tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3915401595522819115..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Feb. 25-March 3 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76380476274938300312013-02-28T12:37:12.802-05:002013-02-28T12:37:12.802-05:00Sorry to disappoint, 10:51. Your insinuation is re...Sorry to disappoint, 10:51. Your insinuation is really annoying. I don't have a thriving business. I'm "refusing" to name anything. I merely stated that I received an offer to return, totally unexpected and likely rare, which I declined. And my health is back to, well, health! The place was killing me. Seriously. The stress was considerable. Why would you resent my choosing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74843783137836299162013-02-28T09:50:13.645-05:002013-02-28T09:50:13.645-05:00Flavor of the day. Gannett did a big video push fi...Flavor of the day. Gannett did a big video push five or six years ago, when they actually spent money on real video equipment, versus the bullshit iPhone videos of today. And editors actually spent time editing the videos then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9073869147967115412013-02-28T09:20:38.404-05:002013-02-28T09:20:38.404-05:00There's no solid evidence that video drives tr...There's no solid evidence that video drives traffic to our sites, but corporate continues to push video, with monthly video-view targets that increase by a percentage over the previous month. If someone explains to me how this focus will 1. increase revenue and 2. gain or regain the loyalty and interest of our audiences, I'm on board. I'm not being snarky. I genuinely want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31530674751125536032013-02-28T00:19:29.438-05:002013-02-28T00:19:29.438-05:00Another night of horror from the incredibly unreli...Another night of horror from the incredibly unreliable CCI system. The entire Gannett system was down for nearly two hours tonight. So much for putting all your eggs in one basket. I bet line editors spend nearly half their time now dealing with Newsgate quirks and slowness. Makes you feel real productive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77473673019091105712013-02-27T23:54:47.724-05:002013-02-27T23:54:47.724-05:00Oh, grow up. You have an industry that's half ...Oh, grow up. You have an industry that's half the size it was a few years ago and rapidly disappearing. Yes, OF COURSE that necessitates a significant, permanent reduction in force, and means laying off some good people. If you think you can make better decisions, then by all means go out and get a job someplace where they put you in charge.<br /><br />P.S. I've been working a long time,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30663414254300672622013-02-27T23:29:35.579-05:002013-02-27T23:29:35.579-05:00Everything is always for sale at the right price. ...Everything is always for sale at the right price. You're nuts if you think — in a dying industry, in the year 2013 — that anybody's going to offer more for any local franchise than Gannett thinks it can milk out of same in whatever time is left.<br /><br />When and if such an offer ever did materialize, you better believe that that property would be gone in a heartbeat. But those days areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63935442164385745772013-02-27T22:51:42.575-05:002013-02-27T22:51:42.575-05:00You left out the part about your thriving business...You left out the part about your thriving business, which you refuse to name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64030484946716332822013-02-27T22:09:36.342-05:002013-02-27T22:09:36.342-05:00no gannett newspaper property could be sold. There...no gannett newspaper property could be sold. Theres nothing left all functions done elsewhere,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26298006986275546082013-02-27T19:44:42.581-05:002013-02-27T19:44:42.581-05:00Yikes. WOW. You made a good choice.Yikes. WOW. You made a good choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84982041550379906952013-02-27T17:21:51.280-05:002013-02-27T17:21:51.280-05:001:29 really? Is that even any way to treat people?...1:29 really? Is that even any way to treat people? What a toxic work culture. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62814454039006959702013-02-27T14:26:22.175-05:002013-02-27T14:26:22.175-05:002:01 Hit the nail on the head. The problem is comp...2:01 Hit the nail on the head. The problem is company wide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82316447097690574072013-02-27T14:05:32.565-05:002013-02-27T14:05:32.565-05:00I know for a fact there are people interested in b...I know for a fact there are people interested in buying some Gannett papers, but the G board hasn't "lived up to its fiduciary duties" because they are a group of rubber stamps and can't think for themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56265964218576213462013-02-27T14:01:55.551-05:002013-02-27T14:01:55.551-05:00I'll second that. The site managers at Gannett...I'll second that. The site managers at Gannett have free reign to dump who they want, and often their own insecurities and ineffectiveness led them to dump their best workers. Just be a bully and put them on a PIP. And it hasn't changed even after they thinner the herd. