tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2496370197276582866..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Oct. 29-Nov. 4 | Your News & Comments: Part 4Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81897716652077359202012-11-06T12:28:34.347-05:002012-11-06T12:28:34.347-05:004:00 am., When a digital "news editor" d...4:00 am., When a digital "news editor" does not know how to interpret a government report or a quarterly earnings release from a major company,, that is a MAJOR problem. It is about context, knowledge and background. You dont get that by knowing how to shoot video or assembling digital photo galleries. <br /><br />At 25, you should be learning your craft, not directing a major digital Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10450633020448857252012-11-06T09:49:11.839-05:002012-11-06T09:49:11.839-05:008:03 - No.8:03 - No.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82121732650799202922012-11-06T04:00:56.590-05:002012-11-06T04:00:56.590-05:00To: 3:17
Digital staffers should know how to repo...To: 3:17<br /><br />Digital staffers should know how to report and edit stories. does it makes more sense to train traditional journalists and operate the digital side than continue staffing with inexperienced journalist wannabees? You tell me. <br /><br />Of course knowing how to edit is important but reporting is about a lot more than just writing and editing and if you think the printed word Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64670131645472070342012-11-06T03:56:18.457-05:002012-11-06T03:56:18.457-05:00"Getting back to the primary mission of the c..."Getting back to the primary mission of the company will do ensure success. Imitation of groupon, yahoo news, and soft-core sites won't."<br /><br />Great content matters but if "quality content" where all that mattered then New York Times would not have gone from a $7 billion company to a $900,000,000 one. Newspapers have always been a collection of many things that work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23684369948343940712012-11-05T20:03:05.236-05:002012-11-05T20:03:05.236-05:00Did you see Jim's note about what Ms. Gracia s...Did you see Jim's note about what Ms. Gracia said about the GCI pension fund?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45053182729601982902012-11-05T12:42:50.313-05:002012-11-05T12:42:50.313-05:00Debt load has not been a big GCI issue since rates...Debt load has not been a big GCI issue since rates came down and notes were refinanced. this is a non issue. the broader business model is, dummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17360375248556170522012-11-05T11:44:33.805-05:002012-11-05T11:44:33.805-05:00IT has nothing to do with what content gets posted...IT has nothing to do with what content gets posted. When a paper posts nothing but T&A or other galleries, it shows that they are desperate for page views and an editor made the call to post them. I don't think IT is consulted on editorial decisions at *any* newspaper.<br /><br />The comment made by 9:56AM on 11/4 shows complete ignorance on CMS, and particularly the one used by Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26354601882236893702012-11-05T09:06:05.098-05:002012-11-05T09:06:05.098-05:00Hey, Einstein -- you think, Ms. Gracia can keep u...Hey, Einstein -- you think, Ms. Gracia can keep up the stock price, if debt rises?<br /><br />Is that anything like what's happened to the bond market? With tens of thousands of bond professionals, now out of work?<br /><br />Good freakin' luck. GCI is a tightrope act.<br /><br />(Pension fund FUBAR, already stipulated to, 1,000,000 times. Former Rochester, NY, corporate neighbor Kodak Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45009454472884998402012-11-05T03:30:19.914-05:002012-11-05T03:30:19.914-05:00What about the debt load, genius? Cash flow is goi...What about the debt load, genius? Cash flow is going to go down once elections are over. You think paywall models will offset ? Not when the product continues to lose quality. I seldom hear anyone on this blog talking about any Gannett publication getting better. Do you?<br /><br />And where is the rest of cash flow going?