tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2778497455852158785..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Butterfly | In Louisiana, goal isn't to 'force content'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78416342536035290932013-09-19T16:58:52.402-04:002013-09-19T16:58:52.402-04:00We're glad you're out of here too, because...We're glad you're out of here too, because you obviously haven't been paying attention - APF prints six dailies every night now, something they couldn't handle while you were there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5841438024459199862013-09-19T15:40:40.331-04:002013-09-19T15:40:40.331-04:00What a nightmare for the Appleton print plant, whi...What a nightmare for the Appleton print plant, which already prints five papers a night, plus numerous special sections and more. The USA Today sections will have to print before the deadline for the first paper it's inserted in, which means early deadlines in some instances. Glad I'm outa there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15493469221055017642013-09-19T12:21:25.794-04:002013-09-19T12:21:25.794-04:00Thanks, it worked for me. Thanks, it worked for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70912933705021608392013-09-19T00:27:28.426-04:002013-09-19T00:27:28.426-04:00Smart advice.Smart advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17165052936262754662013-09-19T00:25:16.750-04:002013-09-19T00:25:16.750-04:00Options don't look pretty when you have a gun ...Options don't look pretty when you have a gun pointed at your head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41364790078048947462013-09-18T16:30:13.383-04:002013-09-18T16:30:13.383-04:00Truism time.
Your corporate leaders are only in it...Truism time.<br />Your corporate leaders are only in it for themselves not the company, not journalism and certainly not you. If it’s between another bonus and maintaining your job, which you think they will choose? If you want to know the truth about what’s going on here; ignore what they say and pay attention to what they do.<br />Plan an exit on your own terms. Don’t stop looking for another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33844600403378125612013-09-18T11:33:07.395-04:002013-09-18T11:33:07.395-04:00How has corporate studied the production of these ...How has corporate studied the production of these Butterfly sections? I can't believe they're going to add newshole, so I have to figure there will be pages with ads -- ads that magically will be the same sizes in all the markets and fit in all the press configurations.<br /><br />It reminds me of e, the GNS/Content One/Crystal tower tech section. It was supposed to the first of a series Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88405014883030656472013-09-18T11:30:39.875-04:002013-09-18T11:30:39.875-04:00Some papers will be reconfiguring their space to a...Some papers will be reconfiguring their space to accommodate this section. A result will be not only less (or no) wire copy in the real newspaper, but also less space for local news. Just watch as it unfolds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78093437301020800302013-09-18T11:07:09.619-04:002013-09-18T11:07:09.619-04:00Community editors reject USAT content at their own...Community editors reject USAT content at their own peril. Corporate does not like anyone to challenge their ideas. An ironic and sad aspect is that News VP Kate Marymont once was a community editor who might have dared to defy the order to become a drone. Now she's part of the gang handing down the order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24012032153795162032013-09-18T10:25:37.010-04:002013-09-18T10:25:37.010-04:00I love Corporate's new catch phrase, "Eve...I love Corporate's new catch phrase, "Every paper has an option" but they all do the same thing, like the layoffs. I would like to see a paper say guess what, we're not following the crowd and see what happens. They do have that "option". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26112757944651213232013-09-18T09:44:22.263-04:002013-09-18T09:44:22.263-04:00I have always been amazed that despite claiming th...I have always been amazed that despite claiming that they value local content. Gannett's solution to all problems is to push more canned national news that a reader can get anywhere hours before it appears in printAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15000544023411180032013-09-18T08:46:39.801-04:002013-09-18T08:46:39.801-04:00Enrich local content. Right. Enrich local content. Right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com