tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2929739663374848787..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Going fishin' | I'm now handing in my noticeJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73168881664023228002009-06-01T20:12:19.278-04:002009-06-01T20:12:19.278-04:00Know when to fold 'em, and "before it mak...Know when to fold 'em, and "before it makes you nuts" is a good time to fold 'em. Well done, Jim. You've earned some R&R and a smooth onramp to the Next Great Project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63486322832569960602009-05-31T09:54:23.607-04:002009-05-31T09:54:23.607-04:00Jim.
Good luck. Great work you have done with Gan...Jim.<br />Good luck. Great work you have done with Gannettblog. Hopefully someone in the industry will learn from it and try to duplicate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69985792739269514482009-05-28T21:19:49.345-04:002009-05-28T21:19:49.345-04:00Jim, thank you for giving us a voice and a virtual...Jim, thank you for giving us a voice and a virtual support group. I'll miss you.<br /><br />Best of luck in your future endeavors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67183563152346524802009-05-28T12:59:08.983-04:002009-05-28T12:59:08.983-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85563445977015460402009-05-28T12:56:59.532-04:002009-05-28T12:56:59.532-04:00You've done a fine, fine job, Jim. You've certainl...You've done a fine, fine job, Jim. You've certainly earned a rest if you want one. But the blogosphere needs more folks like you. Best wishes!Charles Applehttp://www.visualeditors.com/apple/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76051566129261434352009-05-27T21:05:11.181-04:002009-05-27T21:05:11.181-04:00Jim, so sorry to read that you are leaving. Your b...Jim, so sorry to read that you are leaving. Your blog was a must-read in the I-65 chain of newspapers, among reporters and other IC folk! News about a newspaper chain turned out to be -- surprise! -- good reading, and I'm pleased that a few newspapers now "cover" their own industry's struggles -- layoffs and furloughs, etc. Not all do, but some now "get" the transparency thing. I credit you for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9721233645279446182009-05-27T15:51:02.187-04:002009-05-27T15:51:02.187-04:00You filled an important need during a critical per...You filled an important need during a critical period. But now I think the tone has become too vicious, too nasty. The posts become less valid in my mind as the nasty meter gets turned up each notch. So I don't blame you for packing it in. Thanks for all your efforts to provide a home for the lost and broken toys of a once-great industry. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55283221380942457782009-05-27T14:47:38.276-04:002009-05-27T14:47:38.276-04:00I left Gannett to take another opportunity - right...I left Gannett to take another opportunity - right before the layoffs, the furloughs, the wage freezes, etc. <br /><br />Thank God - and this blog - I was able to decipher the proverbial writing on the wall and made my exit in the nick of time. The cons definitely outweigh the pros of practicing solid journalism at any Gannett franchise, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72352383173668296392009-05-27T09:53:22.184-04:002009-05-27T09:53:22.184-04:00Another win for the "news gathering" industry. Ano...Another win for the "news gathering" industry. Another loss for journalism.<br />Thank's Jim for being our sacrificial lamb. It took courage, something corporate hacks no nothing about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70864400873233657852009-05-27T07:44:02.398-04:002009-05-27T07:44:02.398-04:00Thanks Jim,
We will miss you. To the trolls and p...Thanks Jim,<br />We will miss you. To the trolls and paid commenters from USAT, what goes around comes around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72973842288745503052009-05-27T02:26:40.250-04:002009-05-27T02:26:40.250-04:00I'm going to miss this place.
