tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3394175520191718844..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Dec. 17-23 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3628946430877853922012-12-20T23:37:44.365-05:002012-12-20T23:37:44.365-05:00On the seventh day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave...On the seventh day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave to me:<br /><br />Seven leaps of logic<br /><br />Six sheep a-bleating<br /><br />Five blowhards' claims!<br /><br />Four (thousand) misspelled words<br /><br />Three dense tips (12:52)<br /><br />Two Wrinkles posts<br /><br />And an Anon's lame conspiracy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42358400593847079012012-12-20T15:57:05.335-05:002012-12-20T15:57:05.335-05:00On the sixth day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave t...On the sixth day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave to me:<br /><br />Six sheep a-bleating<br /><br />Five blowhards' claims!<br /><br />Four (thousand) misspelled words<br /><br />Three dense tips (12:52)<br /><br />Two Wrinkles posts<br /><br />And an Anon's lame conspiracy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46047806552688605752012-12-20T12:22:57.507-05:002012-12-20T12:22:57.507-05:00I dont think its a failed concept. I think they ju...I dont think its a failed concept. I think they just realize that its a failed opportunity when you have a sales force capable of making phone calls to people that dont want to run deals but may say yes to other forms of digital advertising...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41166233332267103212012-12-20T09:35:07.045-05:002012-12-20T09:35:07.045-05:00Looks like he is keeping his very public promise t...Looks like he is keeping his very public promise to have a tantrum if he wasn't promoted. This is no loss. He is all talk but does little. Glib, yes. Productive, no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41038138084104448772012-12-20T09:26:21.244-05:002012-12-20T09:26:21.244-05:00So great to be out of GANNETT!!!!!
What a messed u...So great to be out of GANNETT!!!!!<br />What a messed up company and for those stll there- it only gets worse SORRY!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77548337541521003172012-12-20T00:54:18.301-05:002012-12-20T00:54:18.301-05:00deal chicken, huuuummmm let's see, i see the d...deal chicken, huuuummmm let's see, i see the deal, i go to the retailer and tell them hey, if you give me the same deal without going through deal chicken, the retailer makes more money because they don't have to give the chicken a cut of the deal . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35171088095241505742012-12-20T00:52:57.723-05:002012-12-20T00:52:57.723-05:00Thank you.
I'm making almost as much now as wh...Thank you.<br />I'm making almost as much now as when I worked full-time for this horrible company. It wasn't easy to get back on my feet either. But I found doing journalism part-time and doing something else entirely different as well could sum up to about the same.<br /><br />Without the Little Napoleon micro-managers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21349518456050221912012-12-19T23:59:26.120-05:002012-12-19T23:59:26.120-05:00Just think of all the talent that has walked out t...Just think of all the talent that has walked out the door unassisted by the corporate monkeys. I can think of a few publishers, a few GPS people, a few corporate people, some USA Today folks, and the list goes on and on. And these people I'm thinking of were all intelligent employees who were at the heart of this organization who were employed for more than 20 years. I think that's allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33855841631205332062012-12-19T22:46:55.081-05:002012-12-19T22:46:55.081-05:00Tim Regan is leaving Gannett. The magnitude of the...Tim Regan is leaving Gannett. The magnitude of the loss will surprise folks in the C Suite. Good Lord who is next. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40905758413963199002012-12-19T22:40:04.671-05:002012-12-19T22:40:04.671-05:00That's funny. You know something else?
