tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2664877778453386834..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: April 16-22 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83889219928953170602012-04-22T10:08:48.298-04:002012-04-22T10:08:48.298-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88852343726524793442012-04-22T01:16:36.702-04:002012-04-22T01:16:36.702-04:00Actually, Jim, it says they were "let go this...Actually, Jim, it says they were "let go this up coming week," which makes no sense. Those two statements conflict, so we have to guess whether the source of the rumor means past, present, or future.<br /><br />Of course, you still have no factual basis for any of those possibilities, so it's a moot point.<br /><br />Still dancing around the issue and doing it poorly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62774252990037160512012-04-21T23:58:13.744-04:002012-04-21T23:58:13.744-04:008:40 Re-read the original comment. The poster said...8:40 Re-read the original comment. The poster said the publishers were being let go "this upcoming week" -- in other words, the week of Monday, April 23. <br /><br />(None of which, of course, may even come to pass.)Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11044091427024381342012-04-21T21:40:36.738-04:002012-04-21T21:40:36.738-04:00Where do you get "in advance" from? The ...Where do you get "in advance" from? The poster said, at least twice, the publishers "were out." That doesn't sound like "in advance" to me.<br /><br />You're dancing around the issue here, Jim, and doing it poorly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66147683777820079882012-04-21T19:36:57.399-04:002012-04-21T19:36:57.399-04:006:27 How would you verify that? Bob Dickey isn'...6:27 How would you verify that? Bob Dickey isn't likely going to say anything in advance. Just look at his approach to layoff speculation.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40397662441475424322012-04-21T19:27:52.451-04:002012-04-21T19:27:52.451-04:00Yea but come on. When someone says 10 pubs are goi...Yea but come on. When someone says 10 pubs are going to be fired don't you feel an obligation to verify? You are talking about people's lives. What is more important to you, credibility or being first with a headline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43098744555583348442012-04-21T18:10:36.239-04:002012-04-21T18:10:36.239-04:00Jim, let us know when you have proof that all thos...Jim, let us know when you have proof that all those publishers are "out." Of course, one post already has said one of those publisher posts is vacant, so the balloon has been popped.<br /><br />Until then -- rumor. No facts = rumor. Funny how that works. Maybe you and others will figure that out someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42308574447172048532012-04-21T16:35:03.171-04:002012-04-21T16:35:03.171-04:00That's OK, Jim, most of us are good about sift...That's OK, Jim, most of us are good about sifting and winnowing through posts here to help us validate their claims. There's just a few malcontents who try in vain to prove otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75020593701931351592012-04-21T15:12:24.789-04:002012-04-21T15:12:24.789-04:00It's not a rumor when it's a fact.
This ...It's not a rumor when it's a fact. <br /><br />This past week, for example, one reader said reports about a photo with an expletive in The Cincinnati Enquirer <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/cincy-where-was-buchanan-disclosure.html?showComment=1334623733454&m=0#c1074579870510510351" rel="nofollow">were "complete b.s." without more evidence.</a> Then came a Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74190032601304937382012-04-21T11:19:47.414-04:002012-04-21T11:19:47.414-04:00Something tells me you won't ever get the name...Something tells me you won't ever get the name and/or URL of that blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41098604970668865852012-04-21T10:27:40.227-04:002012-04-21T10:27:40.227-04:00Also, if you don't want to post the name and U...Also, if you don't want to post the name and URL here, you can send it to me at jimhopkins[at]gmail[dot-com].<br /><br />I won't reveal it publicly, unless you say it's OK to do so.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45125894932477219602012-04-21T10:26:38.829-04:002012-04-21T10:26:38.829-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88161226265486587282012-04-21T10:06:14.304-04:002012-04-21T10:06:14.304-04:009:56 What's the name and URL of your blog? Sou...9:56 What's the name and URL of your blog? Sounds like an interesting read.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90650462019453873812012-04-21T09:56:36.201-04:002012-04-21T09:56:36.201-04:00Glad you asked, Jim.
