tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2698073052896732951..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Feb. 28-March 6 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72298542499387024152011-03-01T21:02:04.117-05:002011-03-01T21:02:04.117-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45330672351176232262011-03-01T20:10:26.218-05:002011-03-01T20:10:26.218-05:00Anon@316 confirms one theory I've held for som...Anon@316 confirms one theory I've held for some time: Gannett is building up its TV business at the expense of the newspapers.<br /><br />In Knoxville, Gannett-owned WBIR will be <a href="http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/02/28/49442/wbir-to-produce-hd-newscasts-for-wtnz" rel="nofollow">producing local newscasts</a> for crosstown WTNZ come spring. Both stations will upgrade to local HD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70349786701425281392011-03-01T20:05:38.991-05:002011-03-01T20:05:38.991-05:00Anonymous said... UNTOUCHABLE tony simmons still p...Anonymous said... UNTOUCHABLE tony simmons still prime to be President and Publisher of westchester site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56973225643240243422011-03-01T20:01:38.836-05:002011-03-01T20:01:38.836-05:00I, for one, appreciate 4:10's post. Having a s...I, for one, appreciate 4:10's post. Having a sense of humor about people who are being killed as they come out of places of warship is truly wrong. It's easy for us to "joke" about that kind of think 7:38 when we aren't living through it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13870490271603109562011-03-01T19:48:42.660-05:002011-03-01T19:48:42.660-05:00We will have 2nd quarter furloughs and 3rd and 4th...We will have 2nd quarter furloughs and 3rd and 4th quarter layoffs. Look at the trend in the past three years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91541349584937728442011-03-01T19:38:51.415-05:002011-03-01T19:38:51.415-05:00You know what I miss most about my fellow journali...You know what I miss most about my fellow journalists and my (former, not willingly) profession.....a sense of humor. Perhaps it doesn't translate well online, but give me a break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86334123101265223742011-03-01T17:53:27.539-05:002011-03-01T17:53:27.539-05:004:10 p.m. here. Thanks, Jim. Yes, I did mean publi...4:10 p.m. here. Thanks, Jim. Yes, I did mean public company. That is what I get for not reading my post before I hit send. You're right about an investor or group of investors running an opposing slate of directors to the board, but history suggests the LBO is a far more likely scenario... although I think the chance of even that happening is slim. <br /><br />Thanks for correction. I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86271580150211744692011-03-01T17:48:33.094-05:002011-03-01T17:48:33.094-05:00I love all this talk of GCI possibly buying this o...I love all this talk of GCI possibly buying this or that property. Typical Gannett arrogance. It's like all those people who kept dancing on the Titanic. "But surely this marvel of the idustrial age is unsinkable".<br /><br />The fact is..... If anyone is getting bought. It's us. There go your 5,000 jobs (mostly in Mcclean)<br /><br />The Gannettanic is almost under boys Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64916277734084154252011-03-01T16:21:31.715-05:002011-03-01T16:21:31.715-05:004:10 I agree that the comparison to the Middle Eas...4:10 I agree that the comparison to the Middle East is poor.<br /><br />However, just to clarify: Gannett is a public company, which I suspect you meant.<br /><br />Also, a leveraged buyout isn't the only option. In theory, another means would be for an investor or group of investors to run an opposing slate of directors to the board.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76247067531232795632011-03-01T16:21:20.366-05:002011-03-01T16:21:20.366-05:00Before this buggy whip analogy goes too far, I wou...Before this buggy whip analogy goes too far, I would like to point out that we are still making buggy whips in the United States. There's a factory in Massachusetts making piano rolls, and you can find floppy disk manufacturers online. Old-fashioned 78 rpm vinyl records are also making a comeback with audio afficiandos.<br />This goes to the whole question of the newspaper business. It is notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6152350666124195242011-03-01T16:10:35.389-05:002011-03-01T16:10:35.389-05:002:33 p.m. said:
If Egypt, Tunisia, (and possibly...2:33 p.m. said: <br /><br />If Egypt, Tunisia, (and possibly) Libya can rid themselves of their dictators, why can't we?<br />•What would it take?<br />•How could gannettblog play a part?