tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3242854010772294975..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Des Moines | Editor Rick Green named pubJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11299377276544639512013-08-22T23:27:31.979-04:002013-08-22T23:27:31.979-04:00you have no idea what you are talking about when i...you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to brad. he built a 250+ new company for gannett. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1541548848836213322013-08-22T22:34:32.637-04:002013-08-22T22:34:32.637-04:00Hey, Carwash has her fans:
http://www.youtube.com...Hey, Carwash has her fans:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2BpoNp5Z8gAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87390399528649286332013-08-22T10:13:47.808-04:002013-08-22T10:13:47.808-04:00Green will eventually return to Cinci and his Ohio...Green will eventually return to Cinci and his Ohio roots as Publisher, replacing Buchanan, for whom there is no love in Cinci or McLean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40965342444429847462013-08-21T19:52:57.540-04:002013-08-21T19:52:57.540-04:00They love Green in Cincinnati as much as they desp...They love Green in Cincinnati as much as they despise Nurse Ratched. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9178376918023054262013-08-21T19:45:49.108-04:002013-08-21T19:45:49.108-04:00Hollingsworth has mastered the game, as she follow...Hollingsworth has mastered the game, as she follows up that Sunday interview in Nashville by showing up in Des Moines two days later to announce the new publisher who is not only from the news side but also a man! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73162963192023835322013-08-21T16:06:35.806-04:002013-08-21T16:06:35.806-04:00Who has Dickey promoted that's not from Arizon...Who has Dickey promoted that's not from Arizona in any significant role? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10371614771998390042013-08-21T14:30:32.184-04:002013-08-21T14:30:32.184-04:00I think what's left of the staff there would w...I think what's left of the staff there would welcome him back. That would get rid of both Washburn and Buchanan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86820571618691050702013-08-21T10:28:48.835-04:002013-08-21T10:28:48.835-04:00You say "politician" like it's a bad...You say "politician" like it's a bad thing, and that's naive. All managers in all industries have to be politicians because their job is to fight for resources. Rick's no dummy. His biggest fault is that he needs people to like him, and that leads him to make promises he can't or won't keep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33140422380787903102013-08-21T07:43:16.925-04:002013-08-21T07:43:16.925-04:00Can Rick Green come to Cincinnati to replace Washb...Can Rick Green come to Cincinnati to replace Washburn? He used to work there. He needs to come soon before the Enquirer sinks completely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14512594637142070832013-08-21T06:39:23.737-04:002013-08-21T06:39:23.737-04:00Get a grip, there are several promotions that are ...Get a grip, there are several promotions that are not from the Palm Spring/Pheonix team. Some are, but Bob had some great teams there and have done well in thier new roles.<br />I worked in Des Moines for a year and in that short time saw the passion and enthusiasm Rick has for the business and in journalism.<br />Great move LauaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39029188500846054612013-08-20T22:37:47.779-04:002013-08-20T22:37:47.779-04:00EAT YOUR HEART OUT, WASHBURN! While you're eat...EAT YOUR HEART OUT, WASHBURN! While you're eating Green's dust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1041391847521410142013-08-20T18:49:46.555-04:002013-08-20T18:49:46.555-04:00Interim publishers aren't usually instruments ...Interim publishers aren't usually instruments of change. They're place holders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58878195846636890582013-08-20T18:34:40.255-04:002013-08-20T18:34:40.255-04:00It is, then, no coincidence that Brad Robertson an...It is, then, no coincidence that Brad Robertson announced his departure from the company on his facebook page today. (To take a position low enough that he didn't even list the title.) I'm sure he thought this job should be his, and he must have learned it was all a dead end. I'm not a big Rick fan, but this showed that Dickey will only promote the Palm Springs/Phoenix crowd and stillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4603108997675906642013-08-20T18:30:26.086-04:002013-08-20T18:30:26.086-04:00He has always had a couple feet in the business si...He has always had a couple feet in the business side. He's been a politician since Palm Springs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85571840318114618592013-08-20T17:03:37.355-04:002013-08-20T17:03:37.355-04:00You're not talking about this one from July 22...You're not talking about <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/by-numbers-whats-up-des-moines.html?showComment=1374465700243&m=1" rel="nofollow">this one from July 22</a>, are you? Because it's still there. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66549963546680765112013-08-20T16:21:05.896-04:002013-08-20T16:21:05.896-04:00Named in a previous post prior to the announcement...Named in a previous post prior to the announcement, but it was removed. All it said was a single sentence wondering if it was Rick Green because the announcement was in the newsroom. Why did that get removed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77985591076614312082013-08-20T16:00:12.503-04:002013-08-20T16:00:12.503-04:00Another pick in over their head. Dickey's cont...Another pick in over their head. Dickey's continuous plan to promote folks with no advertising or marketing knowledge makes you wonder about the leadership of this company. Isn't it time he stops with his palm springs/phoenix connections and do what is best for this company! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78469853185536205052013-08-20T15:33:21.764-04:002013-08-20T15:33:21.764-04:00Rick Green was the interim publisher for the Deser...Rick Green was the interim publisher for the Desert Sun News Paper in Palm Springs. I didn't think he was an instrument of change then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87477612538054227732013-08-20T15:22:45.211-04:002013-08-20T15:22:45.211-04:00I'm in Des Moines and this is good news. This ...I'm in Des Moines and this is good news. This is a tough environment for papers. Rick is a genuinely good guy who works hard, cares about people and the community and has has spent a lot of years in a newsroom. That MATTERS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62712427284312878262013-08-20T15:08:04.541-04:002013-08-20T15:08:04.541-04:00Hi this is 1:57 back to you, 1:40. My comment was ...Hi this is 1:57 back to you, 1:40. My comment was erased, also. I do know RAG well. He is as passionate about journalism as his is about his own career. Well, it worked for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69159618263936664672013-08-20T14:15:09.567-04:002013-08-20T14:15:09.567-04:00Under prior regimes this job would never have been...Under prior regimes this job would never have been filled by a first-time publisher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21010454437890603292013-08-20T14:10:33.284-04:002013-08-20T14:10:33.284-04:00Hello 1:57. Sounds like you know him well. Old 1:4... Hello 1:57. Sounds like you know him well. Old 1:40 here. My comment got erased. I didn't think Jim had a problem with the truth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9403277609201894312013-08-20T14:10:02.104-04:002013-08-20T14:10:02.104-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31290429597975391232013-08-20T13:57:49.453-04:002013-08-20T13:57:49.453-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56149085714205574332013-08-20T13:56:28.951-04:002013-08-20T13:56:28.951-04:00Well, DMR editorial side is now in a free-fall aft...Well, DMR editorial side is now in a free-fall after Green's reign. Let's see if the business side can do the same in the same short amount of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com