tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3883139290054490619..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: June 25-July 1 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56372668069093774972012-06-28T09:48:04.424-04:002012-06-28T09:48:04.424-04:00Layoffs are coming very soon everywhere but there ...Layoffs are coming very soon everywhere but there is one for sure I know of. We already know they are coming to Detroit and I hear it is going to lose at least 10 - yes 10 reporters and have their layout department transferred to one of those constantly broken-down hubs very soon, well after a short fight with the union there. My guess is all but one of their artists will be left behind. They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11827253939704186642012-06-28T07:40:08.083-04:002012-06-28T07:40:08.083-04:006/27/2012 11:45AM, He's just amazing, able to ...6/27/2012 11:45AM, He's just amazing, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, run multiple presses single hand, fix web breaks with his mind, able to lay off staff to keep his ass employed. He's Super Press Man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9557402371252913222012-06-28T02:19:54.308-04:002012-06-28T02:19:54.308-04:00News Corp splits . . . guess why. From WSJ via The...News Corp splits . . . guess why. From WSJ via The Atlantic Wire:<br /><br />Publishing generates much lower profit margins than the company's TV and film operations, and faces stiff competition from online news outlets. Industrywide newspaper advertising has fallen about 50% in the past five years, estimates the Newspaper Association of America. While the Journal has added subscribers, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45106289645240843612012-06-27T23:57:25.966-04:002012-06-27T23:57:25.966-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47528574045874571532012-06-27T23:26:05.361-04:002012-06-27T23:26:05.361-04:00This just in, Gannett has outsourced brains... Ve...This just in, Gannett has outsourced brains... Vendor has yet to deliver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24594875621951462552012-06-27T23:10:13.075-04:002012-06-27T23:10:13.075-04:0012,000 paywall subs? Why are they cheering about ...12,000 paywall subs? Why are they cheering about that. Amounts to a few hundred per paper, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32811104593307786302012-06-27T22:54:58.001-04:002012-06-27T22:54:58.001-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71343374589760785792012-06-27T22:45:20.715-04:002012-06-27T22:45:20.715-04:00question is - what are they doing???question is - what are they doing???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29538939502797895142012-06-27T22:08:29.585-04:002012-06-27T22:08:29.585-04:00The Pointroll web site's main pages says- &quo...The Pointroll web site's main pages says- "PointRoll, a Gannett Company, has the tools brands and agencies need to engage consumers and execute digital ad campaigns that get results. Connecting consumers, creative and distribution channels, PointRoll "ads" value."<br /><br />"...tools brands and agencies need..."<br /><br />I'm not very smart but is this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66889708008564720902012-06-27T20:55:39.683-04:002012-06-27T20:55:39.683-04:00At my former paper every event was consumed by rev...At my former paper every event was consumed by revenue ideas.If a school team went to state finals,it was never about how can we give the best coverage.It was always about:how can we make the most money!<br />Well the revenue there went down with the coverage.Probably 50% as much coverage and more than that much down in ad revenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74276015159226485472012-06-27T20:43:00.074-04:002012-06-27T20:43:00.074-04:009;44 Yes that's been happening at all Gannett&...9;44 Yes that's been happening at all Gannett's local sites since they started Gannett Publishing Services.They decided single copy sales are part of the past and only digital is the future. Many single copy positions have been eliminated to cut cost. They have tried to maintain some resemblance of service by using outside contractors and home delivery drivers. The customers are noticing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89380775360323370132012-06-27T20:34:07.180-04:002012-06-27T20:34:07.180-04:00Jim,
Do you still believe that Rudd was "vol...Jim,<br /><br />Do you still believe that Rudd was "volunteerily allowed to resign?". Just checking your reporter cred. I'm cool if that's what you believe. But it speaks volumes....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4959559784860413522012-06-27T19:17:17.724-04:002012-06-27T19:17:17.724-04:00I'll say this. The Deal Chicken managers seem ...I'll say this. The Deal Chicken managers seem to know exactly what they are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29026708502329798352012-06-27T18:59:58.082-04:002012-06-27T18:59:58.082-04:00Re: 2:40PM and others complaining about paywalls
