Comments on: Don’t let this be the end of Tribune – A message to readers from the editor http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/ Tribune - Comment, news and reviews from Britain's democratic left Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: David Floyd http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-5371 David Floyd Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:47:40 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-5371 "annual costs can’t be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely?" Well, yes, assuming you found someone to do the printing and distribution (etc.) for free. “annual costs can’t be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely?”

Well, yes, assuming you found someone to do the printing and distribution (etc.) for free.

]]> By: David Floyd http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-19615 David Floyd Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-19615 "annual costs can’t be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely?" Well, yes, assuming you found someone to do the printing and distribution (etc.) for free. “annual costs can’t be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely?”

Well, yes, assuming you found someone to do the printing and distribution (etc.) for free.

]]> By: jonathan morse http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-5365 jonathan morse Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:57:46 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-5365 annual costs can't be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely? I think a regular series such as political education would be a good idea to encourage a growth in readership, as I suggested b4. annual costs can’t be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely?

I think a regular series such as political education would be a good idea to encourage a growth in readership, as I suggested b4.

]]> By: jonathan morse http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-19614 jonathan morse Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-19614 annual costs can't be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely? I think a regular series such as political education would be a good idea to encourage a growth in readership, as I suggested b4. annual costs can’t be £50 000, that would be the wages bill for 3 or 4 staff, surely?

I think a regular series such as political education would be a good idea to encourage a growth in readership, as I suggested b4.

]]> By: Carl http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-5363 Carl Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:01:17 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-5363 Approximately what are the total running costs? And what are the main sources of income for the magazine? Perhaps some of the costs could be trimmed and income also boosted... Approximately what are the total running costs? And what are the main sources of income for the magazine?

Perhaps some of the costs could be trimmed and income also boosted…

]]> By: Carl http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-19613 Carl Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-19613 Approximately what are the total running costs? And what are the main sources of income for the magazine? Perhaps some of the costs could be trimmed and income also boosted... Approximately what are the total running costs? And what are the main sources of income for the magazine?

Perhaps some of the costs could be trimmed and income also boosted…

]]> By: Histories « Poumista http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-5361 Histories « Poumista Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:33:53 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-5361 [...] Don’t let this be the end of Tribune! Orwell’s old magazine in trouble. Published in: [...] [...] Don’t let this be the end of Tribune! Orwell’s old magazine in trouble. Published in: [...]

]]> By: David Floyd http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-5355 David Floyd Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:26 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-5355 Surely £50,000 a year is the losses not the running costs. Surely £50,000 a year is the losses not the running costs.

]]> By: David Floyd http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-19612 David Floyd Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-19612 Surely £50,000 a year is the losses not the running costs. Surely £50,000 a year is the losses not the running costs.

]]> By: Eddie Dougall http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-5354 Eddie Dougall Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:02:06 +0000 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/10/03/don%e2%80%99t-let-this-be-the-end-of-tribune-%e2%80%93-a-message-to-readers-from-the-editor/#comment-5354 Given Trbune's annual running costs are just £50,000, it will be unforgivable if it is allowed to fold. I would not like to see it merge with any other magazine as such mergers, formed in times of difficulty, all too often result in something neither fish nor fowl. Surely your TU owners see it as important for Tribune to remain an independent voice of the left, and at a cost they can comfortably afford. However, this problem will continue unless i) circulation rises, which means somehow getting the mag. into WH Smith's and the like, (although it took Prvate Eye years to achieve this). ii) it is made more attractive to possible future readers: larger, not smaller (an earlier suggestion), and more letters (also suggested earlier). If the TU backers could be bold and fund a reduction in the price that would also help. It seems to me that the relatively small amount of TU cash involved would be much better spent this way than by shovelling it all into the Labour party. Given Trbune’s annual running costs are just £50,000, it will be unforgivable if it is allowed to fold. I would not like to see it merge with any other magazine as such mergers, formed in times of difficulty, all too often result in something neither fish nor fowl. Surely your TU owners see it as important for Tribune to remain an independent voice of the left, and at a cost they can comfortably afford.
However, this problem will continue unless i) circulation rises, which means somehow getting the mag. into WH Smith’s and the like, (although it took Prvate Eye years to achieve this).
ii) it is made more attractive to possible future readers: larger, not smaller (an earlier suggestion), and more letters (also suggested earlier).
If the TU backers could be bold and fund a reduction in the price that would also help.
It seems to me that the relatively small amount of TU cash involved would be much better spent this way than by shovelling it all into the Labour party.

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