tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3426601526475247347..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 5-11 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13571034791162127322011-09-10T20:40:11.157-04:002011-09-10T20:40:11.157-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15309369644401815742011-09-10T01:44:03.067-04:002011-09-10T01:44:03.067-04:0011:14, you are discovering what has been true here...11:14, you are discovering what has been true here time and again. People here simply do not understand pay and benefits.<br /><br />They are always wrong when they try to figure out the details. Always.<br /><br />You can go through the archives to find the examples. The best one is from the early days of the blog when people were arguing about COBRA. To this day, I think there are people who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48338261219163070892011-09-10T01:40:55.344-04:002011-09-10T01:40:55.344-04:00Jim and 5:23 seem willingly ignorant to this point...Jim and 5:23 seem willingly ignorant to this point: You will get some things right if you just throw things at the wall to see if they will stick.<br /><br />But far more often, you will be wrong. And that goes to credibility.<br /><br />You can play your game and cite only the things that eventually were proved somewhat correct. But if you do that and ignore the times when someone made up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40231074347950054482011-09-09T23:14:51.216-04:002011-09-09T23:14:51.216-04:0010:21: Corporate visits are a series of meet and g...10:21: Corporate visits are a series of meet and greets that are 90 percent happy talk and public relations. No one's talking about them because they're just that uninteresting.<br /><br />9:10 (on the subject of the St. Petersburg Times): "Well, actually, it is a bit greener: Their pay cut is only 5 months' duration, and they get an extra five days off WITH PAY. My five days offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38020876291979629972011-09-09T22:21:26.935-04:002011-09-09T22:21:26.935-04:00All I am hearing is crickets ...
Does anyone have...All I am hearing is crickets ...<br /><br />Does anyone have any information on the time line<br />for Wilmington to go to Ashbury Park? Seems no one is talking on this subject or the reason why corporate is visiting all the sites. They must have a strong arm on everyone these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17114520738948748792011-09-09T21:40:30.386-04:002011-09-09T21:40:30.386-04:00oooooh the biggest story out there and I've mi...oooooh the biggest story out there and I've missed it? Wow, with that kind of lead-in I'm guessing it's the expose on Ashton Kutcher's fraternal twin brother who handles funeral arrangements in Iowa?<br /><br />DAMN YOU YAHOO FOR STEALING THE PULLET SURPRISE RIGHT FROM UNDER OUR NOSES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15593071760598128162011-09-09T19:58:59.208-04:002011-09-09T19:58:59.208-04:00The truth is you've all missed the biggest sto...The truth is you've all missed the biggest story out there. So much for deep sources etc. It's right there but you're all too busy sniping ti see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40274776695748510352011-09-09T19:39:17.276-04:002011-09-09T19:39:17.276-04:00The ultimate "Passion Topic" is the 10th...The ultimate "Passion Topic" is the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Nearly 2 million in San Diego without power? Stock market going down the tubes again? Wave the flag! Beat the drums! Scare! Scare! Scare everyone! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11!<br /><br />New Jersey newspapers are especially guilty. 9/11 anniversary fluff? Big story and pictures. Towns flooded by Hurricane Irene and now by Tropical StormAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30494537671548498452011-09-09T17:23:22.222-04:002011-09-09T17:23:22.222-04:00Nice try 4:23 PM, but you obviously know exactly h...Nice try 4:23 PM, but you obviously know exactly how this blog works, that and if all sources where named they’d ultimately be “shutdown”, hence this blog too. It happened in Cincinnati with Newsache and no doubt, that’s just what some seek here now.<br /><br />Fact is Jim’s blog - despite random/deliberate noise, has a record of being spot on with many issues of material note to which even E&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84793790328644990582011-09-09T16:42:28.944-04:002011-09-09T16:42:28.944-04:004:05 Yes, that would be an example of the downside...4:05 Yes, that would be an example of the downside of paywalls.<br /><br />And if community newspapers often reported news that got national attention, there would be a lot of clicks lost.<br /><br />But isn't this story a rare example of that sort of news?<br /><br />BTW: I can't think of any Gannett paper that should have across-the-board paywalls, as there are in Tallahassee. GCI sitesJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7118010606397055662011-09-09T16:35:12.942-04:002011-09-09T16:35:12.942-04:004:23 If you're equating tips and Anonymous com...4:23 If you're equating tips and Anonymous comments, then, no, you should not believe everything you read in this blog's threads.<br /><br />I don't believe 4:01 is suggesting that. And I don't believe my readers treat all the comments here as the gospel truth.<br /><br />But just to make sure, I include the following advisory on top of these comment forms:<br /><br />"Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20829158825752469512011-09-09T16:23:26.921-04:002011-09-09T16:23:26.921-04:004:01, that's the weakest excuse in the world.
