tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3492212817553971721..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 24-30 | Your News & Comments: Part 4Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23112872554853826752012-10-25T16:17:38.603-04:002012-10-25T16:17:38.603-04:00I believe it is illegal to deny an employee his be...I believe it is illegal to deny an employee his benefits explained in the handbook. If the company is sued, the company would lose. The company is betting no one would file a law suit, thus the company, or members of the company, can do as they please. The company is playing Russian RouletteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84799059310039543602012-09-27T23:14:43.577-04:002012-09-27T23:14:43.577-04:0010:18 whatever Jim's blog is...people certainl...10:18 whatever Jim's blog is...people certainly flock to it.<br />Gossip and all.<br /><br />Same reasons people watch the Kardashians, read People, and enjoy USAToday which is light on news and heavy on graphics.<br /><br />Most of America would rather be entertained than informed.<br /><br />Sad.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80578577508075731862012-09-27T22:18:41.070-04:002012-09-27T22:18:41.070-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91263080944259413362012-09-27T21:53:58.198-04:002012-09-27T21:53:58.198-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46924442410749194672012-09-27T21:47:10.543-04:002012-09-27T21:47:10.543-04:003:41 if you worked in Shreveport newsroom you woul...3:41 if you worked in Shreveport newsroom you would know the mess doesn't rest with AP. Put blame on the shoulders of Crystal Palace. ... Agree with earlier post though... Shreveport is a sinking ship. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85023487103695396602012-09-27T20:34:45.044-04:002012-09-27T20:34:45.044-04:00Here's your chance at that Pulitzer you've...Here's your chance at that Pulitzer you've been dreaming of. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4965918557156632592012-09-27T20:10:02.703-04:002012-09-27T20:10:02.703-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84154368083540624052012-09-27T17:35:27.897-04:002012-09-27T17:35:27.897-04:00Oh my god, it's not just our sports department...Oh my god, it's not just our sports department?<br /><br />You'd think our sports trolls' shit didn't stink the way they strut around our major-league-team city. They cry the most when ads are put on their pages, insist that they bring in all the readership and then whine when the rest of the staff doesn't recognize their great talent.<br /><br />Hey, guess what guys - your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36439710415528138332012-09-27T17:31:37.223-04:002012-09-27T17:31:37.223-04:00Rights and vacations. Hell, in my tenure I saw th...Rights and vacations. Hell, in my tenure I saw the company change the way vacations are earned in midstream. Always at the expense of the employee, and always not apprised. Well, that's fine — it's a company. But it should at least have communicated that change. Oh, wait, that would involve respect for the workforce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52692851477946877502012-09-27T17:00:56.935-04:002012-09-27T17:00:56.935-04:002:12, lame is the sports department, filled with a...2:12, lame is the sports department, filled with a few full-timers and a lot of "correspondent" wanna-be types being exploited by GCI.<br /><br />That's sad, depressing, and kind of useless. Like sweeping shit after the circus elephants and thinking you're a performer.<br /><br />Never met a sports full-timer who couldn't be replaced easily. When you get 300 resumes for one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75789092865612648102012-09-27T16:21:41.038-04:002012-09-27T16:21:41.038-04:00You take your vacation at the pleasure of the comp...You take your vacation at the pleasure of the company. <br /><br />There is no constitutional right to fail at your job and still get benefits. Though if you're unionized it comes pretty darn close to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70358094143772373512012-09-27T15:57:29.522-04:002012-09-27T15:57:29.522-04:00So I hear employees at The Clarion-Ledger can'...So I hear employees at The Clarion-Ledger can't take vacation days unless they make goal! Is that even legal? Any other papers dangling the benefits carrot in front of employees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48593580696176480582012-09-27T15:41:01.890-04:002012-09-27T15:41:01.890-04:00IF AP's still running the newsroom in Shrevepo...IF AP's still running the newsroom in Shreveport, it will stay a mess. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6943207151674215142012-09-27T15:06:57.453-04:002012-09-27T15:06:57.453-04:00Shreveport is a mess. We need good leadership aga...Shreveport is a mess. We need good leadership again. I thought L & L would fix it but I now see that ain't gonna happen. WTF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9737081068379564202012-09-27T14:57:58.259-04:002012-09-27T14:57:58.259-04:00I subscribe to a Gannett paper online. I use my da...I subscribe to a Gannett paper online. I use my dad's print subscription to do so. Dad will never use a computer. But the Gannett paper lost two to three dollars per week that I used to plunk down for single copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12298769372645678222012-09-27T14:21:26.899-04:002012-09-27T14:21:26.899-04:00M.B. HALF-LIFE - 18 MONTHS
