tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2117184875188879412..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Is this a front page for older readers?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37945172472449707832012-10-26T03:08:41.795-04:002012-10-26T03:08:41.795-04:00If an "old" parent buys a copy of USA TO...If an "old" parent buys a copy of USA TODAY to give to his daughter because Taylor Swift is on the front page, it's a win-win. A very big win-win.Castroylrlhttp://cindyxcookj.posterous.com/guide-on-how-to-fix-your-homes-interior-20717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11829136403457218352010-10-25T12:10:32.510-04:002010-10-25T12:10:32.510-04:00Please - no more posts attacking Murdoch. The man...Please - no more posts attacking Murdoch. The man is almost single-handidly sending this once great brand into oblivion. Murdoch gets it....and he has the stones to follow through. We still operate like a small newspaper in Rochester. We're like the big bully on the block. We can beat up our employees, but when the kid from around the corner challenges us, we chicken out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70875197929967426972010-10-24T08:20:34.317-04:002010-10-24T08:20:34.317-04:008:24, Rupert understands that if you want a strong...8:24, Rupert understands that if you want a strong reputation in this or any similar industry, its necessary to provide fresh product. <br /><br />Rupert understands that readers have emotional relationships with products -- and its necessary to woo readers with different packaging and styles, just like any other product relationship. <br /><br />Rupert understands Marketing 101. USAT does not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37546461737357626792010-10-24T01:45:00.945-04:002010-10-24T01:45:00.945-04:00To 9:44am "a moron", not quite, just not...To 9:44am "a moron", not quite, just not as tech savvy as you but thanks anyway for the explanation about an NSC website redirect. I only hope you paid as much attention to my other comments and that you didn't find those equally moronic. I know this is off-topic but anonymity on this blog allows for boorish behaviour by some who are fairly messed-up to start. Maybe that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18247285966319493572010-10-23T20:24:02.195-04:002010-10-23T20:24:02.195-04:007:39 The next time you are at a news stand Saturda...7:39 The next time you are at a news stand Saturday, take a look at the new weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. It's softer than the NYT, but harder than USA Today. The USA Today, which has been around since Friday, is looking a little old if you go every day.<br />I think we are giving up the weekend franchise. It obviously would be expensive to put out a real weekend edition, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11583881534785787042010-10-23T19:39:48.303-04:002010-10-23T19:39:48.303-04:00Some quick points after reading all of these comme...Some quick points after reading all of these comments about page 1... "Selling well" doesn't always equal quality... Don't think anyone is saying keep sports and entertainment totally off of front; most just want more balance and less tabloidish stuff... If you look at where we're ranked educationally, you'd see America is more stupid today than 25 years ago...The NYT Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78273835568618008012010-10-23T16:45:08.540-04:002010-10-23T16:45:08.540-04:00As soon as he posted, they put a phony redirect on...As soon as he posted, they put a phony redirect on itanimulli.com to fool everyone into believing it's some kid's prank. The NSA has ears everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31771557312142666102010-10-23T10:08:56.976-04:002010-10-23T10:08:56.976-04:00I got Thursday's paper in Phoenix - 3 hours be...I got Thursday's paper in Phoenix - 3 hours behind the east coast. It didn't even have Wednesday night's Yankees/Rangers final score in it.<br /><br />Oh - & as far as yesterday's front page, don't forget, it has to be on the newsstands for three days so Friday's front pages have always been a little innocuous.<br /><br />At least with the photo of Taylor Swift on Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020917864270864953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4197564816000834562010-10-23T09:44:27.062-04:002010-10-23T09:44:27.062-04:00Re: itanimulli / illuminati / NSA -
If you'd...Re: itanimulli / illuminati / NSA - <br /><br />If you'd have Googled that word instead of listening to some college-educated 20something, you'd have very quickly learned that it's a redirect site. The NSA has nothing to do with it.<br /><br />In other words, moron, you got rickrolled.<br /><br />See http://arthurgoldwag.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/itanimulli/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42514571758419356002010-10-23T06:36:20.424-04:002010-10-23T06:36:20.424-04:00>>> if you type the web address - itanimu...>>> if you type the web address - itanimulli, which is the word "illuminati" spelled backwards, that you get our government's official website for the National Security Agency? No joke, try it, so WTF is that about??<<<<br />Any upright carbon-based life form can purchase a domain name (illuminati in this case), host it and forward that audience to almost any URL Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636062801337850683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1407747460035189392010-10-23T03:11:28.760-04:002010-10-23T03:11:28.760-04:00Itanimulli.com is a prank by some kid in Provo, Ut...Itanimulli.com is a prank by some kid in Provo, Utah. It's a simple redirect to the NSA site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33626513382079121632010-10-23T01:45:12.609-04:002010-10-23T01:45:12.609-04:00Come on 12:45am. No one's suggesting USAT sho...Come on 12:45am. No one's suggesting USAT should shun sports or entertainment, just do it better. Do it ALL better. And sadly America is becoming more stupid each day. Look around 'cause we're in deep trouble, unless your vision has been skewed by those rose colored glasses. Can we agree on this, people want good journalism