Thanks Jim.I'm going to miss this place.<br />Thanks Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61657260563179604942009-05-26T23:45:08.263-04:002009-05-26T23:45:08.263-04:00Thanks for all the hard work, Jim and best of luck...Thanks for all the hard work, Jim and best of luck going forward! <br /><br />And all you disgusting homophobes and immature kiddies can bite me...<br /><br />a New Jersey middle manager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21130889251368424992009-05-26T22:20:23.862-04:002009-05-26T22:20:23.862-04:00jim, i truly appreciate what your blog gave me: in...jim, i truly appreciate what your blog gave me: information, validation (yes, other gannett papers are run as badly; yes, the top bosses elsewhere are fools, incompetents and bullies too) and a place to vent.<br /><br />i'm sorry that you're signing off this fall -- i'd happily have continued my subscription although i'm now blessedly retired, because i still care about our industry and about theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43330910907734218502009-05-26T22:06:49.069-04:002009-05-26T22:06:49.069-04:00Good luck, Jim! Thanks for all of the layoff tips ...Good luck, Jim! Thanks for all of the layoff tips for <A HREF="http://graphicdesignr.net/papercuts" REL="nofollow">Paper Cuts</A>.Erica Smithhttp://graphicdesignr.net/papercutsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48659119944418775312009-05-26T21:48:03.876-04:002009-05-26T21:48:03.876-04:00Actually, maybe this will a trend for all blogs an...Actually, maybe this will a trend for all blogs and people can start to really THINK before saying something. <br /><br />Blessed is he who having nothing to say, refrains from giving wordy evidence to the fact.<br />George Eliot, 19th century British Novelist pen name for a woman, Marian EvansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64206645384718278602009-05-26T19:23:40.989-04:002009-05-26T19:23:40.989-04:00All good things must come to an end. Thank you Jim...All good things must come to an end. Thank you Jim for showing us the mental midgets in charge of this media 'giant'. I will miss this blog. Best of luck in all you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21833326703932275692009-05-26T19:12:12.836-04:002009-05-26T19:12:12.836-04:00My god in heaven, you would think the world is com...My god in heaven, you would think the world is coming to and end. What will everyone do without a place to bitch and share rumors? How about you talk to other people - actually in person? No blog, no text, no e-mail...not even a telephone. Just in person, face-to-face conversation. <br /><br />Or does that make all of you uncomfortable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33899809566207918172009-05-26T19:10:14.406-04:002009-05-26T19:10:14.406-04:00Do You?
Anonymous said...
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Yeah, right! ...Do You?<br /><br />Anonymous said... <br />3:59 PM<br /><br />Yeah, right! Like you don't!<br /><br />5/26/2009 6:50 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15492646028041511662009-05-26T18:50:56.667-04:002009-05-26T18:50:56.667-04:003:59 PM
Yeah, right! Like you don't!3:59 PM<br /><br />Yeah, right! Like you don't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12744330870205678212009-05-26T18:28:57.278-04:002009-05-26T18:28:57.278-04:00Jim, you performed an important service, and as a ...Jim, you performed an important service, and as a veteran Gannettoid and as one of your classmates in USA TODAY's first buyout, I appreciate how your reporting and attention have validated my decision to leave. Not that I'm not grateful I got the chance to leave with enough time (meaning, buyout pay) to make the transition to something else for a living. I am. But I also gave the company at leastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70515836590953070782009-05-26T18:21:29.242-04:002009-05-26T18:21:29.242-04:00Jim,
THANK YOU...For the nasty Sanchez!!!Jim,<br />THANK YOU...For the nasty Sanchez!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2344183323650624272009-05-26T17:52:18.647-04:002009-05-26T17:52:18.647-04:00Age discrimination is a problem at USAT. It needs ...Age discrimination is a problem at USAT. It needs to be addressed.<br /><br />Poor communication is another issue that seemingly has gotten worse.<br /><br />The loss of even one employee because of some rogue manager with a personal beef is unacceptable and should be fixed. I think we all agree that that has happened more than once.<br /><br />There are other problems.<br /><br />Uneven Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1807458236425969712009-05-26T17:47:58.691-04:002009-05-26T17:47:58.691-04:00To the meanies and the creeps, I hope you're satis...To the meanies and the creeps, I hope you're satisfied.<br />The Gannett Blog was a great place for some of us to restore our sense of control in our lives. When we were newspaper men and women, we relished being "in the know." With Gannett blog, after we left the company, we felt connected again. We met a lot of other former Gannett people who shared our anxiety. Sometimes they posted our NewzHoundnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48869082233806442602009-05-26T17:32:16.880-04:002009-05-26T17:32:16.880-04:00>>>In fact, why should a USAT employee ha...>>>In fact, why should a USAT employee have to even think twice about speaking up? It should be a given that speaking up is welcomed and does not require any great act of bravery. Yet at USAT, speaking up ends careers. The proof is in the list of ex-employees<br />-----------------------<br /><br /> This is just crazy. Sorry, but I've been here enough to know what's up at usat, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7359737361521209412009-05-26T17:21:57.629-04:002009-05-26T17:21:57.629-04:00I have seen USA TODAY betray countless employees o...I have seen USA TODAY betray countless employees over the years for no damn good reason other than they were too old, said too much, didn't say enough... Jim is probably one of them. They fell out of favor for a variety of reasons.<br /><br />These were talented folks who were loyal to a fault and through thick and thin thought they'd always be part of the family. Maybe not favorite sons or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com