tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2315505198826465523..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Week Dec. 13-19 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64299246311578885812010-12-16T02:31:17.499-05:002010-12-16T02:31:17.499-05:00For Part 2 of this comment thread, please go here....For Part 2 of this comment thread, please go <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/week-dec-13-19-your-news-comments-part.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30655483516105473782010-12-16T02:26:25.176-05:002010-12-16T02:26:25.176-05:002:15 Yes, he was.2:15 Yes, he was.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32603567250343370032010-12-16T02:15:47.249-05:002010-12-16T02:15:47.249-05:00I thought the Reno publisher was a VP in the west ...I thought the Reno publisher was a VP in the west group. Was he removed from this role?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78407379549282271442010-12-15T20:56:17.439-05:002010-12-15T20:56:17.439-05:00Cherry Hill is 40 miles from Wilmington, so that&#...Cherry Hill is 40 miles from Wilmington, so that's not a surprise. Probably in the same Philadelphia area numbers. Asbury Park is in North Jersey, more than 60 miles away. So the jersey move makes a lot of sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55766221454466508322010-12-15T20:47:46.120-05:002010-12-15T20:47:46.120-05:00I haven't been an ardent supporter of My Boss ...I haven't been an ardent supporter of My Boss but I have to admit he/she has moved my opinion more favorably in recent months. This guy/gal knows something or knows someone who knows something and is sharing it. Either way, keep that intell coming My Boss. Lately your track record isn't looking too shabby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2511032547911921032010-12-15T20:33:37.653-05:002010-12-15T20:33:37.653-05:00Al Neuharth put GCI stock in play when he lead the...Al Neuharth put GCI stock in play when he lead the Gannett Foundation because GCI leadership disparaged him publicly. <br /><br />After making multi-millionaires out of Curley, McCorkindale and others, this ungrateful lot decided it was amusing to speak ill of their former boss. And then Neuharth did what anyone who knew him would have expected, he threatenend to sell GCI stock, essentially theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28483920658974775722010-12-15T20:13:34.956-05:002010-12-15T20:13:34.956-05:00My Boss is a hero Jim. Every time he or she write...My Boss is a hero Jim. Every time he or she writes, it gets the corporate executives up in arms. Clearly this person has the info and is not afraid of sharing it.<br /><br />Bravo My Boss. Jim...another $50 is coming your way.<br /><br />Btw, I work in Gannett Digital and she/he is dead on accurate about Tafler leaving Pointroll and Matt Ferguson leaving CB.GD employeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52475454023941572762010-12-15T19:20:23.729-05:002010-12-15T19:20:23.729-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31049742265747230112010-12-15T18:25:21.815-05:002010-12-15T18:25:21.815-05:00Jim - here is the body of the 2nd memo... I cut of...Jim - here is the body of the 2nd memo... I cut off the top portion because it would have ID our location<br /><br />West: John Zidich, President – Phoenix<br />Mark Winkler, VP – Palm Springs, Visalia, Tulare, Salinas, Reno<br />Steve Silberman, VP – Salem, Great Falls, St. George, Fort Collins, Guam<br /> <br />Midwest: Laura Hollingsworth, President – Des Moines, Iowa City, St. Cloud & Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9521708743728186082010-12-15T17:02:52.165-05:002010-12-15T17:02:52.165-05:004:33 I would post that memo if I had a copy.4:33 I would post that memo if I had a copy.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80354875054510572902010-12-15T16:33:09.151-05:002010-12-15T16:33:09.151-05:00You need to post the second memo sent by Dickey to...You need to post the second memo sent by Dickey today. It shows what properites the regional VPs now control. APP's Tom Donovan no longer oversees Cherry Hill or Vineland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54262262991963790732010-12-15T16:22:12.050-05:002010-12-15T16:22:12.050-05:00My Boss,
I'm convinced you know a great deal a...My Boss,<br />I'm convinced you know a great deal about what's going on around this mess, so question for you. What in the world have the Hunke gang of VPs accomplished so far. We saw them make fools of themselves at the Hunke announcement in September. They stay around for a few minutes and then have disappeared ever since. Please tell us they are actually accomplishing something!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87141050572171179522010-12-15T13:14:10.209-05:002010-12-15T13:14:10.209-05:00Dear My Boss -