...4:01, that's the weakest excuse in the world.<br /><br />So, using your "logic," if he reports something as "news," but there are no named sources, then we should be OK with that because that's the best he can do.<br /><br />But, at the same time, we should welcome all of these "tips," 99.5 percent of which are from the credible source known as Anonymous.<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35218569549023449922011-09-09T16:05:35.092-04:002011-09-09T16:05:35.092-04:00Hey Jim: Submitted for your approval -
Right now,...Hey Jim: Submitted for your approval - <br />Right now, there's an example of one of the many downsides of a paywall. On Drudge, there's a link to the story about the painting at a Tallahassee museum that allegedly was taken illegally from a Jewish family by the Nazis decades ago. Rather than link to the tallahassee.com paywall story where this broke, Drudge is linking to the (FREE) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22014245883556958952011-09-09T16:01:47.461-04:002011-09-09T16:01:47.461-04:00@3:26 PM – Do really need someone to explain the d...@3:26 PM – Do really need someone to explain the difference between what Jim’s blog provides and what newspapers (many have blogs too) do? And BTW, if you’ve frequented Jim’s blog you’d know he has cultivated sources who have provided substantive tips and or weighed in on many issues discussed here. Of course, that runs counter to what you're trying to stir up right. Funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4578118335686112252011-09-09T15:47:18.140-04:002011-09-09T15:47:18.140-04:00Weather stories are easy -- and, so, inexpensive -...Weather stories are easy -- and, so, inexpensive -- space fillers. They are typically assigned when there's a shortage of staff-written stories.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56599793843202838122011-09-09T15:26:59.271-04:002011-09-09T15:26:59.271-04:00Great advice, Jim. Is that why you rely on innuend...Great advice, Jim. Is that why you rely on innuendo, gossip, and rumor here? Because you haven't bothered to cultivate good sources?<br /><br />By the way, are you still running with unsourced information about that "merger"? Either confirm the information or admit it's unconfirmed and then yank it. One or the other. You have no credibility when you straddle the fence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50629059798552393372011-09-09T14:32:08.839-04:002011-09-09T14:32:08.839-04:00I agree 2:17. Gannett's short sighted philosop...I agree 2:17. Gannett's short sighted philosophy is "we need to cover the weather because everyone is passionate about it". Bs. How many stories have you seen that infrom everyone it was really hot yesterday and some people found it inconvenient. No shit...we continually offer readers coverage of things we cannot possibly add value to. We need to focus on topics where we can tell Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45025258479500113432011-09-09T14:26:37.033-04:002011-09-09T14:26:37.033-04:00A reporter can't just parachute in and do inve...A reporter can't just parachute in and do investigative reporting. Investigative reporting is mining a beat, knowing who to talk with and knowing who will help you get the paperwork you need. This doesn't happen without regular contact. If you think some clerk is going to tip an infrequent visitor to City Hall onto something, you are nuts. Careful cultivation of sources is the only way toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12085441882728461262011-09-09T14:17:50.726-04:002011-09-09T14:17:50.726-04:0012:03 - that's how you end up with nothing but...12:03 - that's how you end up with nothing but weather stories. Pointless drivel that tell readers what they already know. Ohh, it's going to be 100 degrees! Write a wearer story. End of summer, ohh, it's gonna be cooler. "Write a weather story." Pointless crap that lets editors think they're doing something because looking like idiots in the eye of the public. BrilliantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58980855266833452862011-09-09T13:41:28.989-04:002011-09-09T13:41:28.989-04:00Jim, your comment on the importance of beat report...Jim, your comment on the importance of beat reporting is one of the most important points ever made here or in any discussion of the journalism business's future. I doubt but hope that top executives read and heed it.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35873933961415264932011-09-09T13:32:55.424-04:002011-09-09T13:32:55.424-04:00Or we end up with big splashy enterprise reports o...Or we end up with big splashy enterprise reports on things 'everybody' already knew about - stuff we would know too, if we paid attention all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1490719582346245152011-09-09T12:55:37.431-04:002011-09-09T12:55:37.431-04:00good for whoever said that @ 12:03.
Time for ME, ...good for whoever said that @ 12:03.<br /><br />Time for ME, EE and such to be honest about expectations to staff and readers. You can't be all things to all people - try you're gonna fail. Pick a few areas you can do well, will gain some eyeballs and attack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65617224756876374822011-09-09T12:45:31.815-04:002011-09-09T12:45:31.815-04:0012:03 I was afraid this would happen.
It's e...12:03 I was afraid this would happen. <br /><br />It's extremely difficult to do quality watchdog reporting when you back away from beat reporting. How can you develop inside sources? How do you know what to examine/investigate/enterprise around if you aren't consistently staying on top of, for example, government contracting, public school staffing, or daily police/sheriff reporting?<br Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9223034965097963542011-09-09T12:42:38.922-04:002011-09-09T12:42:38.922-04:00Re: 12:03 PM - Which newspaper's staff was mee...Re: 12:03 PM - Which newspaper's staff was meeting and heard this news?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65156862365860952732011-09-09T12:23:06.448-04:002011-09-09T12:23:06.448-04:00USA Today loses another customer: http://www.tbd.c...USA Today loses another customer: http://www.tbd.com/articles/2011/09/george-washington-university-stops-giving-away-free-newspapers-that-no-one-wants-66256.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com