I was driving along Rainier AVE yesterday, when I saw Joel Connelly. On the side of a bus.
Apart from being a tad distracting to see a larger than life Joel staring back at me from the side of a bus, it was interesting to see that the P-I online is A) actually spending money promoting the product, and B) promoting open and honest “bias” as a selling point.
Looks like Hearst may be wrapping its collective mind around the new medium.
With all your whining and arm flailing over the environment, light rail, transportation, etc. Goldy, why are you driving and not ON that bus?
Hard to imagine a pic of Joel will help much.
Need someone like Sarah Palin.
I would be more impressed if they dumnped the current editor. The OLPI (OnLine PI) is far inferior as a news source to my current fare (HA/Publicoal/Drudge/Huff).
They seem to think that the OLPI is just a port of the Old PI to the web but w/o the reporting staff, etc. But w/o the latter, there seems to be MORE content in otger sites than at the OLPI.
I think Goldy’s comment about bias is a good one, esp given the drift of the Seattle Times toward being a largely irrelevant and often poorly written outlet for the Blethen family hobbyists.
So here’s my thought …
Hire Goldy and Josh, incorporate a news stream, feature Huff Like contributors, but do NOT pretend to originate news from the world scene.
Of course, the New PI would be called the “Happy” … (as in HAPI) or maybe the Happiola?
Mr. Cynical,
“Hard to imagine a pic of Joel will help much.
Need someone like Sarah Palin.”
Sure. Just change the slogan to “A little bit of dumbass”
@2 for once I agree with Mr, C, Howsabout the Alaska bimbo, in a US themed bikini, stretched languorously out along the side of the bus. She could even have a caribou bine in her bright red lips and a rifle placed, shall we say, strategically!
Joel could not compete!
What is Joel wearing around his neck? Either my screen or my eyes (or both) aren’t allowing me to see whatever it is, even with the picture enlarged.
– Old guy
What is Joel wearing around his neck?
If you click the photo, you can get a bigger image. It looks to be a bunch of press passes.
5. SJ spews:
Can you imagine Joel in a Speedo??
I suppose a handful in our thriving Gay Community would find that appealing…but it would certainly be the final nail in the P-I.
Intelligent Babes sell.
The problem is the P-I lacks both babes and intellect. It’s not hard to re-print Democrat and Daily Kos talking points.
SJ–
Goldy & Josh running the P-I.
Interesting.
I’m all for it.
Get the Tip Jar fired up.
We will definitely need to re-name the P-I to something catchy that captures the essence of Goldy and Josh.
I’ve got it…
How about TWO ASSHOLES WITHOUT A KLUE!
That not only captures where the former P-I is heading, it also drags in readers just out of curiosity.
Thanks don@7 – I did click the photo… no joy. I think I need new glasses!
@4: LOL, it even sort of rhymes!
Joel and Sarah both could be referred to as “biased”…but Joel writes his own stuff.
@2 Hard to imagine Palin will help much. Need someone like Obama.
@6 Go to a bus stop and find out.
everybody knows the ‘news’ industry is screwed up… there is no point in kicking them while they are down.
does goldy have any solutions? or does she just like to point out the failures of others?
platypus @15,
Um… didn’t I just compliment the P-I for embracing honest bias?