tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3532859627903300514..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Poughkeepsie | PoJo seeks amateur journalistsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90777444073464176072011-11-18T07:58:08.279-05:002011-11-18T07:58:08.279-05:003:26 here. I meant "Not exactly" a deep ...3:26 here. I meant "Not exactly" a deep field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50597370463664635062011-11-17T17:56:07.628-05:002011-11-17T17:56:07.628-05:00Agreed, 3:26. She is an excellent reporter, but yo...Agreed, 3:26. She is an excellent reporter, but younger folks are being run into the ground and not allowed to develop their skills. And Stu can keep crowing defensively, but the reality is that AP/APME gives out a lot of awards because AP charges newsrooms huge fees for the wire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56593086357409045872011-11-17T15:26:23.248-05:002011-11-17T15:26:23.248-05:00Sorry, 11:04. I looked up the 2010-2011 NYSAPA awa...Sorry, 11:04. I looked up the 2010-2011 NYSAPA awards. True, Poughkeepsie won a lot of awards. However, they were only competing against two other newspapers in their category: The Glens Falls Post Star and the Utica Observer-Dispatch. Good papers, but exactly a very deep field.<br /><br />http://www.ap.org/newyork/2010-11NYSAPAContestResults.html<br /><br />And as for the APME award, I won'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50216341005111191102011-11-17T00:55:40.823-05:002011-11-17T00:55:40.823-05:00Wow, Jim, this comment by you is rich. You are the...Wow, Jim, this comment by you is rich. You are the poster child for lack of "checks and balances." "Balanced, accurate, and free of conflict of interest." You? Hah!<br /><br />"Lower quality?" "Can't be trusted 100%?" Holy shit. You've BECOME Gannett. You even make as much money. Just pull the plug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85767760017883095352011-11-16T23:51:35.825-05:002011-11-16T23:51:35.825-05:00If citizen reporters are such a good idea, why was...If citizen reporters are such a good idea, why wasn't this concept tried five or 10 years ago? Why now?<br /><br />What checks and balances will be in place to make sure these stories, photos and videos are balanced, accurate, and free of conflicts of interest? <br /><br />How will readers be asked to distinguish this content from staff-produced content? Will editors be honest, and say this Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64440710078173343422011-11-16T23:38:03.366-05:002011-11-16T23:38:03.366-05:00Yes, lots of awards. A staff working very hard. Ye...Yes, lots of awards. A staff working very hard. Yes, Hudson Valley not central NY. Building was sold a couple years ago but still bears the name and looks better. Back on topic, none of this community members plan has been seen except for photos that don't have people in them, just landscapes, flowers and some pretty good animal shots. I doubt we'll see good writing results in any kind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47594747028675947622011-11-16T23:04:33.333-05:002011-11-16T23:04:33.333-05:0010:46, look up what the state AP award was. Then l...10:46, look up what the state AP award was. Then look up all other awards they won -- print and digital -- in all other competitions and contests, including nationally. Start with APME. Then Google reader satisfaction scores, which are among the highest in the company. Then look up web growth data. Then get a clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80777274994044931722011-11-16T22:46:13.816-05:002011-11-16T22:46:13.816-05:00Don't want to implicate anyone who may have se...Don't want to implicate anyone who may have seem these big shots together as being the person who posted about it. Not the case. Everyone in the building knows about the newsroom visit by Silverman - no one could miss him lumbering around. This citizen contribution crap is part of the passion topics rollout. And winning an AP state award is no great shakes these days, when you consider how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91591136138763540602011-11-16T22:33:30.188-05:002011-11-16T22:33:30.188-05:00something must be ok since AP named Poughkeepsie t...something must be ok since AP named Poughkeepsie the best operation of its size in N.Y.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90033837928410602152011-11-16T19:24:41.477-05:002011-11-16T19:24:41.477-05:00Sorry my 4:44 post was too personal. Let me rephra...Sorry my 4:44 post was too personal. Let me rephrase it. Just a few weeks ago, Mark Silverman was seem dining at an excellent French restaurant with the publisher and editor, and a few other big shots. I don't think they were talking about the weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39764076059518609152011-11-16T18:25:09.140-05:002011-11-16T18:25:09.140-05:003:31, the publishers have less and less knowledge ...3:31, the publishers have less and less knowledge about what is happening with their sites because everything comes through corporate. Publishers are just puppets on a string these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18174346589940685942011-11-16T16:44:11.202-05:002011-11-16T16:44:11.202-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56555177690521389102011-11-16T15:31:41.344-05:002011-11-16T15:31:41.344-05:00For years, employees would ask the publisher in me...For years, employees would ask the publisher in meetings about the intensive rumors of merging operations with Westchester. The publisher would always deny it, and get indignant at the questions. <br /><br />Then, when the announcement finally came, the publisher acted as surprised as everyone else. I found that hard to believe. Either Gannett thought so little of the publisher that they decided Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23034228056293994622011-11-15T23:47:27.126-05:002011-11-15T23:47:27.126-05:00"Labor-intensive editing"? I seriously d..."Labor-intensive editing"? I seriously doubt these stories will receive ANY editing to speak of...<br /><br />Here is the new moto: "If it fills the space it's news to us."<br /><br />Kinda catchy huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57668161512962758592011-11-15T23:13:29.609-05:002011-11-15T23:13:29.609-05:00That's right. Hire folks who have no training,...That's right. Hire folks who have no training, don't know how to make sure the story is solid, and will get paid absolutely nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53159288822439371172011-11-15T22:03:19.454-05:002011-11-15T22:03:19.454-05:00The best way to get rid of these incompetent manag...The best way to get rid of these incompetent managers is to let them hire a bunch of clueless kids. Sooner or later, they will libel someone and not have a good defense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30058011699741545142011-11-15T20:44:54.367-05:002011-11-15T20:44:54.367-05:00The editor is indeed awful. The publisher is a bri...The editor is indeed awful. The publisher is a bright guy, but a company man counting his days to retirement. He'll do whatever edicts drop from corporate until he can get out. This was once a proud paper that raked in awards and had excellent ad, production and news departments. Just about all the true talent fled or got pushed out in recent years. Mid-Hudson Valley is a pretty place, but ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-942240156537298232011-11-15T20:32:25.937-05:002011-11-15T20:32:25.937-05:008:22 Thank you. Aren't they organized in a gro...8:22 Thank you. Aren't they organized in a group of four, though?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62134548661701442672011-11-15T20:22:48.065-05:002011-11-15T20:22:48.065-05:00Just an FYI ... The Central New York papers are ge...Just an FYI ... The Central New York papers are generally considered to be Elmira, Binghamton and Ithaca. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson Valley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47515380129690379072011-11-15T20:03:42.432-05:002011-11-15T20:03:42.432-05:00The editor is a not so bright Gannett tool who hel...The editor is a not so bright Gannett tool who helped decimate a once fine paper. Perfect. A good number of people from Dutchess County who commute to NYC for work will find it even easier to dump the PoJo and read a newspaper for intelligent people instead (NYT and WSJ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16023284615071898302011-11-15T18:30:14.240-05:002011-11-15T18:30:14.240-05:00This is absolutely the future of the industry.This is absolutely the future of the industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com