Romenesko Misc.
The Star Tribune in Minneapolis recently
stopped giving free papers to employees, and encouraged them to read the online version. "There has been one unfortunate and unacceptable byproduct of the switch - employees are stealing print copies from the vending boxes that we placed throughout our buildings as a convenience for those who still want a print copy," says circ veep
Steve Alexander. "During the first week that the additional on-site racks were in service, 43 percent of the Star Tribunes removed from those racks were not paid for. ...This is called 'pilferage' in our business; but put more plainly, it is theft, pure and simple."