M.B. knows the CMO'...M.B. HALF-LIFE - 18 MONTHS<br /><br />M.B. knows the CMO's shelf-life is like that of 007's -- brief, violent and painful. The only places CMOs have some stability are (duh) at the marketing powerhouses -- Coke, P&G, IBM.<br /><br />GCI is, obviously, NOT a marketing powerhouse. Always someone to say, "that's stupid" or "why bother?" Only GCI CMO to win was BigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3345766618489333622012-09-27T14:13:37.910-04:002012-09-27T14:13:37.910-04:0010:32 no one outside of Tyson's gives a hoot a...10:32 no one outside of Tyson's gives a hoot about either one. No it's an ex marketing person, one we could name if Jim let us. It's the same rant over and over. Boring and pathetic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87106445539718440972012-09-27T14:12:30.523-04:002012-09-27T14:12:30.523-04:0012:58 is a basket case. The strained logic, the re...12:58 is a basket case. The strained logic, the reference to peoples, the lame denials -- all are signs of mental disorder.<br /><br />I almost have to think Jim is behind that post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80948852081517090042012-09-27T13:54:30.108-04:002012-09-27T13:54:30.108-04:00The problem lies with Maryam Banikarim and all of ...The problem lies with Maryam Banikarim and all of her minions that she brings along. tehre was a great animated movie called "Despicable Me", but in that movie, the villain actually had a heart in the end. This woman is all about climbing the ladder and destroying anything in her path. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77446669727400099582012-09-27T13:13:52.730-04:002012-09-27T13:13:52.730-04:00I have no problem paying for digital content. I su...I have no problem paying for digital content. I subscribe to two newspapers on line but neither one are Gannett products. It has to be a decent product and Gannett doesn't offer anything I am willing to buy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85241681485694229352012-09-27T12:58:09.553-04:002012-09-27T12:58:09.553-04:009:35, YOUR LOSS
Dude, these are frickin' hard...9:35, YOUR LOSS<br /><br />Dude, these are frickin' hard times. GCI and the newspaper industry had a near-death experience. How do you think the average person would react?<br /><br />Yeah, there are a lot of people here who ought to get a life. <br /><br />So? BFD! Ever really been inside D.C.? That's how and why those peoples blow themselves up -- their whole world involves an imagined Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76592767942764732832012-09-27T11:06:04.535-04:002012-09-27T11:06:04.535-04:0010:02, just because you can get the digital conten...10:02, just because you can get the digital content for free, doesn't mean that it's the right or legal thing to do. It's just like music file sharing at this point. If you're downloading music online and not paying for it, it's piracy, and it's still illegal. I haven't seen any legal threats to not paying for news content yet, probably because the providers and many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37005088693455533882012-09-27T10:51:09.334-04:002012-09-27T10:51:09.334-04:00Headline in today's Post-Crescent.
"In h...Headline in today's Post-Crescent.<br /><br />"In his memory: Appleton family steps up to help raise awareness of Alzheimer's with Oct. 6 walk"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18625081597143228622012-09-27T10:36:51.428-04:002012-09-27T10:36:51.428-04:00THANK YOU 10:22, 10:37 et al!
Your recent attempt...THANK YOU 10:22, 10:37 et al!<br /><br />Your recent attempts to bring reality and focus to a discussion on real news that should be important to those presumably paid to provide it, is highly welcomed.<br /><br />Cutting staffs, devoting more energies to sports, entertainment, dare I write leaning political/news coverage and happy photos – lots of them, at the expense of presenting real, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16010622606811034262012-09-27T10:32:23.648-04:002012-09-27T10:32:23.648-04:009:31 you are worse than any anti-Banikarim/Micek p...9:31 you are worse than any anti-Banikarim/Micek posts. You come here everyday looking for an opportunity to blame any negative marketing post on "ex-marketers". The first post about Micek does not sound like "ex-marketers" to me.<br /><br />Sounds like someone in the newsroom who is sick of marketers in general, past and present.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com