<br /><br />Are you crazy or just plain stupid? Seriously. I'm asking a genuine question here. I am by no means a Gannett supporter. After a number of years working there I was all to happy to find an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71474455867932256582011-03-01T15:57:05.525-05:002011-03-01T15:57:05.525-05:00Gannett's product line is heavy with right-han...Gannett's product line is heavy with right-handed buggy whips. Freedom has a bigger selection for left-handers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17185243755819336982011-03-01T15:16:21.345-05:002011-03-01T15:16:21.345-05:00The whole problem with Gannett and the newspaper i...The whole problem with Gannett and the newspaper industry in general is that all they ever see as investment opportunities is buying more newspapers. If Freedom's assets were actually worthy something you would see interest from alot of different companies, but they aren't so all you have interested is more newspaper companies buying each others worthless assets. The only thing worthy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80186995840394358912011-03-01T14:33:39.727-05:002011-03-01T14:33:39.727-05:00If Egypt, Tunisia, (and possibly) Libya can rid th...If Egypt, Tunisia, (and possibly) Libya can rid themselves of their dictators, why can't we?<br />•What would it take?<br />•How could gannettblog play a part?<br /><br />That's something to post about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38816956247664421472011-03-01T12:40:18.685-05:002011-03-01T12:40:18.685-05:00Ah, but spinning off a Gannett business unit/s to ...Ah, but spinning off a Gannett business unit/s to another entity and/or forming a new one would be a great way for this company to move employees off its books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43569693777624840182011-03-01T12:35:11.599-05:002011-03-01T12:35:11.599-05:00I heard the rumors about the layoffs in next few m...I heard the rumors about the layoffs in next few months?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21119304747377991982011-03-01T12:30:16.798-05:002011-03-01T12:30:16.798-05:00Hey the way advertising has been this first quarte...Hey the way advertising has been this first quarter, has anyone heard of additional 2nd quarter furloughs or not? Maybe my boss could offer some information on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15431156776484421862011-03-01T12:19:36.603-05:002011-03-01T12:19:36.603-05:00If there IS a deal underway to buy Freedumb, we...If there IS a deal underway to buy Freedumb, we're not going to be losing 5,000 employees this year, per My Boss' post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64586525078519928642011-03-01T11:50:03.289-05:002011-03-01T11:50:03.289-05:0011;29: If there is a deal underway between Gannett...11;29: If there is a deal underway between Gannett and Billy Dean, what is the benefit to Freedom. I don't see any money on the table here, and neither GCI nor Media News is in much of a position to cough up what would be needed. We are already stripping off debt and, according to My Boss, are already concerned about violating our debt covenants. Billy Dean has already gone through bankruptcyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-245679985307946032011-03-01T11:30:57.322-05:002011-03-01T11:30:57.322-05:00My experience with anticipating Gannett's seri...My experience with anticipating Gannett's series of layoffs was unrelenting dread -- then intense relief.<br /><br />Sure, they took my entire career spanning two-and-a-half decades of outstanding reviews, my long hours, my work ethic always there when others were snowed in (I'd walk the two miles), my skills, my talent, and trashed it all without even a schmaltzy card of thanks from the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57736976344989440402011-03-01T11:29:12.465-05:002011-03-01T11:29:12.465-05:00An interesting tip from a reader:
Is Gannett part...An interesting tip from a reader:<br /><br />Is Gannett partnering with MediaNews Group to buy Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register, <a href="http://www.freedom.com/newspapers/community.html" rel="nofollow">more than 30 other U.S. dailies</a> and <a href="http://www.freedom.com/broadcast/" rel="nofollow">a string of TV stations</a>? Under this scenario, the two would divideJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18046992246172239682011-03-01T11:28:48.783-05:002011-03-01T11:28:48.783-05:00New York Times Co., Hearst, Tribune and Gannett Fo...New York Times Co., Hearst, Tribune and Gannett Form Private Online Ad Exchange<br /><br />Local News and TV Properties Are Latest to Cut Networks, Other Middlemen, Out of the Market<br /><br />USA Today, New York Times or About.com -- may play a part in the private system down the road<br /><br />http://adage.com/article/digital/york-times-hearst-tribune-form-private-online-ad-exchange/149122/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11289190339252048872011-03-01T11:05:54.468-05:002011-03-01T11:05:54.468-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27687917915623642632011-03-01T10:56:50.481-05:002011-03-01T10:56:50.481-05:00@9:56: Tokyo Rose. Baghdad Betty. And now Gannett ...@9:56: Tokyo Rose. Baghdad Betty. And now Gannett Gary, broadcasting live from Gannett Blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32177230130556827312011-03-01T09:56:55.433-05:002011-03-01T09:56:55.433-05:00Well it is a great day here for me in
FORMER Gann...Well it is a great day here for me in <br />FORMER Gannettland.<br />I carefully planned and finally got out.<br />Last Friday was my last day.<br />I look forward now,once again,to going to work.<br />Life is great, as it once was as a newspaper person before the Gannett takeover/buyout.<br />I will still log on here,but now with a outside,looking in attitude.That changes everything.<br />My Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com