tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2834938476628034996..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: What happens if investigative reporting dies?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89966382410743206452012-05-16T22:52:00.186-04:002012-05-16T22:52:00.186-04:0010:47:
I was there, and I am suggesting that you ...10:47:<br /><br />I was there, and I am suggesting that you wanted it that way because you were lazy. People didn't want to read articles. They wanted to do other things, yet still get paid the same.<br /><br />The plan didn't work.<br /><br />Is that simple enough for you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9780181817953584632012-05-16T22:47:06.023-04:002012-05-16T22:47:06.023-04:00@109 Nobody knows what you're talking about wi...@109 Nobody knows what you're talking about with this 'plan' you say we voted for. This thread is about the dwindling supply of investigative journalism and you somehow are suggesting that we wanted it that way because we're lazy. Maybe you were there when this 'plan' was hatched or think you were or somebody told you it happened or - hell - maybe it was those funny Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68407043903679145242012-05-16T22:43:24.167-04:002012-05-16T22:43:24.167-04:0010:38, are you talking about Craig Wilson's co...10:38, are you talking about Craig Wilson's column? If so, why not say that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38463538066691848882012-05-16T22:38:21.157-04:002012-05-16T22:38:21.157-04:00USAT has a columnist that writes one column a week...USAT has a columnist that writes one column a week about their dog or a walk in the neighborhood or something else no one cares about. What if we killed the column and used the money for hard hitting investigative journalism? Wouldn't that make more sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26326101031198393682012-05-16T16:45:14.331-04:002012-05-16T16:45:14.331-04:00Diane Sawyer and 20/20 will still be there. bum p...Diane Sawyer and 20/20 will still be there. bum politicos in small GCI towns who grift are small fish. hee hee. long live my boss. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42098425472751205632012-05-16T14:28:50.468-04:002012-05-16T14:28:50.468-04:00I know better than most, of the chaos that happens...I know better than most, of the chaos that happens when newspapers decline. Better than most, of the new media tyrants and their overt takeover of local "news", who have literally waged war on newspapers and journalists. <br /><br />Ironically, the very worst one, has Gannett as an owner. This story is in urgent need of investigative journalism, thousands of Americans are facing real Virginiahttp://open.salon.com/blog/virginia888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66681878472682246662012-05-16T14:12:51.351-04:002012-05-16T14:12:51.351-04:00When I started in journalism, editors protected th...When I started in journalism, editors protected their employees.<br />When I left a Gannett "newsroom" the EE was known for sacrificing them.<br />Little wonder the industry, especially GCI, is headed for the trash bin of irrelevance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30794528348578590252012-05-16T14:00:07.316-04:002012-05-16T14:00:07.316-04:00"Long hanging fruit"? Well, I guess that..."Long hanging fruit"? Well, I guess that could still be correct.<br /><br />In general, though, if you don't know what you're talking about, then you shouldn't post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78161699222032256782012-05-16T13:42:41.303-04:002012-05-16T13:42:41.303-04:0012:25 and 12:52 raise good points. Another side of...12:25 and 12:52 raise good points. Another side of this coin is what constitutes "investigative" journalism.<br /><br />Because of short staffs even the investigative pieces tend to be long hanging fruit. Something that can be easily culled from an FOI request - salaries of public officials, emails from one wonk to another, a health department data base.<br /><br />Even well-intentionedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6206991711523166722012-05-16T13:09:24.505-04:002012-05-16T13:09:24.505-04:00People here thought the dumbing-down of newspapers...People here thought the dumbing-down of newspapers would be a good thing because it would make their jobs easier.<br /><br />Now that plan has failed, so they pretend they opposed it. But they didn't. They were for it until it failed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17308653627860003542012-05-16T12:52:49.776-04:002012-05-16T12:52:49.776-04:00It’s a troubling question and strong arguments exi...It’s a troubling question and strong arguments exist that media’s dimming investigative light has already encouraged too many it once watched (notably in govt) to behave in anyway they’d like, even increasingly in the open.<br /><br />Shrinking staffs and resources are no doubt part of the mix, but let’s be honest that many news worthy events from the local level on up have gone unreported, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76767460143240931162012-05-16T12:25:08.475-04:002012-05-16T12:25:08.475-04:00Investigative reporting might not be dead, but it ...Investigative reporting might not be dead, but it is certainly on life support.<br />As an editor who has headed up investigations for years, it is trouble the lack of commitment most editors Gannett editors will give a project. Of late, it appears that the biggest questions coming out of the mouths of EE are: What do you have for me this weekend? How long will that take? What's Reporter Bob Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com