tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2638652228877201128..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: April 30-May 6 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30680911974977331762012-05-07T11:46:15.334-04:002012-05-07T11:46:15.334-04:00We have two kinds of execs at Gannett. The first ...We have two kinds of execs at Gannett. The first (Hunke) tries to do something but doesn't have the skills or foresight and screws them up. The other, Maryam, does nothing, spends time promoting herself and never moves the brand forward. Either way, we're f*cked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34749079728371503102012-05-06T15:52:07.111-04:002012-05-06T15:52:07.111-04:00Phillips moved to GPSPhillips moved to GPSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51236599370225667112012-05-06T07:24:24.103-04:002012-05-06T07:24:24.103-04:00Oh that's rich 11:24. Defending the employee e...Oh that's rich 11:24. Defending the employee engagement director by pointing out that you, sorry - SHE, recognized culture wasn't going to change.<br /><br />Wasn't the whole purpose of the position to change the culture? So if she didn't change the culture, she didn't contribute to the company.<br /><br />Then again, we have roughly 28 veeps in charge of revenue and that'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6304032950335210932012-05-06T01:18:36.853-04:002012-05-06T01:18:36.853-04:00Dave, you're not making much sense. Hitting th...Dave, you're not making much sense. Hitting the sauce again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5169874307263872932012-05-05T23:24:54.973-04:002012-05-05T23:24:54.973-04:004:40 who would ever consider working with you bunc...4:40 who would ever consider working with you bunch of ungrateful people at USA Today. Like has been posted before she's moved on. You can only do so much with what you're given. Others do work hard you're not the only one. Who can blame her and good for her for recognizing the culture and attitudes weren't going to change. Stop making accusations before you know backgrounds and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76955050903328248302012-05-05T19:40:41.762-04:002012-05-05T19:40:41.762-04:004:23 pm speaking of bloated - what happens to Hu...4:23 pm speaking of bloated - what happens to Hunke's brilliant employee engagement manager? will all of Angela Phillips effective and impactful engagement successes be eliminated?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28676468066615330292012-05-05T19:35:30.591-04:002012-05-05T19:35:30.591-04:00No one in the history of Gannett has done more dam...No one in the history of Gannett has done more damage, destroyed brands, lied to staff, ruined careers and hired incompetents than Dave Hunke.<br /><br />Good riddance. Amazing that this man can actually look at himself in the mirror and show his face in the Crystal Palace as the clock ticks off his "chairmanshit"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32427842462845106002012-05-05T19:07:17.258-04:002012-05-05T19:07:17.258-04:00The CCI NewsGate disaster is what anyone who still...The CCI NewsGate disaster is what anyone who still cares about the printed product should care mmat aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30684448646838381592012-05-05T17:30:35.125-04:002012-05-05T17:30:35.125-04:00Important “Nine Rules for New Media” update now av...Important “Nine Rules for New Media” update now available:<br /><br /><b>RULE 5: PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE, FOR LOSERS</b><br />As George Jackson wrote, “Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice” and nothing says that more than waiting to launch paywalls that Gannett now says will result in more than $100 million in new revenue, a delay that alone cost countless jobs. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62477788030503304322012-05-05T16:23:13.503-04:002012-05-05T16:23:13.503-04:00Hunke did not leave of his own accord, no matter h...Hunke did not leave of his own accord, no matter how you spin his six months as chairman and Sept. departure. He'd done enough damage during. His brief tenure, from destroying circulation and sitting blindly while advertising dried up, to incredible bad bets on Heather Crank and Rudd Davis, to the newsroom transformation and Hillkirk's promotion, to the inexplicable hiring and promotion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51488577569514078112012-05-05T16:08:48.567-04:002012-05-05T16:08:48.567-04:00OK...I follow the Gannett blog on a regular basis....OK...I follow the Gannett blog on a regular basis...as a previous AD who fought tooth and nail for every dollar to increase revenue for Gannett...the tipping point was 2006 and all hell broke loose...like a group publisher (who has since retired...and the rumor was she had a nice sized bottle in her desk) pounding on my desk demanding revenue during a two minute 'meeting'. But the trend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85953738598121555902012-05-05T15:49:38.809-04:002012-05-05T15:49:38.809-04:00Buesse, Morgan, give it a rest. You have become bo...Buesse, Morgan, give it a rest. You have become boorish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60024144004644800902012-05-05T14:30:50.725-04:002012-05-05T14:30:50.725-04:00Great post 11:52 p.m. A dream (pipe) of Buesse'...Great post 11:52 p.m. A dream (pipe) of Buesse's is to put high school sports on a national website with real articles, features, etc.