tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post262997492991779555..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Martore: 'We know we can do better'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42040653636787840152012-04-18T03:49:29.556-04:002012-04-18T03:49:29.556-04:00"We know we can do better."
OK, so why ..."We know we can do better."<br /><br />OK, so why didn't you do better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89600547977773918582012-04-17T22:30:25.550-04:002012-04-17T22:30:25.550-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47414037960950843922012-04-17T22:29:58.689-04:002012-04-17T22:29:58.689-04:00Face it...USAToday is DEAD. National news is a co...Face it...USAToday is DEAD. National news is a commodity and if you don't invest in the "brand" and sustain it, you might as well give up.<br /><br />Hiring a top notch "anything" will not make a difference unless they have total control over everything from brand to distribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56240507440141412372012-04-17T22:27:45.530-04:002012-04-17T22:27:45.530-04:00Top notch Publisher, give me a break, it is going ...Top notch Publisher, give me a break, it is going to be a women with no clue how to run a newspaper. Period, that has been the trend, and you all know I am rightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71571421821423656202012-04-17T21:26:07.140-04:002012-04-17T21:26:07.140-04:008:19 Makes an excellent point.
But maybe Martore ...8:19 Makes an excellent point.<br /><br />But maybe Martore and Banikarim have a very different idea for what the next USAT publisher should be.<br /><br />Banikarim now controls the paper's advertising sales through her recently hired lieutenant, Mary Murcko. It'll be interesting to see how much influence those two have over the hiring of the next top editor, replacing John Hillkirk.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40676649468811706012012-04-17T20:19:22.175-04:002012-04-17T20:19:22.175-04:00Let's face it, a "top notch" Publish...Let's face it, a "top notch" Publisher is going to want control over all of USAT's assets - so sales, marketing, digital, circulation - in order to make real improvements to the brand. Hunke and Ellwood don't oversee any of these departments anymore. I see a major power struggle ahead or Martore will hire another useless figurehead to run USAT. Either scenario doesn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35976338446236424902012-04-17T19:10:49.190-04:002012-04-17T19:10:49.190-04:00Who hired Hunke? Who hired Banikarim? Who fell all...Who hired Hunke? Who hired Banikarim? Who fell all over herself with Davis, Beusse, Micek, Frank, Weiss, Ellwood, Jones and the rest of this ship of fools? Why it's Captain Martore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1344709020982919112012-04-17T18:14:03.902-04:002012-04-17T18:14:03.902-04:00Hunke could have done a lot better. I guess that&#...Hunke could have done a lot better. I guess that's why he has a shiny new title and six months to screw off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80080793590707933862012-04-17T18:13:04.325-04:002012-04-17T18:13:04.325-04:00Why would anyone but a fool come to USA Today? The...Why would anyone but a fool come to USA Today? The inbred management is way too much to overcome. none of these people, save a few, are worth a lick. How many would have similar roles at rival media companies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16745313491433593202012-04-17T18:08:17.010-04:002012-04-17T18:08:17.010-04:00Iconic.Iconic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4049387073373549622012-04-17T18:07:57.791-04:002012-04-17T18:07:57.791-04:00Even Susan Weiss has thrown in the towel.Even Susan Weiss has thrown in the towel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77040319199671158862012-04-17T17:01:50.970-04:002012-04-17T17:01:50.970-04:00She said "brand" four times in that exce...She said "brand" four times in that excerpt alone.<br /><br />Here's a concept: Stop calling it a BRAND and start focusing on content.<br /><br />Oh. Wait. I'm about 10 years too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79004025748755377542012-04-17T16:59:12.299-04:002012-04-17T16:59:12.299-04:00Cast-offs aren't necessarily a bad thing. We ...Cast-offs aren't necessarily a bad thing. We just hire the wrong cast-offs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20080237462630772622012-04-17T14:51:57.067-04:002012-04-17T14:51:57.067-04:001:58,
And to support your point, look at the peopl...1:58,<br />And to support your point, look at the people USAT has hired in senior management roles. All cast-offs from other companies. None were at the top of their game when they were hired. Rather they were dumped by their previously employer. And now they're here helping to run this once proud brand into oblivion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75023981468706897132012-04-17T13:58:20.103-04:002012-04-17T13:58:20.103-04:00Good luck recruiting top-notch anything after self...Good luck recruiting top-notch anything after self-destructing in the last few years. USAT is no longer considered an attractive place to work, especially for anyone looking for long-term stability. Loyalty is non-existent at USAT. Not a good reputation in the journalism world, either. The layoffs of the last few years combined with the shabby treatment of most existing employees makes USAT a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77075069521046404792012-04-17T13:31:09.301-04:002012-04-17T13:31:09.301-04:00"We know we can do better?!" What the mo..."We know we can do better?!" What the motherfuck? Speak for yourself, Gracia. Some of us still give our all every day, or night, or weekend, or holiday. Because it's in our DNA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31145580458216815512012-04-17T12:58:53.411-04:002012-04-17T12:58:53.411-04:00Amen 11:57Amen 11:57Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69578096488200497882012-04-17T12:55:02.291-04:002012-04-17T12:55:02.291-04:00The knife is coming out really soon. she knows no ...The knife is coming out really soon. she knows no other way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72878237994441116522012-04-17T11:57:59.899-04:002012-04-17T11:57:59.899-04:00Here's an idea:
STOP reorganizing! Pick a pl...Here's an idea:<br /><br />STOP reorganizing! Pick a plan and stay with it for longer than 3 months. PLEASE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com