First, people have to regist...Glad you asked, Jim.<br /><br />First, people have to register in some fashion. No streams of anonymous posts are allowed. People do not have to ID themselves publicly, but they have to give me some clue as to who they are.<br /><br />Attacks like the ones you allow day after day after day are deleted.<br /><br />Rumors are discouraged. If someone wants to post something like "I heard this,&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19989633927286128802012-04-21T09:25:28.851-04:002012-04-21T09:25:28.851-04:00Hey 9:42: What was your job? Were you straight-up ...Hey 9:42: What was your job? Were you straight-up laid off or told you could work through a certain date?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15973135452150054772012-04-21T08:55:55.314-04:002012-04-21T08:55:55.314-04:002:19 How do you handle comments on your blog?2:19 How do you handle comments on your blog?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23306522082412310342012-04-21T02:19:30.121-04:002012-04-21T02:19:30.121-04:00Reinan, let's point out some things.
He allow...Reinan, let's point out some things.<br /><br />He allowed the same post at least twice yesterday afternoon. There was never a source cited or anything to indicate credibility. This is nothing new at Gannett Blog.<br /><br />Then, instead of asking for verification or taking it down while he tried to verify it, he left it up. Then he called, near the end of the business day on a Friday, to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46377166973283669582012-04-21T00:47:08.198-04:002012-04-21T00:47:08.198-04:00@8:35. If your question is serious, (companies pa...@8:35. If your question is serious, (companies pay to advertise and do inserts) I suspect those companies have pushed everything off to the Sunday paper or discontinued. I know we don't even consider the local Gannett paper. We are looking for a smart, upper middle class market and we just can't find the value in the Gannett subscriber base that has the disposable income we need. FromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88421392393419707762012-04-20T22:57:40.263-04:002012-04-20T22:57:40.263-04:00Delete the bashers!Delete the bashers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71995817699686497072012-04-20T22:42:38.123-04:002012-04-20T22:42:38.123-04:00It always amuses me when people call Jim's cre...It always amuses me when people call Jim's credibility into question because some unfounded rumors get posted. That's like calling a reporter's credibility into question because his phone rang, and when he picked it up, the person on the other end relayed a UFO conspiracy.<br /><br />Some callers are crackpots; others have useful tips. Same with commenters on a blog.John Reinanhttp://www.ideapeepshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29226379838215900652012-04-20T22:34:48.364-04:002012-04-20T22:34:48.364-04:009:11 I called shortly before 5 p.m. ET.9:11 I called shortly before 5 p.m. ET.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53398268562713521122012-04-20T22:18:06.750-04:002012-04-20T22:18:06.750-04:00The Jim bashing taking place is the work of either...The Jim bashing taking place is the work of either corporate zombies or one single loon, with an inadequate sex life, who is just stirring the pot so see if anyone will take that bait. (OK, I did, so bite me!)<br />Running this blog single handed isn't easy. We the posters, expect him to be here 24/7/365 to monitor what goes up and take it down if it is either off subject or personal attacks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58201391709041905352012-04-20T21:51:14.817-04:002012-04-20T21:51:14.817-04:00Yesterday I called the COE to change my subscripti...Yesterday I called the COE to change my subscription from daily to Sunday only. It's gotten to the point that I wasn't reading it until bedtime and by then, I'd read all of the stories or heard them multiple times already. I can check the obits online, for now. The rep was very nice, especially since I told her I was a former Gannett employee and knew she was in Greenville. She didn&#BTDTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17384326082098440692012-04-20T21:49:48.778-04:002012-04-20T21:49:48.778-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35579133306125430492012-04-20T21:43:36.550-04:002012-04-20T21:43:36.550-04:00fuck GPS and all the clowns that run it, it is tru...fuck GPS and all the clowns that run it, it is truly a cluster fuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com