tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post108232037641124595..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: July 11-17 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8235825144845372342011-07-13T17:00:52.848-04:002011-07-13T17:00:52.848-04:00The furloughs for Detroit are for managers and emp...The furloughs for Detroit are for managers and employees who are non union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46045767500401956982011-07-12T23:06:40.231-04:002011-07-12T23:06:40.231-04:00At least MY BOSS has something to contribute, unle...At least MY BOSS has something to contribute, unless it is the corporate MY BOSS trying to screw with this blog. Honestly at this point — who gives a crap. With the corporate management we have — we are all screwed. I could care less anymore. I am ready to get the hell out of this sweat shop with no long term plan. What do we have a CEO with a broken back and nothing on the horizon and his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61146065325702248192011-07-12T22:59:54.054-04:002011-07-12T22:59:54.054-04:00My Boss rarely had good intel on USAT. Predictions...My Boss rarely had good intel on USAT. Predictions were mostly about digital and the community newspapers. Unless I'm forgetting something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58985436372761222642011-07-12T22:52:15.404-04:002011-07-12T22:52:15.404-04:00That would be a welcome break My Boss, considering...That would be a welcome break My Boss, considering the limited staff that we have. Deal Chicken is a nightmare. Corporate has dropped the ball on this one. People with no permanent location, no email, no computers — no support. What a surprise! Another great idea that corporate dropped the ball on. We are so freaking doomed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20422920675908799332011-07-12T22:48:10.698-04:002011-07-12T22:48:10.698-04:00Why did he leave? Was he sick of Gannett or was i...Why did he leave? Was he sick of Gannett or was it because Leslie became his boss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12697415464242362962011-07-12T22:21:48.873-04:002011-07-12T22:21:48.873-04:0010:20 PM here: that should be C-L. Clarion-Ledger....10:20 PM here: that should be C-L. Clarion-Ledger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81259107213886776872011-07-12T22:20:56.071-04:002011-07-12T22:20:56.071-04:00So if 6:31 is the real My Boss(es), any more detai...So if 6:31 is the real My Boss(es), any more details? Would that be on top of the 700 already announced? At least send confidential intel to Jim!<br />Congrats to Ronnie Agnew for getting out, but public broadcasting ain't no picnic these days, either. I wonder if the C-J will go to a general manager structure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32178094989641317872011-07-12T21:24:11.427-04:002011-07-12T21:24:11.427-04:00Detroit furloughs are for non-bargaining unit peop...Detroit furloughs are for non-bargaining unit people only (managers really). But I hear they will be dumping regular joes pretty soon, going online only perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48137997540377470402011-07-12T21:06:10.140-04:002011-07-12T21:06:10.140-04:00Anonymous wrote: "Is anyone having problems ...Anonymous wrote: "Is anyone having problems with the severance-like process Gannett has recently laid-off workers tied into?<br /> 7/12/2011 5:49 PM"<br /><br />I am reposting this in the General Comments section, but perhaps 5:49 pm could clarify the question. <br />I was laid off earlier this year and went through the whole TPP process. Apart from the tedium of filing weekly forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-990540389374539822011-07-12T20:53:16.236-04:002011-07-12T20:53:16.236-04:00never mind @8:52...after 29 minutes they fixed itnever mind @8:52...after 29 minutes they fixed itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43252809945107263862011-07-12T20:52:00.628-04:002011-07-12T20:52:00.628-04:00Who is Miek Lopresti?
