tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3298486745634849720..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Audit | USA Weekend magazine vs. ParadeJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68574389380140332782011-04-27T15:09:09.719-04:002011-04-27T15:09:09.719-04:00Don't worry about USAW print going down. We c...Don't worry about USAW print going down. We can always read it on the web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56253981712685561462011-04-25T13:30:51.864-04:002011-04-25T13:30:51.864-04:00Brett Wilson was loved here at USAT and his leavin...Brett Wilson was loved here at USAT and his leaving was a major hit. The guy had leadership qualities, was extremely personable, and actually liked to make sales calls. He clearly saw something he didn't like and around here and got the hell out before it was too late. He must be laughing now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5552058824700521562011-04-21T11:40:17.680-04:002011-04-21T11:40:17.680-04:00To say the editorial product suffered after weeken...To say the editorial product suffered after weekend merged with the paper is laughable. Most slack has been taken up by Life staffers. Say what you will, but they are several cuts above the caliber of Weekend staffers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44901690174096576702011-04-19T04:14:23.359-04:002011-04-19T04:14:23.359-04:00I grew up reading Parade for 40+ years. When my ne...I grew up reading Parade for 40+ years. When my newspaper switched to Weekend, I gave up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7622316024666031232011-04-18T23:37:12.334-04:002011-04-18T23:37:12.334-04:00USAW Edit merged with USAT Life before Marcia left...USAW Edit merged with USAT Life before Marcia left. The merger happened Dec 2009/Jan 2010, and Marcia announced her "retirement" soon after, leaving at the end of March.<br /><br />They're all dinosaurs. A dying product inserted in more dying products. But Parade is seen as more serious (not a guilty pleasure) and tests well, and the new art direction with a Life Magazine Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15659103288670751082011-04-18T12:01:42.816-04:002011-04-18T12:01:42.816-04:0011:55 If true, someone needs to update the magazin...11:55 If true, someone needs to update the magazine's website.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88136366755569552752011-04-18T11:55:42.337-04:002011-04-18T11:55:42.337-04:00USA WEEKEND is in more than 800 newspapers.USA WEEKEND is in more than 800 newspapers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19687257311425489242011-04-18T10:18:58.894-04:002011-04-18T10:18:58.894-04:006:33, let me guess: Weekend needs more 'hard n...6:33, let me guess: Weekend needs more 'hard news' and investigative reporting, right? Out with the fluff and put some news 'meat on them bones,' right?<br /><br />If that's what you're saying, then you have no clue as to what works and what doesn't in a Sunday newspaper insert mag. Then you're just another among an endless parade of journalists who want to impart Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11456167151563674802011-04-18T07:23:45.631-04:002011-04-18T07:23:45.631-04:00Good for Brett. He was a decent guy, and much bet...Good for Brett. He was a decent guy, and much better respected by the staff than Lee Jones. No surprise that he got the hell out of Dodge shortly after Hunke arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36180046415272244982011-04-18T06:33:05.115-04:002011-04-18T06:33:05.115-04:00Weekend needs a total overhaul, editorially.Weekend needs a total overhaul, editorially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83109127119883589412011-04-17T22:40:00.934-04:002011-04-17T22:40:00.934-04:00Very little creativity or hard work goes on at Wee...Very little creativity or hard work goes on at Weekend. Grabrielson is a dud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73305258943170828762011-04-17T19:14:01.324-04:002011-04-17T19:14:01.324-04:00I'd love to see some hard advertising revenue ...I'd love to see some hard advertising revenue figures for these two publications.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com