Monday, June 01, 2009
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Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."
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With Jim winding down his blog I'm taking a stab at it and have started a new blog that is media related and not specifically Gannett oriented. But all you Gannettoids and former Gannettoids are welcome to stop by!
ReplyDeletewww.displacedmediapeeps.com
Dateline Detroit: One week furloughs were announced today and are to be taken between June 1 and September 30. This comes immediately after the layoffs of 129 employees this past Friday.
ReplyDeleteThe last comment on the other thread was posted at 6:21. It is now 9:05 EST and there is nothing here or on the other thread. One of two things:
ReplyDelete1. no one is commenting
2. the blog owner needs to monitor and post or just cut this thing on for a free-for all
3. (I know, I said two things) the owner is too busy with his other business to care - you kept us in the dark while you were flyig to Spain and six hours later it is dark again
From journalismjobs.com:
ReplyDeleteCompany: Herald Times Reporter
Position: CITY HALL REPORTER
Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Job Status: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable
Ad Expires: July 6, 2009
Job ID: 529634
Website: http://www.htrnews.com
Description: The Herald Times Reporter, a Gannett daily in Manitowoc, Wis., seeks a versatile reporter to help fulfill our commitment to excellence in local coverage in print and online.
Reporting will focus on people and public policy in a community of 34,000. The successful candidate will write for the front page from day one. A bachelor’s degree is required. Daily newsroom experience is preferred. Recent grads with campus newsroom experience supported by strong clips and internships will be considered. Mastery of AP style is essential.
The HTR was one of three dailies honored for General Excellence in 2008 in our circulation category (up to 25,000) by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
Manitowoc is situated on the shore of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Green Bay. It is home to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, The Manitowoc Company, Burger Boat Co. and two colleges.
Send a cover letter, resume, clips and references to Steve Reed, editor, at sreed@htrnews.com, or mail them to 902 Franklin St., Manitowoc WI 54220.
So if layoffs are coming ... why is Manitowoc hiring?
You'd think corporate would tell Manitowoc to just not fill the position ... unless they take joy in hiring someone and firing them a few days later.
The below from the "Newspaper Death Watch" website:
ReplyDeleteStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Friday slashed its rating on McClatchy Co. deep into junk-bond territory after the company offered to buy back $1.15 billion in debt at just 20 cents on the dollar. McClatchy is now rated a CC borrower, which is just three steps away from a default rating.
The below also from Newspaper Death Watch under "Miscellany"
Jim Hopkins, who started Gannett Blog nearly two years ago, will put it in hibernation at the end of September. Hopkins says he never intended to publish the blog longer than two or three years to begin with and that his decision was hastened by the increasingly negative tone of the roughly 4,000 comments he receives each month. The news will no doubt come as a huge relief to Gannett executives, since the blog had become a major soapbox for disgruntled employees.
displacedmediapeeps.com - I applaud your efforts, but seriously, drop the Blogspot shite and get a real blog CMS and a bulletin board.
ReplyDeleteWorking in Manitowoc is the kiss of death.
ReplyDeleteWorking in Central NY is the kiss death.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather hunt for landmines in Pakistan.
Happy birthday sparky!!
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