Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Updated: Inside the secret world of Gannett Blog
Oh, the stories I could tell, if I only had a hard-ball agent! Until then, please read my latest disclosures in Gannett Blog, on the louche side.
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I can tell some stories too...
ReplyDeleteI was warned many years ago by a high-level ex-Gannett editor from the Midwest to not pursue a job with USA TODAY, my dream newspaper at the time. He said it would eventually ruin my career and, as it turned out, he was correct. I am now out of journalism and having USA TODAY on my resume hurts more than it helps. I should have listened to that editor. He himself ran from Gannett twice as the company bought the papers where he worked. He saw what they did, how they operated, and wanted no part of running a newsroom the Gannett way. Interesting to note how many editors USA TODAY has had in its short history.
This is a terrible company, particularly for most folks over 50 who still cling to journalistic values, honesty and hard work. I could go on and on about what occurs behind the scenes at USA TODAY, but will save it for another time.
In case you think I am making this up, I will give you the editor's name (he's dead now). His name was Bob Gallagher. He worked in Green Bay and Detroit. If I would have listened to him, I might still be in journalism.
Like that editor tried to do for me, I am advising anyone who cares to listen to understand what USA TODAY is and isn't. The smoke and mirrors games that are played there might seem harmless, but odds are you will not leave there happy. By staying, you are not building up stability on your resume, you are taking a chance of being seen as damaged goods by legitimate media. Of course, in this day and age, there is very little legitimate media left.
Gee, what a clueless person I am.
ReplyDeleteJust realized, when I read "on the louche side," in this post.
All the time I thought it was "on the low side."
I feel so very, very uncool.