San Francisco Chronicle's desperate calls for help  The San
Francisco Chronicle must be shedding readers even faster than
staff. Reportedly, it was losing $1 million a week before
shedding 100 employees last May. In order to maintain
circulation, the Chronicle is engaging in an extensive
telemarketing campaign. For the last few weeks, I've been an
unwilling target. I've been called almost daily by an incoherent
newspaper peddler who greets me with the gruff demand, "Where do
you live?" and offers either a six-week or six-month trial — the
mumbling made it unclear. After the trial, the Chronicle is
asking a measly $3/week for home delivery. Why not stop
badgering me and drop the newspaper off at my door for free,
like the Examiner? That seems easier.