Comments on: Media: Lots of holes in this Journal Star report

By: Mazr

Mazr — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:42:54 +0000

I’ll take Spudnuts any day over Krispy.

By: AnotherExJSer

AnotherExJSer — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:40:29 +0000

This kind of story is easy to write. Easy-to-write stories often are written.

By: Billy Dennis

Billy Dennis — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:13:50 +0000

Mt beef with Krispy Kreme is that it symbolized what’s wrong with feature coverage in general. So much of it is driven by those who are promoting certain businesses. First, there were stories about how there was a a clamor for Krispy Kreme’s outside of New York City (there wasn’t). They it was the Krispy Kreme fund raiser, which was supposed to be some sort of grass roots thing (it wasn’t) and then there were the breathless press releases about a Krispy Kreme coming to YOUR home town. Woo Hoo! The damn things are JUST ANOTHER donut. Period.

Feh. I’m sick of the whole thing. And I mention this because it’s just another way for this company to get free publicity out of newspapers. I would think a newspaper with a shrinking newshole AND a shrinking pool of reporters would chose to devote time and space to matters of greater importance.

By: AnotherExJSer

AnotherExJSer — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:01:21 +0000

I hate to slap down my former employer, but you are 100 percent correct on this story. It’s a complete waste of ink. At most, it might have been a brief in Neighbors.

By: Rob B.

Rob B. — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:55:47 +0000

What’s with the Krispy Kreme hate mongering? The free donut buffet you suggested was shot down?