<br />She's buying back shares and goosing the dividend. We saw how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70987916260537617992012-11-05T03:19:09.041-05:002012-11-05T03:19:09.041-05:00Ellwood? A complete non entity. But i cant figure...Ellwood? A complete non entity. But i cant figure out what Motiff, Frank or 80% of the senior editors do, either. Judging by the lack of ads, that goes for Micek & Co., too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73195209011153217772012-11-04T23:22:14.037-05:002012-11-04T23:22:14.037-05:00Could someone please explain what Suzy Ellwood doe...Could someone please explain what Suzy Ellwood does? She is not responsible for advertising, news, circulation, production, marketing or sports. Is it just accounting? Then what do Maslowsky or Motiff do?? Lots of huge salaries and bonuses. Just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24812242312402448102012-11-04T22:52:20.843-05:002012-11-04T22:52:20.843-05:009:10 a.m. I think it's been awhile since you&#...9:10 a.m. I think it's been awhile since you've actually looked at the Courier-Post website. Out of the first 38 galleries on the gallery page 4 are 'party' galleries. (http://www.courierpostonline.com/section/multimedia) <br /><br />Most posters in this blog are terrible with their facts.... which is really scary because it seems most identify as 'journalist.' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10419772816571806862012-11-04T22:33:27.704-05:002012-11-04T22:33:27.704-05:00Let's hope the new online producers at the APP...Let's hope the new online producers at the APP can get rid of some of the embarrassments, such as the two same stories showing up on the "front page" of the mobile site and the same stories molding on the site for two days. People are paying for it, try and give them value for their $$$$$ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61656523470726815222012-11-04T22:30:46.619-05:002012-11-04T22:30:46.619-05:008:28 look at GCI debt load. Then, get a clue.8:28 look at GCI debt load. Then, get a clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7595024919799923962012-11-04T22:28:36.219-05:002012-11-04T22:28:36.219-05:00Ho bags, all of them.Ho bags, all of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10561795890016066422012-11-04T22:26:04.690-05:002012-11-04T22:26:04.690-05:00Who is dumber, Rudd, who made millions selling to ...Who is dumber, Rudd, who made millions selling to Gannett, then got six figure salaries and promotions, or Hunke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58608217947686355332012-11-04T21:38:47.126-05:002012-11-04T21:38:47.126-05:00Rudd was too stupid to realize who provided the bu...Rudd was too stupid to realize who provided the butter for his bread. Senior vice presidents dont have to be bright, just connected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54563637782965126912012-11-04T21:37:53.854-05:002012-11-04T21:37:53.854-05:00Rudd was too stupid to realize who provided the bu...Rudd was too stupid to realize who provided the butter for his bread. Senior vice presidents dont have to be bright, just connected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67515198834486218232012-11-04T21:33:36.120-05:002012-11-04T21:33:36.120-05:00She's not a woman. She is the devil.She's not a woman. She is the devil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77228262887314570732012-11-04T21:06:17.945-05:002012-11-04T21:06:17.945-05:00He was raising coin to be the digital coupon queen...He was raising coin to be the digital coupon queen. That made Gracia cranky. Know enough, now Jim?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78866279625819951142012-11-04T21:03:18.545-05:002012-11-04T21:03:18.545-05:00I do not know if I can take another four years of ...I do not know if I can take another four years of the Obama mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4074735818442734952012-11-04T21:01:23.597-05:002012-11-04T21:01:23.597-05:008:28 Being of Italian descent, Martore would appre...8:28 Being of Italian descent, Martore would appreciate this correction: She would be a <i>consigliera</i> (the feminine version of the title given to a master strategist -- especially in a Mafia family).Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51344379501918368292012-11-04T20:59:26.463-05:002012-11-04T20:59:26.463-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21893601521966317922012-11-04T20:28:14.140-05:002012-11-04T20:28:14.140-05:008:18 seems to be forgetting the half decade debacl...8:18 seems to be forgetting the half decade debacle named Craig Dubow. Paid handsomely despite destroying sharholder value. Had his board of directors wrapped around his little finge. His consiglare? Gracia Martore. <br /><br />She will continue to be ruthless in her stewardship of the company. if that means cutting employees, furloughs and miniscule raises, so be it. She doesnt give a shit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38691839280681936742012-11-04T20:21:10.342-05:002012-11-04T20:21:10.342-05:003:56, this is 3:17. I was not being flippant. I to...3:56, this is 3:17. I was not being flippant. I totally agree with you. But I also see what goes on every day. Senior editors stuck in their offices or in meetings routinely deferring on metrics and technical aspects of the website. Its as if they have forgotten who is in charge, who should be making decisions and who is actually capable of making news decisions. Twentsomething barely out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com