tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1105263399828385309..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Speaking of unlikely business partnerships . . .Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82203014605752686052011-12-17T16:20:26.655-05:002011-12-17T16:20:26.655-05:00Some of the best and brightest people in Gannett ...Some of the best and brightest people in Gannett at highest levels LEFT Gannett because of Sue Clark Johnson's inequitable treatment. Unfortunate. Some are still here. She created a promotable path for and mentored Bob Dickey for 20 years. He was an ad sales manager under her in Reno.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73984111266781647662011-12-17T13:28:45.680-05:002011-12-17T13:28:45.680-05:00I like my publisher just fine but if he hugged me,...I like my publisher just fine but if he hugged me, I'd pinch his butt in return just to make sure it didn't happen again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18738377529050363092011-12-17T13:08:31.391-05:002011-12-17T13:08:31.391-05:00I was one she dispised. She'd hug me upon arri...I was one she dispised. She'd hug me upon arrival and disparage me later. The diversity label was smoke and mirrors. She talked a good game but she positioned few people of color in senior positions and was very "selective" in appointing women to senior positions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25354426106466748132011-12-17T09:31:10.700-05:002011-12-17T09:31:10.700-05:00...and they didn't call SCJ the Wicked Witch o......and they didn't call SCJ the Wicked Witch of the West for nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58144020600198359182011-12-16T23:50:49.176-05:002011-12-16T23:50:49.176-05:00In my opinion, Sue Clark Johnson (Jackson) had ama...In my opinion, Sue Clark Johnson (Jackson) had amazing timing. Sue Clark Johnson was all about herself - arrogant, controversial. She married one of her direct reports, Brooks Johnson who was publisher of the San Bernardino Sun, formerly a Gannett newspaper, WHILE she was the group president presiding over the West Region and WHILE the newspaper (and I believe Johnson) was reporting to her (for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45295109654963177882011-12-16T22:39:46.266-05:002011-12-16T22:39:46.266-05:00I met her once, but only briefly. She seemed robot...I met her once, but only briefly. She seemed robotic and, what -- four feet tall?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23037322514146901422011-12-16T22:26:21.058-05:002011-12-16T22:26:21.058-05:00SCJ seems to get off easy here. So what's the ...SCJ seems to get off easy here. So what's the truth? What was she like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1083308730386731292011-12-16T22:12:42.245-05:002011-12-16T22:12:42.245-05:00Don Stinson and Bob Dickey Gannett have something ...Don Stinson and Bob Dickey Gannett have something in common... They were both former advertising director's at the Palm Springs California newspaper The Desert Sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65150982249999836412011-12-16T22:06:59.682-05:002011-12-16T22:06:59.682-05:00For those who may not remember: Don Stinson is the...For those who may not remember: Don Stinson is the former chain-smoking, fast talking, self-promoting Gannett newspaper division Advertising VP who formerly worked for Craig Moon in Nashville in advertising sales prior to his role at Corporate's newspaper ad sales department. Stinson traveled to Gannett newspaper ad departments tirelessly, promoting his outdated ideas he called "value Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86930342978560147762011-12-16T22:01:00.521-05:002011-12-16T22:01:00.521-05:00Don Stinson? You've got to be kidding. God sav...Don Stinson? You've got to be kidding. God save the people that work for them. Stinson's "How to be a salesman" stories are circa 1957 high pressure door-to-door sales - they were outdated when he was traveling Gannettland in the late 90s. unbelieveable! This stuff is better than fiction. You couldn't even come up with a better antique dream-team ad sales blast from the pastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30856164345970176992011-12-16T20:18:49.581-05:002011-12-16T20:18:49.581-05:00They just won't go away and quietly enjoy thei...They just won't go away and quietly enjoy their retirement and money. SC-J is still raking it in and has two houses. http://morrisoninstitute.asu.edu/researchers-and-staff/susan-clark-johnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49986785528155792722011-12-16T20:11:37.280-05:002011-12-16T20:11:37.280-05:00Very very funny!! haha....and don't forget the...Very very funny!! haha....and don't forget the Headmaster of that school, GLW! NObody could charm'em like ole Gar. Actually, I give Moon credit, at least he's trying to prove he can make something out of his talents. I always wondered why if Sue really believed all the BS she spewed why she didn't try and stay in the business. Instead she cashed out on top and left everyone else Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com