Comments on: The Globe’s ancien regime makes a comeback http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/10/30/the-globes-ancien-regime-makes-a-comeback/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: InsiderNegot http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/10/30/the-globes-ancien-regime-makes-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-51221 InsiderNegot Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:21:06 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6555#comment-51221 There has been plenty of outrage at Ainsley's salary. Wall Street is closing its Boston Bureau. There has been plenty of outrage at Ainsley’s salary.

Wall Street is closing its Boston Bureau.

]]> By: George Williams http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/10/30/the-globes-ancien-regime-makes-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-51219 George Williams Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:23:43 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6555#comment-51219 Where is the outrage at The Globe over Ainsley's huge salary while the paper is losing massive amounts of money and the actual workers have had salaries and benefits slashed? I agree with Newshound that "smaller and profitable is much better than larger and losing" but The Globe seems to be smaller and losing. I have subscribed since 1956 and plan on replacing my daily Globe with the Wall Street Journal. I'll keep a Sunday subscription to The Globe (right now the food coupons make that a profitable move). Ainsley, as well as the rest of the management, should be sharing in the cutbacks. Where is the outrage at The Globe over Ainsley’s huge salary while the paper is losing massive amounts of money and the actual workers have had salaries and benefits slashed? I agree with Newshound that “smaller and profitable is much better than larger and losing” but The Globe seems to be smaller and losing. I have subscribed since 1956 and plan on replacing my daily Globe with the Wall Street Journal. I’ll keep a Sunday subscription to The Globe (right now the food coupons make that a profitable move).

Ainsley, as well as the rest of the management, should be sharing in the cutbacks.

]]> By: Newshound http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/10/30/the-globes-ancien-regime-makes-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-51200 Newshound Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:40:50 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6555#comment-51200 Ainsely's current compensation should have been cut to the average of all non-management employees' pay since those who work to actually produce the product were asked to make a sacrifice of much lower wages. An increase in circulation revenue at the expense of lower circulation means the paper is moving towards a reader instead of advertising base. Quite a risk. In particular, because the popularity is diminishing with readers and thus, with advertisers. Of course, smaller and profitable is much better than larger and losing. It is their gamble. Some executives with non-profits are very well, often too well, paid. Mr. Ainsley has groomed himself well for that role - in particular - the big compensation part. Ainsely’s current compensation should have been cut to the average of all non-management employees’ pay since those who work to actually produce the product were asked to make a sacrifice of much lower wages.

An increase in circulation revenue at the expense of lower circulation means the paper is moving towards a reader instead of advertising base. Quite a risk. In particular, because the popularity is diminishing with readers and thus, with advertisers.

Of course, smaller and profitable is much better than larger and losing. It is their gamble.

Some executives with non-profits are very well, often too well, paid. Mr. Ainsley has groomed himself well for that role – in particular – the big compensation part.

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