Financially, the paper is quite healthy
Financially, the paper is quite healthy (第1/3页)
Financially,thepaperisquitehealthy.Thepaperstimberlands,mininginterests,pulpandpaperoperations,book,magazine,corrugated-box,andgreeting-carddivisions,film,radio,television,andcablecompanies,anddata-processingandsatellite-communicationsgroupsareallflourishing,withover-allreturnoninvestedcapitalincreasingataboutelevenpercentayear.Compensationofthethreehighest-paidofficersanddirectorslastyearwas$399,500,$362,700,and$335,400respectively,exclusiveofprofit-sharingandpension-planaccruals.
Buttopmanagementisdiscouragedandsaddened,andmiddlemanagementisdrinkingtoomuch.Moraleinthenewsroomisfair,becauseoftherecentraises,buttheshiningbrowsofthecopyboys,traditionalemblemsofenergyandhope,havebeguntodisplayodd,unattractivelines.Ateverylevel,evendownintothedepthsofthepressroom,wherethepressmendefiantlyweartheirsquaredirtyfolded-papercaps,peoplewantmanagementtostopwhatitisdoingbeforeitistoolate.
ThenewVDTmachineshavehurtthepaper,nodoubtaboutit.Thepeopleinthenewsroomdontlikethemachines.(Afewsaytheylikethemachinesbutthesearethesamepeoplewholikethewashrooms.)Whenthemachinesgodown,astheydo,notinfrequently,thepeopleinthenewsroomlaughandcheer.Theexecutiveeditorhasinstall
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