...Re: 2:40PM and others complaining about paywalls<br /><br />With Gannett's single minded focus on profit and total lack of civic responsibility or an understanding of what journalism is supposed to mean for a community what do you expect with the paywall?<br /><br />We're lucky they aren't putting the paywall up for the first visit and raising paywall prices. I assure, having been on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41274570504835553492012-06-27T16:57:23.106-04:002012-06-27T16:57:23.106-04:00I had long understood a certain "decorum"...I had long understood a certain "decorum" between executive and worker drone, so I accepted some of the shallow answers I would receive when deigning to ask them about some things. But this relies on personal character, and when I caught one in an absolute glassy-eyed lie, it was an insulting game changer for me. Respect went to zero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89363213059175193102012-06-27T16:53:54.146-04:002012-06-27T16:53:54.146-04:00Instead of asking for donations, you should redesi...Instead of asking for donations, you should redesign your blog. You could be making over 4 times the amount in ad revenue by changing your comments format instead of an open window, and following ad placement recommendations by Google Adsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50839476074913772662012-06-27T16:41:59.853-04:002012-06-27T16:41:59.853-04:0012:21 and 12:43 and 1:12:
"Business models a...12:21 and 12:43 and 1:12:<br /><br />"Business models are basically the same, it's just a matter of learning how to apply what you know to a new product." Not really. Businesses still prefer to hire someone who has experience in THEIR industry. So no matter how successful a publisher is, they will stay where they are. It isn't that easy to move to another field which is why Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72363107601027126782012-06-27T16:08:41.031-04:002012-06-27T16:08:41.031-04:00Id be laughing about all their silly titles.Id be laughing about all their silly titles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1879373086732620542012-06-27T15:20:11.473-04:002012-06-27T15:20:11.473-04:00Great description, 1:27! Do you work in Cherry Hil...Great description, 1:27! Do you work in Cherry Hill too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61729264345107768482012-06-27T15:16:42.080-04:002012-06-27T15:16:42.080-04:00Leading or managing a business takes a few things,...Leading or managing a business takes a few things, like vision, decision-making skills, communication skills etc., and the publishers and executive editors at Gannett are directed so much by the Crystal Palace they have either never developed those skills or have lost what they had. They are well-paid puppets, with few transferable skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7249465415459772892012-06-27T14:40:05.842-04:002012-06-27T14:40:05.842-04:00I just clicked on the Fort Collins fire coverage a...I just clicked on the Fort Collins fire coverage and instantly hit a paywall notice. It's the first time I have even been on the paper for four or five months. So yes, the paywall still seems to be active.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48483179954541130972012-06-27T13:27:12.036-04:002012-06-27T13:27:12.036-04:00Spot on, 12:21. It's also why employees have l...Spot on, 12:21. It's also why employees have lost all respect for executive editors and publishers. They are well paid pawns. They are supposed to be in the truth-telling business, but instead lie through their teeth and destroy you. Not the people I would want in the trenches with me. Selfish human nature can be very ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26741344076344383332012-06-27T13:12:00.514-04:002012-06-27T13:12:00.514-04:0012:21 - The golden handcuffs aren't what they ...12:21 - The golden handcuffs aren't what they used to be. Publishers are probably in the best position to get out of the newspaper industry because they've had the experience of running a business. Business models are basically the same, it's just a matter of learning how to apply what you know to a new product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18319306282143703832012-06-27T13:06:23.806-04:002012-06-27T13:06:23.806-04:00Check out the Loeb awards!!!!Check out the Loeb awards!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30073531247840407442012-06-27T12:43:50.975-04:002012-06-27T12:43:50.975-04:00Publishers aren't journalists. A few were, but...Publishers aren't journalists. A few were, but all are now generic business leaders whose skills should be transferable to other industries. Those who are truly good at running the show should have headhunters knocking regularly at their door. Those who aren't, well, are stuck at Gannett, and we're stuck with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com