Thank you very much for all the inf...Dear My Boss -<br />Thank you very much for all the information you have provided. While some posts have downplayed the validity of your information - you are very accurate and generous to share it with us. Thanks for "sticking your neck out" for your fellow employees - it is appreciated more than you will ever know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53538758005594317232010-12-15T12:58:31.561-05:002010-12-15T12:58:31.561-05:00On Dec. 8, My Boss posted the following comment; h...On Dec. 8, My Boss posted the following comment; he/she was off by a couple weeks. Otherwise; this was correct:<br /><br />A big re-org is being announced in the USCP division in January.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50691791563878705282010-12-15T12:48:27.081-05:002010-12-15T12:48:27.081-05:00If you think customers will blindly support an unc...If you think customers will blindly support an uncompetitive product or brand, ask Best Buy. Other retailers more in touch with consumers knocked BB's socks off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39197752133527635502010-12-15T12:35:47.391-05:002010-12-15T12:35:47.391-05:00Bottom line - smart, strategic, decisive senior ex...Bottom line - smart, strategic, decisive senior execs are NOT coming here. We are left with the dregs who are already here and those still to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67513457206365056782010-12-15T12:32:49.302-05:002010-12-15T12:32:49.302-05:00Rothenberg is exactly what Gannett needed, but it&...Rothenberg is exactly what Gannett needed, but it's no surprise at all that he stayed away. Gannett's reputation for mismanagement, indecision, and general ineptitude is taking a toll. So what we will be left with is a weak management team and no hope for reinforcements from the outside. God help us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15614034879970396512010-12-15T12:23:37.447-05:002010-12-15T12:23:37.447-05:00Gannett’s culture is a key part of its problems.
...Gannett’s culture is a key part of its problems. <br /><br />Its cost untold millions in profits, lost enterprise values and more importantly, the loss of great people both internally and in the top talent it fails to recruit. The bright ones who do stay all to often play it safe -- then again many careers have been ruined for those who didn’t. <br /><br />To be fair, Gannett’s rid itself of manyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83842251051555911982010-12-15T12:18:48.629-05:002010-12-15T12:18:48.629-05:00Anonymous 12/15/2010 9:31 AM said...
So we're ...Anonymous 12/15/2010 9:31 AM said...<br />So we're partnered with Yahoo! for ad sales and Yahoo! announced a bunch of layoffs yesterday. Sounds like we tethered one sinking ship to another one.<br /><br />Yep! I saw the article. 600-700 People! Google it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76793913308891510712010-12-15T11:38:23.000-05:002010-12-15T11:38:23.000-05:00Just announced...
Letter from Bob Dickey to all U...Just announced...<br /><br />Letter from Bob Dickey to all USCP employees<br /><br /> <br /><br />I am pleased to share some good news about changes we are making within our division. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Today we are announcing that John Zidich has been promoted to president of the West Group. John is a longtime Gannett executive who fully understands all aspects of our operations and he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40586095204933376132010-12-15T10:52:40.664-05:002010-12-15T10:52:40.664-05:00There's much, much more to the decision of Ran...There's much, much more to the decision of Randall Rothenberg not to come to work for GCI as CDO. <br />R2 told his friends he wanted the job because he loves newspapers and GCI's board of directors have signaled they want the new CDO to be the next director of the company. But the more he found out about the corporate culture at Gannett, the less interested he became. It wasn't just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55149101279044984702010-12-15T10:34:45.553-05:002010-12-15T10:34:45.553-05:00Cincinnati looking southCincinnati looking southAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72298980549476202832010-12-15T09:45:36.218-05:002010-12-15T09:45:36.218-05:00Does Robin know who My Boss is?Does Robin know who My Boss is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32829610974144553142010-12-15T09:31:40.519-05:002010-12-15T09:31:40.519-05:00So we're partnered with Yahoo! for ad sales an...So we're partnered with Yahoo! for ad sales and Yahoo! announced a bunch of layoffs yesterday. Sounds like we tethered one sinking ship to another one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89525966754483753822010-12-15T09:13:17.457-05:002010-12-15T09:13:17.457-05:00They have box seats to all the professional sports...They have box seats to all the professional sports teams and attend scores of big money theater events...and have employees drive them there. The whole bunch go on retreats to lavish offshore resorts and call it team building. The list goes on and one. To say nothing about six weeks vacation each. It criminal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com