi in his Russian goods shop, when one of the Star’s hucksters walked in, interrupted our conversation and started trying to hawk him a subscription. He politely declined, but the huckster persisted. “Look,” said Arkadi sternly, his Russian accent thickening, “I don’t want to read this bullshit propaganda.” Coming from a man who grew up with Pravda and Izvestia, the remark struck me as a revelation.

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