tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4377138637339517390..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | In a new memo, Kramer fires shot across the newsroom bow: 'Stories move 24-7 and we need to move at that same rapid pace'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84908967930836523072012-12-30T00:45:45.166-05:002012-12-30T00:45:45.166-05:00I was one of the ones pushed out. This is one of t...I was one of the ones pushed out. This is one of the worst newsrooms I ever worked in ... basically like a high school with a bunch of cliques. Was ecstatic to see a new regime come in because old one just didn't care or have eye on the ball. To my surprise, was shown the door. How I interviewed wasn't the problem, I was labeled by a former boss who left as a troublemaker, and no one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84481782316198346092012-05-28T16:34:30.772-04:002012-05-28T16:34:30.772-04:00Kramer. please do the right things. We dont want y...Kramer. please do the right things. We dont want your picture on the Publisher Wall of Shame in a couple of years.<br /><br />Streamline upper management on the business side and editorial.<br /><br />Get rif of th dead weight up and down the line.<br /><br />For key positions of responsibility, get experienced people in or hire from outside.<br /><br />Focus beefing up staff in digital and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9212279058616290082012-05-26T21:11:05.515-04:002012-05-26T21:11:05.515-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88368021134478623932012-05-26T16:35:19.273-04:002012-05-26T16:35:19.273-04:00Ignore the kid. School's out and he's bor...Ignore the kid. School's out and he's bored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49930400573942501392012-05-26T14:23:06.714-04:002012-05-26T14:23:06.714-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50547442878548424442012-05-26T13:42:46.593-04:002012-05-26T13:42:46.593-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3332317483774067642012-05-26T13:26:42.843-04:002012-05-26T13:26:42.843-04:00And what is so retarded about the post? Suggesting...And what is so retarded about the post? Suggesting the new leader kicks the tires before he buys the b.s. that goes on every day? Suggesting that building bridges to staffers makes sense before they are blown up, ala Beusse? Meeting with people to hear their thoughts on what's wrong and getting a pulse on morale? I guess you must be one of the threatened ones who is about to be exposed for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82936421911821741412012-05-26T11:40:45.680-04:002012-05-26T11:40:45.680-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32532252349077806362012-05-26T10:15:36.209-04:002012-05-26T10:15:36.209-04:00Plan A. Plan B. Plan C. kind of reminds me of the ...Plan A. Plan B. Plan C. kind of reminds me of the revovling marketing plan at burger king, with that weird king mascot. he never said anything of substance. The menu never changed, until it was too late, either.<br /><br />Kramer, spend some time in the newsrooms for the next couple of months to see how your peoppe operate. you're an ex newsman. shouldnt be too hard to identify the dead Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38458522803184883952012-05-26T09:46:35.534-04:002012-05-26T09:46:35.534-04:00So Moon made his original quote back in 2005 (migh...So Moon made his original quote back in 2005 (might as well be 1805in digital terms) and we still find it necessary to make the same proclaimation in 2012. Slow-moving is an understatement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44614818123517575832012-05-26T02:50:51.586-04:002012-05-26T02:50:51.586-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28782232654119676932012-05-26T02:22:45.910-04:002012-05-26T02:22:45.910-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74054844435456485162012-05-26T00:46:30.210-04:002012-05-26T00:46:30.210-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91824544919521770582012-05-26T00:41:19.818-04:002012-05-26T00:41:19.818-04:00Sergio's cut is especially cruel. When Beau Du...Sergio's cut is especially cruel. When Beau Dure started the MMA beat, he started a blog from his perch in the newsroom. Eventually, after Beau left (his choice), Sergio was enticed away from the news desk and down to the sports department to be a full-time writer as they really revved up MMA coverage. He ran wit it. Then they buy MMA Junkie -- a terrific blog, but the guys aren't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35795493264859813632012-05-25T23:17:14.515-04:002012-05-25T23:17:14.515-04:00If Kramer wants to make this a 24/7 newsroom, he&#...If Kramer wants to make this a 24/7 newsroom, he's got to have everyone involved on the buy-in. That means making everyone in evolved in a weekend rotation, more people writing for the web and more effort all around, especially from the slackers. <br /><br />I would do this in a heartbeat if I knew the furloughs and Newsroom RIFs were over. Others would, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39985174055881489892012-05-25T23:16:54.163-04:002012-05-25T23:16:54.163-04:00Act I: Buesse and Co. tear down the old. Act II: T...Act I: Buesse and Co. tear down the old. Act II: They try to build something. They have the green light to hire a lot of reporters, producers and bloggers. Let's see if they go beyond white guys. Let's see if they hire reporters who can ask ask questions tougher than "That double in the bottom of the ninth -- that had to feel great, huh?" Let's see if they can hire bloggers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41664616101966097012012-05-25T22:19:43.044-04:002012-05-25T22:19:43.044-04:00Sergio started the MMA coverage and made it a stro...Sergio started the MMA coverage and made it a strong niche. I guess our MMA acquisition made him expendable.<br /><br />All,told, with the earlier dismissals of Monte and the gang, those who've seen the handwriting on the wal and those canned this week, the turnover has been about two dozen out of 90. <br /><br />Most are 50 plus. Should be a doozy of a class action, age discrimination Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79555904157329798752012-05-25T20:40:38.149-04:002012-05-25T20:40:38.149-04:00What does "Sergio stat Rtes MMA" mean?What does "Sergio stat Rtes MMA" mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90915433629384745672012-05-25T18:39:07.720-04:002012-05-25T18:39:07.720-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47512729775476119482012-05-25T18:08:09.982-04:002012-05-25T18:08:09.982-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-92159255989799831022012-05-25T17:46:17.079-04:002012-05-25T17:46:17.079-04:00at 4:54
You tell 'em, Newt!at 4:54<br />You tell 'em, Newt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27370069740555427042012-05-25T17:04:25.247-04:002012-05-25T17:04:25.247-04:00Kramer!Kramer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20101692467693336692012-05-25T16:59:42.884-04:002012-05-25T16:59:42.884-04:00Weir's blog attracted millions. Sergio stat
Rt...Weir's blog attracted millions. Sergio stat<br />Rtes MMA. Jim Welch is a respected newsman who could have run the entire paper had he played the asskissing, twoFaced games that have pushed so many people into positions of power. Beusse and Morgan never took the time to know most of these guys and what they provide as journalists. That doesn't seem to matter to anyone. That's the coreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31169227964131619172012-05-25T16:54:21.749-04:002012-05-25T16:54:21.749-04:00So we can't lay off people of color? Good grie...So we can't lay off people of color? Good grief, they get all the breaks coming in the door and ace out qualified people for promotions. I'm all for diversity, but can't we just base hiring on the best candidates and firings based on lack of competences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57622005565253126132012-05-25T16:20:58.128-04:002012-05-25T16:20:58.128-04:00So how many minority journalists are left in Sport...So how many minority journalists are left in Sports, maybe two or three? They laid off most of them in this sweep. So much for patronizing the Maynard Institute and other minority journalist associations. Interestingly, Sports Media leader Dave Morgan is not listed in any of the press releases about these lay offs, though he was likely the main decision maker on who got laid off. <br />http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com