On the...That's funny. You know something else?<br /><br />On the fifth day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave to me:<br /><br />Five blowhards' claims!<br /><br />Four (thousand) misspelled words<br /><br />Three dense tips (1:13)<br /><br />Two Wrinkles posts<br /><br />And an Anon's lame conspiracy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3445223241059785452012-12-19T21:53:31.863-05:002012-12-19T21:53:31.863-05:00Scoops (at least to me):
* USCP units are being to...Scoops (at least to me):<br />* USCP units are being told not to budget for furloughs in 2013. This is in line with Dickey's statement at the recent editors meeting that "we hope to get out of the furlough business."<br />* One caveat, tho: USCP sites will be given revenue targets that call for them to make up the YOY (year-over-year) difference (in other words, we have make enough Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33279061160262004162012-12-19T19:46:35.059-05:002012-12-19T19:46:35.059-05:00Sounds to me like they are trying to identify &quo...Sounds to me like they are trying to identify "the troublemakers" so they can be singled out for upcoming firings. Let's face it, Gannett does not care about the employees and how they feel about the incompetent management locally or in Virginia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25763679890820184862012-12-19T18:50:33.256-05:002012-12-19T18:50:33.256-05:00Sounds right up Brad Robertson's alley. He'...Sounds right up Brad Robertson's alley. He'll keep talking, and talking, and talking up the failed concept until it actually seems plausible and worth saving.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78893047218797102952012-12-19T18:27:52.573-05:002012-12-19T18:27:52.573-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54289064405033247332012-12-19T17:40:02.512-05:002012-12-19T17:40:02.512-05:00Amazing what poetry comes from the executive floor...Amazing what poetry comes from the executive floor bathroom stallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84279624627054256192012-12-19T16:01:56.401-05:002012-12-19T16:01:56.401-05:00When you say"ruined several departments"...When you say"ruined several departments", what do you mean? Can it get any worse? Prior to these meetings, several World Class foot soldiers were fired. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46414580984450338872012-12-19T15:57:34.046-05:002012-12-19T15:57:34.046-05:00Here's a head scratcher . . .
Why is it I ca...Here's a head scratcher . . . <br /><br />Why is it I can take a picture of a check with my cell phone, and the cash is in my account 10 minutes later. But . . . <br /><br />Let me complete my "Healthy Actions" in August, and those results aren't populated until December. Meaning, I get a letter in November stating I will pay $18.46 a pay period as a "Healthy Actions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57296546187538550382012-12-19T15:46:47.093-05:002012-12-19T15:46:47.093-05:00Gannettlocal to combine sales forces with DealChic...Gannettlocal to combine sales forces with DealChickenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88095056032203091942012-12-19T15:36:36.343-05:002012-12-19T15:36:36.343-05:001:53 knows about being replaced.
In regard to the...1:53 knows about being replaced.<br /><br />In regard to the other thoughts:<br /><br />On the fourth day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave to me:<br /><br />Four (thousand) misspelled words<br /><br />Three dense tips (1:13)<br /><br />Two Wrinkles posts<br /><br />And an Anon's lame conspiracy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72150532478100717852012-12-19T14:53:45.540-05:002012-12-19T14:53:45.540-05:00Are you referring to the folks from World Class Ad...Are you referring to the folks from World Class Advertising led by Nancy Soliday? If so, they are for sure on a hunting expedition to find someone to blame for poor sales performance. They have ruined several deparments across teh company so far. Be careful what you say, because it all comes back in a report and though you're not mentioned by name, you are by department and/or title. <br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7982796780295742932012-12-19T14:14:27.068-05:002012-12-19T14:14:27.068-05:00Any papers out there experiencing corporate hench...Any papers out there experiencing corporate hench men coming to their paper, interviewing selected staff to find out what's wrong with management and taking a survey about why one would want to work for Gannett or leave Gannett?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19699738198752607972012-12-19T13:53:39.393-05:002012-12-19T13:53:39.393-05:00For sure 1:13...the newbies all come into the info...For sure 1:13...the newbies all come into the info centers thinking they know everything, until they are forced to cover anything breaking, controversial or uncomfortable. If they took the time to learn from the experienced people, they'd have brighter futures. As it is, they will be replaced soon with bloggers and low paid and unpaid "community" journos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36207018554246009602012-12-19T13:13:52.926-05:002012-12-19T13:13:52.926-05:00Well, one does see the cult of youth as being priz...Well, one does see the cult of youth as being prized by Gannett. Most other countries, experience is respected — not demeaned like the arrogance offered by 1:31 here. As for Gannett, that's why its sites have all the T&A galleries and why they have the absurd "30 under 40" (or whatever it's called) ageist crap. What an inferred insult, using chronological age rather than jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20132125727964663182012-12-19T12:12:41.922-05:002012-12-19T12:12:41.922-05:00I'll think about that. But I have something to...I'll think about that. But I have something to add.<br /><br />On the third day of Christmas, Gannett Blog gave to me:<br /><br />Three dense tips (like yours)<br /><br />Two Wrinkles posts<br /><br />And an Anon's lame conspiracy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27820457851447748032012-12-19T12:00:12.029-05:002012-12-19T12:00:12.029-05:00HQ helipad controversy? http://tysonscorner.patch....HQ helipad controversy? http://tysonscorner.patch.com/articles/mclean-planning-and-zoning-committee-considers-changes-to-gannett-campusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com