tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1998992749830067063..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Clarksville | Long-vacant pub's job filled with GMJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34484126788234967722012-01-23T17:05:55.996-05:002012-01-23T17:05:55.996-05:00It has been 7 months since the layoff of the Ad Di...It has been 7 months since the layoff of the Ad Director in Clarksville and went under the direction of Nashville and revenues have not improved. In fact, less than one month after the Ad Director left, The Leaf-Chronicle lost a huge partnership with the March of Dimes, Best of Clarksville event and underperformed on an annual publication that was a partnership with the local chamber. These wereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3973966180273029022011-06-23T23:09:01.243-04:002011-06-23T23:09:01.243-04:00They neglected to mention that they eliminated the...They neglected to mention that they eliminated the Ad Directors position at LC and moved it under The Tennessean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69246194505453826912011-06-20T17:53:13.040-04:002011-06-20T17:53:13.040-04:00The L-C is just another example of how a greedy co...The L-C is just another example of how a greedy corporation like Gannett can buy a small-town paper, strip away its value down to the bare minimum and do it with impunity. The protests of concerned citizens are to no avail, and petty politicians love Gannett's lack of press scrutiny. The L-C has NEVER been a good paper. Even the advertising sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40164770536982652582011-06-20T16:20:21.243-04:002011-06-20T16:20:21.243-04:00Going to general manager sted separate publisher a...Going to general manager sted separate publisher and EE is becoming increasingly common, and not just in Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37692347964108344022011-06-20T16:19:09.293-04:002011-06-20T16:19:09.293-04:00The ethical lines separating the business and edit...The ethical lines separating the business and editorial sides were blurred long ago by Gene Washer, the publisher who was there forever before Oppmann. This is nothing new at The Leaf-Chronicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68642453385300922012011-06-20T14:29:02.085-04:002011-06-20T14:29:02.085-04:00I hear Craig Hatcher's name was thrown around....I hear Craig Hatcher's name was thrown around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6478349685269738342011-06-19T21:21:17.902-04:002011-06-19T21:21:17.902-04:005:05 That makes sense. I certainly know of pretty ...5:05 That makes sense. I certainly know of pretty good and feisty (but small) newspapers that are owned, edited and reported by the same person. Certainly not unusual in small towns where they might have one or two full-time reporters, a lot of volunteer columns on outdoors or gardening, and the owner-editor drives the paper to another town for printing, and then pitches in on deliveries. As longAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1057976976392901752011-06-19T19:27:04.167-04:002011-06-19T19:27:04.167-04:00Pretty troubling this appointment.Pretty troubling this appointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84342761148964073452011-06-19T17:05:57.110-04:002011-06-19T17:05:57.110-04:00Wasn't it pretty common in the old days -- say...Wasn't it pretty common in the old days -- say, pre-WWII or even shortly after -- for owners of newspapers to be both editor and publisher? I haven't researched it, so don't start flaming me -- but it seems to me that when papers were locally owned, the combo editor/publisher was pretty common.<br /><br />I'd be willing to bet that the division of responsibilities really picked upJohn Reinanhttp://www.ideapeepshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86597458597040389772011-06-19T15:23:19.453-04:002011-06-19T15:23:19.453-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69538653883710043572011-06-19T14:51:41.351-04:002011-06-19T14:51:41.351-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16098133974740998122011-06-19T13:42:43.340-04:002011-06-19T13:42:43.340-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56077983392197694682011-06-19T13:37:33.274-04:002011-06-19T13:37:33.274-04:00My oh my, did some of you posters here eat gravel ...My oh my, did some of you posters here eat gravel today for breakfast?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72451315103465464722011-06-19T12:55:14.932-04:002011-06-19T12:55:14.932-04:0012:40 I think you too should get off your high ho...12:40 I think you too should get off your high horse as well. From experience, the sales staff I worked with are one dimensional and couldn't even keep track of who they sold or what they sold and someone from finance would remind them to schedule ads. Even providing them with assistants did help you prima donnas. By the way, IT is the department that would be primarily responsible for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18597381554079283542011-06-19T12:40:08.320-04:002011-06-19T12:40:08.320-04:00Obviously, the bean counter at the top of this ent...Obviously, the bean counter at the top of this enterprise, and the sales monkey before her, has taken the company to new levels. <br /><br />I'm sooooo sorry 10:53. Now go fix the order entry system so it doesn't look like a piece of shit from 1984 and our stock price will go through the roof.<br /><br />Sincerely, a revenue creator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10381186029528929002011-06-19T12:23:57.918-04:002011-06-19T12:23:57.918-04:00He hasn't taken control of his career, and you...He hasn't taken control of his career, and you will never see a change. Not now. People could have stood up for their jobs and careers years ago, and they chose to live on their knees. Nothing will change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72523622013664508432011-06-19T12:04:32.227-04:002011-06-19T12:04:32.227-04:0011:50 I do not agree with Jim and his antics at th...11:50 I do not agree with Jim and his antics at the shareholders meeting. I think he presented himself poorly. However, he has taken control of his career and is working on a path that others are afraid to and with that I respect him. He is working on holding GMC accountable and maybe someday we will see a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30693098314095350802011-06-19T11:50:37.437-04:002011-06-19T11:50:37.437-04:00Jim is ignorant, and he makes those types of comme...Jim is ignorant, and he makes those types of comments all the time, 10:53.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6425040721858619932011-06-19T10:56:26.426-04:002011-06-19T10:56:26.426-04:0010:09 Thank you for pointing to the correct spelli...10:09 Thank you for pointing to the correct spelling on Oppmann. And you raise a good question about leadership of The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59265616930558134132011-06-19T10:53:19.380-04:002011-06-19T10:53:19.380-04:007:36 You must be ignorant to make such a comment. ...7:36 You must be ignorant to make such a comment. Individuals with a skill set of managing and running a business can come from many disciplines. Some with marketing, accounting or journalism backgrounds. So get off your high horse and take control of your career instead of whining. Sincerely a bean counter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13205498902659786522011-06-19T10:47:44.257-04:002011-06-19T10:47:44.257-04:00Too bad that it doesn't matter what kind of le...Too bad that it doesn't matter what kind of leadership structure they have in place at the L-C. Clarksville has been a boom town since the military buildup that began with the Gulf War. Yet the L-C remains an indefensible, awful newspaper. Lot of corruption and backroom deals there, but you wouldn't know it by reading the L-C. Takes a couple of minutes to get through it. Most stories arenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59683428634625172482011-06-19T10:09:15.372-04:002011-06-19T10:09:15.372-04:00It's Oppmann not Oppman. Andrew was publisher ...It's Oppmann not Oppman. Andrew was publisher in Clarksville and Murfreesboro. Perhaps soon they will end the interim limbo of Michelle Russell at The DNJ and name her GM as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66556030077905447742011-06-19T07:36:10.822-04:002011-06-19T07:36:10.822-04:00Andrew was e.e. in Appleton before he went south. ...Andrew was e.e. in Appleton before he went south. Better to have an ex-journo in the top spot than some sales monkey or bean counter - at least the journalist knows what ethical lines they're crossing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com