tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post119163589515245196..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: GCI boosts dividend 150%, but tempers Q1 outlook; cautious investing: two-year timeline for new sitesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30665041882826295322012-02-23T15:16:23.411-05:002012-02-23T15:16:23.411-05:00No frigging way these pretend masters of the unive...No frigging way these pretend masters of the universe come up with this much fresh revenue. delusional or just plain liars. And you know what they should do with that baseball bat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-629174573130344062012-02-23T09:24:07.646-05:002012-02-23T09:24:07.646-05:00How does Gannett expect to boost their local produ...How does Gannett expect to boost their local product when they are getting rid of people to the point where most community newspapers have skeleton news staffs. In top of that they offered early retirement to many skilled and productive staffers and weakend the product. Then they expect advertisers to buy ads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55741992064801741842012-02-23T00:20:12.496-05:002012-02-23T00:20:12.496-05:00My cost management and other asset optimization in...My cost management and other asset optimization initiatives will include saying no more often to GCI. No, I can't work more hours to make up for the people you cut, lost, or squandered. No, I can't drive my car at your 1945 reimbursement rates. No, I won't nag my friends to 'like' anything. You cut my pay, you cut my benefits, you cut my retirement, you cut my community.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4099166194428563452012-02-22T20:45:51.918-05:002012-02-22T20:45:51.918-05:00This is a great news story for the company. It sho...This is a great news story for the company. It shows direction, which is a major positive, and stability, which will in the equity markets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2000423455917897832012-02-22T19:44:28.699-05:002012-02-22T19:44:28.699-05:00This is a pie in the sky plan that will not result...This is a pie in the sky plan that will not result in a more than a fraction of projected revenue gains. I do believe, however, that Gracia will squeeze another $100 million in cost efficiencies. We all know how that game is played.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54196836730524274482012-02-22T19:29:09.282-05:002012-02-22T19:29:09.282-05:00Gracia, I noticed you said there were now 30,000 e...Gracia, I noticed you said there were now 30,000 employees Gannett-wide. wow - you've cut that amount and more in staff and we STILL have to take furloughs? <br />And of course executives will still get their bonuses this year which will more than cover their week of salary loss. Outrageous!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58760493012078804062012-02-22T18:05:36.223-05:002012-02-22T18:05:36.223-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42009880817473169452012-02-22T17:54:55.660-05:002012-02-22T17:54:55.660-05:00Jim, you’re politics are showing a bit as Obama’s ...Jim, you’re politics are showing a bit as Obama’s latest proposal will impact shareholders of all incomes (paragraph seven and beyond explains why). <br /><br />Combine that with headlines saying Obama seeks to cut corporate tax rates, the net effect of which will ultimately raise an additional $250 billion in new tax revenues over the next ten years (information Wolf was less than clear about inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45164349868714046392012-02-22T17:52:41.068-05:002012-02-22T17:52:41.068-05:00Good to know they have all this money sitting arou...Good to know they have all this money sitting around for dividends and buy backs. Yet, they can't pay us all 52 weeks of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33238730116396167132012-02-22T15:56:57.202-05:002012-02-22T15:56:57.202-05:00"Our belief in Gannett's prospects and po..."Our belief in Gannett's prospects and potential in years to come"<br />Unfortunately this doesn't include<br />the prospects of Gannett employees as they will largely be gone in years to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87646801659568539132012-02-22T15:04:04.990-05:002012-02-22T15:04:04.990-05:00Oh, would that be the Murdoch whose products actua...Oh, would that be the Murdoch whose products actually sell, unlike our products?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2247817756802822412012-02-22T14:28:13.649-05:002012-02-22T14:28:13.649-05:00What do you expect from a product now owned by mur...What do you expect from a product now owned by murdoch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49528262126086467182012-02-22T13:30:47.035-05:002012-02-22T13:30:47.035-05:00That Wall Street Journal column is very misleading...That Wall Street Journal column is very misleading. Writing about Obama's proposal to boost income taxes on dividends, the columnist:<br /><br />* doesn't mention until the sixth paragraph that the rate, even if approved by Congress, would apply only to wealthy Americans: those individuals making $200,000 a year, or $250,000 for couples.<br /><br />* fails to point out what everyone knowsJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86402928097420231272012-02-22T13:29:44.400-05:002012-02-22T13:29:44.400-05:00Apple has $100 BILLION in cash. They SELL about $3...Apple has $100 BILLION in cash. They SELL about $300 MILLION a DAY.<br /><br />Gannett would be a vanity project for any of the high-tech plutocrats like Gates, Ellison, or Citizen Buffett. Which would put print right back where it traditionally WAS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32523914666491886442012-02-22T13:25:05.313-05:002012-02-22T13:25:05.313-05:00Two more items from today's statement:
1. A n...Two more items from today's statement:<br /><br />1. A new subscription model for U.S. Community Publishing, which charges for content regardless of platform and limits non-subscriber access. The company expects this model to contribute an incremental $100 million in earnings to the publishing segment annually beginning in 2013. The company also expects to generate significant incremental Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23759102146739482502012-02-22T13:17:47.098-05:002012-02-22T13:17:47.098-05:00...taketh, sorry....taketh, sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88270767249594321152012-02-22T13:17:18.083-05:002012-02-22T13:17:18.083-05:00Gannett giveth, and Obama taken away:
http://onlin...Gannett giveth, and Obama taken away:<br />http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052970204880404577225493025537660-lMyQjAxMTAyMDIwMjEyNDIyWj.html?mod=wsj_share_emailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com