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36764420776194652402013-02-27T13:29:02.209-05:002013-02-27T13:29:02.209-05:00For my part, I did get a call to come back. But it...For my part, I did get a call to come back. But it was the usual ream. Come back on "probation," WTF!, starting wage, 25 years of decent reviews on file, well known to my former clients, well known among the survivors of Gannettland. I passed. It's not worth my health... which is now better than it has ever been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68155428739979575092013-02-27T13:23:59.529-05:002013-02-27T13:23:59.529-05:00Whoever that is, the poster, that's the most a...Whoever that is, the poster, that's the most accurate, and by far most eloquent description of this disaster that I have ever seen on this blog. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84070443621565214032013-02-27T13:15:15.922-05:002013-02-27T13:15:15.922-05:00Gannett has lead from behind in the industry follo...Gannett has lead from behind in the industry following the Tribunes companies business model all while continuing to decline. The only thing that saved them last year was broadcasting due to the Olympics and the Presidential Elections. Money in the Company doesn't even trickle down to the employees it has been shut off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81036824792534653102013-02-27T12:58:16.208-05:002013-02-27T12:58:16.208-05:00"The Tribune Company has hired investment ban... "The Tribune Company has hired investment banks to weigh a sale of its top newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times, the media conglomerate said on Tuesday.<br /><br /> "The company, which emerged from bankruptcy late last year, has retained JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners as advisers, said Gary Weitman, a spokesman for Tribune.<br /><br /> "Mr. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16061793356737212202013-02-27T12:33:58.585-05:002013-02-27T12:33:58.585-05:00Well said 11:16. You hit the nail on the head. As ...Well said 11:16. You hit the nail on the head. As usual with USA TODAY layoffs, the only ones who get fired are reporters, not the assignment editors.<br /><br />Take all the firings by the new geniuses in SPORTS. Many of the folks laid off were the best performers -- and biggest producers -- in the SPORTS section. But a couple of assignment editors took the opportunity of the restructuring to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13374092675067158392013-02-27T11:23:30.616-05:002013-02-27T11:23:30.616-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3854247450819019922013-02-27T11:16:58.234-05:002013-02-27T11:16:58.234-05:00Thanks to companies like Gannett, the meaning of t...Thanks to companies like Gannett, the meaning of the word "layoff" has changed over the years.<br /><br />How many laid off Gannett or USA Today employees got rehired after the Great Recession? I would say the percentage of rehired workers is less than 1 percent.<br /><br />While the company might have had legitimate concerns about ad revenue and circulation decreases, too many people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15149439737103864922013-02-27T09:45:07.873-05:002013-02-27T09:45:07.873-05:00"BEST BUY" making big cuts. They are st..."BEST BUY" making big cuts. They are starting with all managers. To bad Gannett doesn't do the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24654952663035169482013-02-27T09:22:40.144-05:002013-02-27T09:22:40.144-05:00Media outlets are their own worst enemy as in this...Media outlets are their own worst enemy as in this instance; ABC ran the full quote online all while editing pieces within it on television to "save" time. <br /><br />For an industry that routinely argued that, nothing cleanses like light, the light so many internet entities that have directed on the main stream media is why it increasingly struggles.<br /><br />Time to return to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49592040204113105232013-02-27T08:59:04.937-05:002013-02-27T08:59:04.937-05:00Anything solid on Phoenix layoffs or is that just ...Anything solid on Phoenix layoffs or is that just someone trying to stir the pot? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53128421113634173082013-02-27T00:09:13.173-05:002013-02-27T00:09:13.173-05:00I couldn't get past her holding the mike over ...I couldn't get past her holding the mike over her shoulder! Plus it didn't load well so there was a lot of break ups. I don't watch their videos anymore for they only repeat what's in print. To me, that's wasteful.<br /><br />They just had an editor talk up people's videos and their own on his column. Gannett must be losing the digital war if they keep having to have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13278362061788938302013-02-27T00:01:41.918-05:002013-02-27T00:01:41.918-05:00No, I don't know. Anybody who does know isn...No, I don't know. Anybody who does know isn't going to say. I guess we'll have to leave it there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com