<br /> Only problem is the interest in high school sports is local. Nobody from New Jersey gives a crap about some hoops player from St. Louis. Nobody from St. Louis gives a crap about a hoops player from New Jersey. And on and on and on.<br /> Got it, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39361899261053446752012-05-05T13:59:01.959-04:002012-05-05T13:59:01.959-04:001:43 I'm reading comments before they publish,...1:43 I'm reading comments before they publish, something I often do on Saturdays. That creates a lag.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19677437277246750602012-05-05T13:43:15.180-04:002012-05-05T13:43:15.180-04:00Jim, what's up with your blog? The last commen...Jim, what's up with your blog? The last comment on this thread is from 9:23 a.m. Are you running on Newsgate now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19747050656486975582012-05-05T13:24:19.636-04:002012-05-05T13:24:19.636-04:00Really? What three things has she accomplished at ...Really? What three things has she accomplished at USAT since she arrived?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16173079986863313962012-05-05T12:29:31.691-04:002012-05-05T12:29:31.691-04:00Obviously it was Hunke's choice to bail when h...Obviously it was Hunke's choice to bail when he did...otherwise, Martore would have had a successor in place.<br /><br />No CEO would allow the Naiton's Newspaper to be without a Publisher. It's embarrassing to the media community, advertisers, wall street, everyone.<br /><br />Whatever criticism you have of Hunke, he got fed up with Corporate the same way Moon did, and he quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39636658346844867172012-05-05T12:19:58.421-04:002012-05-05T12:19:58.421-04:00Dubow is finally a winner at something other than ...Dubow is finally a winner at something other than incompetence, short selling stock pickers and stealing money from his employer.<br /><br />Way to go Craig. Your mansion filled neighborhood is safe from tyranny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16919525696185204932012-05-05T11:23:32.278-04:002012-05-05T11:23:32.278-04:00Perusing the web and came across this hed, on a Ga...Perusing the web and came across this hed, on a Gannett site:<br /><br />Edited by Sharon HFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30981467877282549182012-05-05T10:28:45.404-04:002012-05-05T10:28:45.404-04:00Jim, I usually take your side. But you're maki...Jim, I usually take your side. But you're making a mountain out of a molehill on the sports byline. Any reader with any shred of intelligence knows it's an 'as told to/collaboration/ghost job, etc. ...' Whatever you call it, it's the same thing and it's been a popular journalism convention since the beginning of time. Most readers -- or at least those with brains larger Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39494569698691075032012-05-05T10:25:02.213-04:002012-05-05T10:25:02.213-04:00The Buesse Bullies are spewing a lot of hate here....The Buesse Bullies are spewing a lot of hate here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25463872764215875522012-05-05T10:22:24.279-04:002012-05-05T10:22:24.279-04:00You notice as you log into NewsGate it scrolls thr...You notice as you log into NewsGate it scrolls through all the usernames? What kind of craptacular programming a)requires that or b)dumps that to the screen? We're only halfway through the rollout, so when all 3500 users are in the database? We'll never be able to fit 10 log in attempts in a shift.<br /><br />I believe it's a conspiracy from the Denmark-based CCI... start the log in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84702660811631692082012-05-05T09:54:11.326-04:002012-05-05T09:54:11.326-04:009:23 I second that
why do i want to go on a blog ...9:23 I second that<br /> why do i want to go on a blog that has FUCK, FUCK, FUCK everywhere!!!! <br />i say FUCK I'm out of here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4592692233996640452012-05-05T09:23:17.182-04:002012-05-05T09:23:17.182-04:0011:02 F this and F that. Really? You can't w...11:02 F this and F that. Really? You can't write onto a blog with some professionalism? And Jim...with all you delet from here you let THAT go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80738976587310004742012-05-05T07:10:32.908-04:002012-05-05T07:10:32.908-04:00Dubow successfully fends off a neighbor's atte...Dubow successfully fends off a neighbor's attempted excess! Imagine that... him being upset about excess.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/versailles-type-mansion-in-great-falls-upended-by-lawsuit/2012/05/04/gIQAn2YT2T_story.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com