tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3902435667517363968..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 19-25 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68607482721080377642013-08-25T21:11:29.237-04:002013-08-25T21:11:29.237-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83007308849550026722013-08-22T13:44:25.936-04:002013-08-22T13:44:25.936-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14161019266065977162013-08-22T11:27:53.994-04:002013-08-22T11:27:53.994-04:00Susan Reinhardt, Best of Gannett columnist
Jason S...Susan Reinhardt, Best of Gannett columnist<br />Jason Sandford, web page creator/editor of Ashvegas.com and reporter<br />John Fletcher, photog<br />Thomas Fraser, night editor<br />Rob Mikulak, chief copy editor<br />Jamie McKee, online editor<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3550080071011371342013-08-22T10:15:13.012-04:002013-08-22T10:15:13.012-04:00You're the first to ask, although I've bee...You're the first to ask, although I've been using it nearly a year, I think. <br /><br />Just a personal choice. I was six when that was taken -- 50 years ago. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68408354934909939342013-08-22T10:08:34.672-04:002013-08-22T10:08:34.672-04:00I've meaning to ask for some time.
Jim,
What&#...I've meaning to ask for some time.<br />Jim,<br />What's with the baby picture that you have on your post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85730441771952155492013-08-22T09:23:58.832-04:002013-08-22T09:23:58.832-04:00The Asheville layoffs made the local TV news. The ...The Asheville layoffs <a href="http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_asheville-newspaper-layoffs-12914.shtml" rel="nofollow">made the local TV news</a>. The station tried to get comment from the Citizen-Times' publisher ... a position now based in Greenville.<br /><br />A former Citizen-Times writer who's now working in healthcare blogs that with these layoffs,Charles Everettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85584480764643991332013-08-22T09:10:33.989-04:002013-08-22T09:10:33.989-04:00Anyone have the initials of the Asheville newsroom...Anyone have the initials of the Asheville newsroom employees laid off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32886106634834823142013-08-22T06:49:27.178-04:002013-08-22T06:49:27.178-04:00WTH? Corporatiom? It’s used in the Nashville story...WTH? Corporatiom? It’s used in the Nashville story a couple of times. Is it some made up word? Something off someone’s Vision Board? That word doesn’t show up in any of my dictionaries. It also doesn’t return hits in a DuckDuckGo search. (Who, besides the NSA, uses Google anymore?) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18281733761708441262013-08-22T03:42:57.019-04:002013-08-22T03:42:57.019-04:00No, they are perfectly ordinary human beings strug...No, they are perfectly ordinary human beings struggling to keep the lights on as the industry implodes all around them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55744137183012199352013-08-21T23:26:01.851-04:002013-08-21T23:26:01.851-04:00Shameful.Shameful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33501451601068457632013-08-21T21:42:58.197-04:002013-08-21T21:42:58.197-04:00How many of these apply to your Gannett newsroom e...How many of these apply to your Gannett newsroom editor?<br />http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130821063221-64875646-top-10-tell-tale-signs-of-a-bad-boss?trk=tod-home-art-large_0<br /><br />If yours gets 5 or more, expect them to move up the chain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34007212457312531012013-08-21T20:53:32.657-04:002013-08-21T20:53:32.657-04:00Shreveport editor told us in staff meeting today s...Shreveport editor told us in staff meeting today she resigned. I'm right behind her because this place has gone to hell. The room will not be the same and I'm not waiting around to see what happens. What next Judi?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47450412289690827462013-08-21T20:07:15.731-04:002013-08-21T20:07:15.731-04:00Gannett sucks. Its executives are horrible human b...Gannett sucks. Its executives are horrible human beings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66055914192998073362013-08-21T18:40:52.439-04:002013-08-21T18:40:52.439-04:00Survivor guilt is a real thing, especially among l...Survivor guilt is a real thing, especially among leadership who have to toe the line or .. So, why are many publishers in rotation? Think about it. Here is a number you need to get to. Stay and eliminate enough people to offset your salary or reduce the number of people let go and leave yourself. You know they'll hire a new pub, making 30-40 less than you. Anyone think the new pubs are makingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77844544511437502922013-08-21T18:14:16.526-04:002013-08-21T18:14:16.526-04:00Do you think the nation will stop buying USAT when...Do you think the nation will stop buying USAT when the cover price officially increases to $2.00 at the end of next month? All the other publications seem to be increasing in cover price. I don't suppose Mother Gannett can pu it off any longer since she has practically exhausted the company employment pool through layoffs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48499496419033954912013-08-21T17:46:10.813-04:002013-08-21T17:46:10.813-04:00Thank you, and I have now added those numbers to A...Thank you, and I have now added those numbers to Asheville on the list. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3501018136011598492013-08-21T16:20:55.791-04:002013-08-21T16:20:55.791-04:00Asheville, NC, has laid off 6 newsroom employees, ...Asheville, NC, has laid off 6 newsroom employees, including Best of Gannett award-winning columnist and author Susan Reinhardt and Ashvegas.com publisher and business writer Jason Sandford, each with 25+ years at the Citizen-Times. They are now publishing with what is essentially a skeleton staff, especially in Sports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69912114601413987522013-08-21T16:10:12.547-04:002013-08-21T16:10:12.547-04:00Our benefits call center is in Manila. Severe floo...Our benefits call center is in Manila. Severe flooding there as you know. www.manilatimes.net/food-drinking-water-scarce/31995/<br /><br />Our thoughts are with the folks getting their walking papers. Good luck with the paperwork maze. Beyond that, kick back, rest up, move on. You'll be OK - or even better than ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51980056696958477652013-08-21T15:28:50.974-04:002013-08-21T15:28:50.974-04:00I heard layoffs are taking place now in Asheville ...I heard layoffs are taking place now in Asheville ... newsroomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54267830882888308272013-08-21T15:28:19.072-04:002013-08-21T15:28:19.072-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Employee who made the exodusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80223209070743845222013-08-21T15:20:09.025-04:002013-08-21T15:20:09.025-04:00http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/0...http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/08/13/desperately-seeking-the-newspaperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23045178814451437292013-08-21T10:14:41.258-04:002013-08-21T10:14:41.258-04:00What "weather situation"? Can anyone exp...What "weather situation"? Can anyone explain why the benefits center's call-in lines aren't fully functioning? The phone prompt pretty much starts up with "due to a weather situation" call waiting times will be long. I went thru the prompt process and at the end was cut off. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67952429499450355902013-08-21T10:00:11.386-04:002013-08-21T10:00:11.386-04:00This is a joke. How about thinking to include a pr...This is a joke. How about thinking to include a profit and loss sheet? And, is there any original journalism being produced? http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2013/08/20/small-independent-hyperlocal-news-websites/2676515/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com