Comments on: Boston Globe: My Long Association http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association Tech, Media and other interesting stuff Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jdodge349 http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-120 jdodge349 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:25:52 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-120 Which locals have the money....Henry, the Krafts, Thomas Lee, William Johnson, the Jacks (Welch & Connors, Kennedys,some VC folks, Manzi, Kapor Which locals have the money….Henry, the Krafts, Thomas Lee, William Johnson, the Jacks (Welch & Connors, Kennedys,some VC folks, Manzi, Kapor

]]> By: frankschroth http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-121 frankschroth Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:36:04 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-121 Well . . . let's see. About the Red Sox moving . . . the NYTimes owns a piece of them too. . . maybe they can sell the Globe to Henry. Well . . . let’s see. About the Red Sox moving . . . the NYTimes owns a piece of them too. . . maybe they can sell the Globe to Henry.

]]> By: #Boston Globe Dissension in Union Ranks, Newsstand Price Hiked $0.50 « The Dodge Retort http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-126 #Boston Globe Dissension in Union Ranks, Newsstand Price Hiked $0.50 « The Dodge Retort Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:34:17 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-126 [...] Comments Jeff Berman on Boston Globe: My Long Ass…jdodge349 on Boston Globe: My Long Ass…jdodge349 on Boston Globe: My [...] [...] Comments Jeff Berman on Boston Globe: My Long Ass…jdodge349 on Boston Globe: My Long Ass…jdodge349 on Boston Globe: My [...]

]]> By: Jeff Berman http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-125 Jeff Berman Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:15:11 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-125 Well said, John. I have lived in Boston in since '96 and am especially glad I had the Globe to help show me around town in the early days! It is the superior paper in a two-paper town, and it would be a shame if we are reading its final editions to say the least. -JB Well said, John. I have lived in Boston in since ’96 and am especially glad I had the Globe to help show me around town in the early days! It is the superior paper in a two-paper town, and it would be a shame if we are reading its final editions to say the least. -JB

]]> By: jdodge349 http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-124 jdodge349 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:04:02 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-124 Frank, Does the Globe's demise mean the Sox will move? Frank, Does the Globe’s demise mean the Sox will move?

]]> By: jdodge349 http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-123 jdodge349 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:02:50 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-123 Frank, I remember you telling me this story and that your forebears were in newspapers. Thanks for commenting. Hope all is well w you. Best..JD Frank, I remember you telling me this story and that your forebears
were in newspapers. Thanks for commenting. Hope all is well w you.

Best..JD

]]> By: frankschroth http://dodgeretort.com/general/boston-globe-my-long-association/comment-page-1#comment-122 frankschroth Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:01:41 +0000 http://dodgeretort.com/?p=490#comment-122 In 1955, The Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series. Unfortunately, Brooklyn's leading newspaper, the Brooklyn Eagle was not there to report it. My grandfather, Frank D. Schroth, the publisher, closed the Brooklyn Eagle earlier that year after a prolonged strike by the newspaper guild. . . they offered to open the books, saying that if the union could find the money, they could have it. The American Newspaper Guild stood firm and so they came to the end. Out of options, my grandfather shut The Eagle which had been the voice of Brooklyn for 114 years. It was wrenching and painful for all concerned. Walter O’Malley reportedly said, "The Dodgers never would have left Brooklyn if the Eagle hadn't closed." With the departure of the Eagle, Brooklyn lost its voice. Every community needs a voice and it is a terrible loss when it is silenced. Anyone who thinks the New York Times is bluffing when they say they will shutter The Boston Globe, anyone who thinks that is a negotiating ploy does not understand the heart of newspaperman. Every town matters, and it is the responsibility of the staff and management to save our newspapers and preserve the voice of the community. In 1955, The Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series. Unfortunately, Brooklyn’s leading newspaper, the Brooklyn Eagle was not there to report it. My grandfather, Frank D. Schroth, the publisher, closed the Brooklyn Eagle earlier that year after a prolonged strike by the newspaper guild. . . they offered to open the books, saying that if the union could find the money, they could have it. The American Newspaper Guild stood firm and so they came to the end. Out of options, my grandfather shut The Eagle which had been the voice of Brooklyn for 114 years. It was wrenching and painful for all concerned.

Walter O’Malley reportedly said, “The Dodgers never would have left Brooklyn if the Eagle hadn’t closed.” With the departure of the Eagle, Brooklyn lost its voice. Every community needs a voice and it is a terrible loss when it is silenced. Anyone who thinks the New York Times is bluffing when they say they will shutter The Boston Globe, anyone who thinks that is a negotiating ploy does not understand the heart of newspaperman.

Every town matters, and it is the responsibility of the staff and management to save our newspapers and preserve the voice of the community.

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