http://www.usatoday.com/spo...Who is Miek Lopresti?<br /><br />http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2011-07-12-all-star-game-still-a-keeper_n.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28110693748843046412011-07-12T20:51:18.961-04:002011-07-12T20:51:18.961-04:00Detroit here! We were notified today via email of ...Detroit here! We were notified today via email of a one week furlough for everyone to be taken before the end of the year. Is it a coincidence that the furlough announcement came the same day we launched Deal Chicken? What the cluck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-92230503587002530552011-07-12T20:49:43.456-04:002011-07-12T20:49:43.456-04:00So if I have this right, there are four reporters ...So if I have this right, there are four reporters in the Home News Tribune and four at the Daily Record? What about the Courier News? And how come I never hear anything about the Vineland Daily Journal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41952871226776228752011-07-12T20:38:56.302-04:002011-07-12T20:38:56.302-04:00I see the C-N and THNT kept their Sunday columnist...I see the C-N and THNT kept their Sunday columnists while canning bread-and-butter municipal reporters in the latest downsizing. I guess the focus groups and reader feedback sessions showed that readers want columns, not local news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77049167053984817192011-07-12T20:34:12.542-04:002011-07-12T20:34:12.542-04:00Maybe Detroit finally gets its share.Maybe Detroit finally gets its share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54553726794288438802011-07-12T20:25:55.531-04:002011-07-12T20:25:55.531-04:00MyBoss: what about USA Today?MyBoss: what about USA Today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80535076730001299282011-07-12T20:11:33.995-04:002011-07-12T20:11:33.995-04:00Sounds like Gannett Michigan is bleeding talent le...Sounds like Gannett Michigan is bleeding talent left and right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34309368023254297482011-07-12T20:11:18.482-04:002011-07-12T20:11:18.482-04:00So,curious as to how many employees left at each o...So,curious as to how many employees left at each of the USCP Sites? Can we add that to the spreadsheet? Gives a clue as to where these 1,100 layoffs will come from. My Boss, has been the only one here with a any track record, numbers might be off, but I suspect layoffs planned in stages will get to the 5,000. We've already seen wages freeze prediction happen at sites and since Q2 was dismal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9594875680745852032011-07-12T19:36:31.475-04:002011-07-12T19:36:31.475-04:00"Corporate Bootlickers" your so deep Cra..."Corporate Bootlickers" your so deep CraigieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15720148418418575822011-07-12T19:04:17.040-04:002011-07-12T19:04:17.040-04:00It was 5,000 layoffsIt was 5,000 layoffsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21524677657930437472011-07-12T18:55:19.296-04:002011-07-12T18:55:19.296-04:00LOL! Thanks, 6:33! Just wanted to clarify some per...LOL! Thanks, 6:33! Just wanted to clarify some perspective as I liked both 2:39's and 3:21's points, too hard to resist. But, yes! Let's get back to GCI!<br /><br />What's with the "1,100 layoff" BS? I wish Jim's blog had a way to not let posters use any ol' monicker. I realize most cannot post under anything but "anonymous."<br /><br />I don't haveCraig Seviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-108268813822131822011-07-12T18:33:25.539-04:002011-07-12T18:33:25.539-04:00When did this place become an adjunct of The Histo...When did this place become an adjunct of The History Channel? What's next, ancient aliens?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22747226088633969442011-07-12T18:31:59.082-04:002011-07-12T18:31:59.082-04:001. 1,100 to be laid off across USCP announcement c...1. 1,100 to be laid off across USCP announcement coming soon.My Bosshttp://www.gannett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14816055421092740142011-07-12T18:24:57.567-04:002011-07-12T18:24:57.567-04:00Executive Editor Ronnie Agnew is leaving Gannett t...Executive Editor Ronnie Agnew is leaving Gannett to become the Executive Director at Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Below is the Email from Publisher Leslie Hurst:<br /><br />------ Forwarded Message<br />From: "Hurst, Leslie" <br />Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:13:20 -0400<br />To: JacksonMS-All , Hattiesburg-All <br /><br />Subject: Ronnie Agnew<br /><br />All,<br />I just announced to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66905704913184574222011-07-12T18:12:48.585-04:002011-07-12T18:12:48.585-04:005:16 You are correct about the mischlinge. But if ...5:16 You are correct about the mischlinge. But if you know the traditions, the Jewish line is passed down through the mother, so even half-Jews or mischlinge were Jewish whether they recognized it or not. This all gets very confusing involving other people's religion, I admit, and takes away from the point I wanted to make concerning a poster's obvious reticence in using the word Nazi.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com