on any platform. And I don't take issue with front Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36859937029945123352010-10-23T00:47:00.189-04:002010-10-23T00:47:00.189-04:00Who let a NYT editor in here? 2:09 writes 700+ big...Who let a NYT editor in here? 2:09 writes 700+ big fancy words in a blog comment. Wants USAT to run 1A econ stories every day and get ads off 1A. Thinks USAT should shun such unworthy topics as sports and entertainment. Thinks America becomes more stupid each day, and USAT should hire people "who want to be part of the solution" to reach readers who want something "a bit more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14735264383950991672010-10-23T00:42:25.354-04:002010-10-23T00:42:25.354-04:00They may not be on this front page, but all the to...They may not be on this front page, but all the topics mentioned in those thoughtful postings above, including politics and the economy, have been thoroughly covered in USA Today and continue to be.<br /><br />Whether USA Today does it as well as others is a valid point.<br /><br />But the coverage is there. As for the front page shown, that looks like a totally professional and quite appealing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22884942716578613852010-10-22T23:24:45.914-04:002010-10-22T23:24:45.914-04:00I understand the next move toward older readers wi...I understand the next move toward older readers will be to hire Garrett Morris and have him read the news via the web. "Today's top story! Generalissimo Francisco Franco still dead!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37892622062238746072010-10-22T22:05:46.079-04:002010-10-22T22:05:46.079-04:00just posted the lengthy comment including the &quo...just posted the lengthy comment including the "itanimulli" reference. don't forget to type in .com after the entry. i still can't believe thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33860002540498449222010-10-22T22:01:40.257-04:002010-10-22T22:01:40.257-04:002:09pm and what followed by 2:58pm were some of th...2:09pm and what followed by 2:58pm were some of the best comments I've ever read on this blog. People are starving for relevance, and news people can provide that with intelligent, in-depth, no holds-barred reporting that elevates discussion, makes us think and sometimes even act. The example given about the state of employment is dead-on. When our media feeds us fluff and no substance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25703461246812595282010-10-22T18:11:40.101-04:002010-10-22T18:11:40.101-04:00I'm a long time Gannettblog reader. It amazes ...I'm a long time Gannettblog reader. It amazes me that the disrepectful talk about "old people" and "geezers" hasn't been around as much since that initiative to target the chronologically gifted came out. I sure hope work conditions for the 40+ crowd improves. I know how very miserable it was for me to work in an ageist work environment.<br /><br />Now, there's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16934913881717780992010-10-22T17:50:34.345-04:002010-10-22T17:50:34.345-04:002:09 is right on the mark.
Ironic that Gannett ha...2:09 is right on the mark.<br /><br />Ironic that Gannett has systematically eliminated its veteran employees, and now asks the gen x and y who remain (good people by the way) to come up with a product that will appeal to those same boomers who walked the plank.<br /><br />The great sin of Gannett corporate leadership is that at its core it disrespects its customers and its employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40199418208937169892010-10-22T16:40:37.185-04:002010-10-22T16:40:37.185-04:00Reply to 2:58: My post would occupy a place somewh...Reply to 2:58: My post would occupy a place somewhere on the mezzanine -- above the woe-is-us-and-did-I-mention-that-GCI sux? stuff that brings this blog down after two solid years of such posts but below the upper floor occupied by an insightful and thoughtful post like that of 2:09. And thank you for asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35742220615486164692010-10-22T15:24:00.832-04:002010-10-22T15:24:00.832-04:00I swear that every month I look at USA Today, I am...I swear that every month I look at USA Today, I am convinced we are moving towards becoming a supermarket tabloid. Taylor speaks...yes, to hicks and rednecks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2951193323542666772010-10-22T15:21:42.655-04:002010-10-22T15:21:42.655-04:002:58
Just curious....which "plane" would...2:58<br />Just curious....which "plane" would your posts fall into?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73475341276338956042010-10-22T15:12:54.258-04:002010-10-22T15:12:54.258-04:00The diabetes story qualifies, but I agree with a c...The diabetes story qualifies, but I agree with a couple of posters above who want to have some sort of economic story on the front page. It's not just USA Today, but other papers have also really underplayed the jobless problem and the economy, although the public seems to know what is going on and will register their feelings in a very few days.<br />That brings up another issue. Where are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4994904272786443902010-10-22T15:02:07.298-04:002010-10-22T15:02:07.298-04:00The bottom story is the most relevant to baby boom...The bottom story is the most relevant to baby boomers, since the rationale behind the FHWA's change is about older people. However, the story neglects a major detail: Not only do the new regulations mandate mixed-case street signs, the font on those signs is also being changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85916443473945124672010-10-22T14:58:22.507-04:002010-10-22T14:58:22.507-04:00The long post by 2:09 p.m. is uncommonly thoughtfu...The long post by 2:09 p.m. is uncommonly thoughtful and sensible. I pretty much subscribe to what he or she says, with the exception of the last sentence. That ship has sailed and need not be an impediment to the quality reporting he or she suggests.<br /><br />Jim: It's too bad your blog software doesn't have a ranking system similar to the "star" rating system available for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com