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Old 01-15-2010, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Spartanburg, SC
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NYT tells staff: Don't charge Haiti donations to the paper - Michael Calderone - POLITICO.com

Way to go, NYTimes.
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Old 01-15-2010, 01:08 PM
 
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So what part of that are you having a problem with?
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Old 01-15-2010, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Land of Thought and Flow
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I find it hilarious that they need to remind their employees that they shouldn't use company-paid cellphones to text in their donation.
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Old 01-15-2010, 01:19 PM
 
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Yep, they're pretty dumb over there.
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Old 01-15-2010, 10:56 PM
 
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Isn't the NYT in poor financial straits? That could explain it.

I wish our govt woudn't spend so much money that it doesn't have.
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Old 01-15-2010, 10:59 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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As much as I dislike the Times that seems like a pretty rational policy.
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Old 01-15-2010, 11:05 PM
 
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I heard that most phone service providers were donating free time. Maybe that was just for communications to Haiti or something, but they sure as hell can afford to donate free calls for people giving donations too. I would imagine that the phone service providers are doing much better financially than The NYT.
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Old 01-15-2010, 11:09 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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I heard that most phone service providers were donating free time. Maybe that was just for communications to Haiti or something, but they sure as hell can afford to donate free calls for people giving donations too. I would imagine that the phone service providers are doing much better financially than The NYT.
"if you have an AT&T cellphone, you may have received a text offering you a chance to make a contribution to assist them by simply texting a number."

I think the entire donation will go on your phone bill when you text the number. Therefore the donation will go on the Time's phone bill. I don't think it is about air time.
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Old 01-16-2010, 12:27 AM
 
Location: Highland, CA (formerly Newark, NJ)
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At least the Times is setting something up for Haiti donations. Remind me again what the New York Post is doing?

According To The New York Post Everything Is Fine In Haiti | Online | Mediaite

And then they literally had a piece talking about all the scammers and extortionists in Haiti, IE discouraged people from donating. Real generous stuff right there.
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