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      <![CDATA[Lisa Sorry, I reported incorrect figures from AAN.
        
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      <![CDATA[No coincidence,Zork, that's is for paranoids. I know the man. We have words every now and then over the occasional Guinness.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Lisa Sorg, Indy Editor]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[It's no secret circ is down, Al. Anyone can see the stats; that's why we make them publicly available. But it is completely inaccurate to state that we've lost 9,000 readers in the past year, the time period you're referring to-during the "editor swap-up."
        
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      <![CDATA[Since Hart got his head cut off and thrown off the train. Since you won't come right out and say it, here's the citation from Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Lisa Sorg, Indy Editor]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[John D, Our circ numbers, verified by an outside agency, are posted on our website. Go to "Find a Paper" at the top of the page next to our indyweek logo, or click on the link: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/page?oid=178697
        
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      <![CDATA[Oh and to clarify I did not mean to imply by last post that ya'll suck. I love the Indy.
        
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      <![CDATA[Instead of asking Al to produce his sources why not just say what the numbers are? I mean you're the editor.
        
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      <![CDATA[Al, Please attribute your source on the Indy's alleged loss of 9,000 readers since "the swap-up" in editorial, as I'm not aware of any circulation decline approaching that number. <p>
    Also, the paper's had several editors over the years; which swap-up are you referring to?
        
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      <![CDATA[While the INDY has dropped 9000 or so readers since the swap-up in editorial, staggering under the debt load from acquiring the Spectator and their fancy scmancy new headquarters. The self-absorbed ones can't even give away a free newspaper!
        
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      <![CDATA[Fiona, you're my hero. There were some folks laid off from the "downstairs" crew as well.
        
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      <![CDATA[Thank you for writing. I'm trying to confirm the correct information and will post it as soon as possible.
        
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      <![CDATA[This story says that Carl Boswell, Keith Upchurch and Joel Haswell were fired. It's my understanding that this is not correct.
        
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      <![CDATA[How can you be "shocked and surprised?" Obviously one is saddened that people lose jobs, but print media is struggling across the entire nation as advertising and classified revenues fall.
        
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      <![CDATA[It should be noted that The Herald-Sun's most recent former publisher, a guy named Moser, said in the paper's February 22 edition that  circulation was in the 38,000 area. The authoritative Audit Bureau of Circulation reported just a few weeks later that the true figure was only about 32,860.
        
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      <![CDATA[The three copy desk people you refer to as laid off were actually offered early retirement, from what I understand.
        
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      <![CDATA[I am shocked but not surprised. I send my heartfelt condolences to those who were laid off.
        
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      <![CDATA[In sports, Chad Saleska, who covered high schools and did some desk work, also got laid off.
        
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