tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4458853104310378238..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: March 18-24 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47617510488467625492013-03-24T17:53:23.007-04:002013-03-24T17:53:23.007-04:00Well, continue to do your best. Your best and her ...Well, continue to do your best. Your best and her best will ultimately not matter. There is nothing you or anyone at your company can do to save it from its almost certain demise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9320918734334344252013-03-24T16:55:05.705-04:002013-03-24T16:55:05.705-04:00Bitter, not better, but 3:55 is right.
Narcissism...Bitter, not better, but 3:55 is right.<br /><br />Narcissism comes in many forms, and those who so cavalierly think nothing of demonizing bosses (past or current), are all about themselves. It's always the "other'' who was wrong, not them!<br /><br />Grow up people. Maryam, like all of us, is just trying to do the best she can.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4342507629672486572013-03-24T15:55:12.690-04:002013-03-24T15:55:12.690-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62322136607004229242013-03-24T14:40:39.855-04:002013-03-24T14:40:39.855-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83330857514704878062013-03-24T12:58:09.573-04:002013-03-24T12:58:09.573-04:00>>>me and the rest of the tier-twos that ...>>>me and the rest of the tier-twos that were talented and smart enough to leave will continue watch the train wreck and laugh.<br /><br /> It doesn't sound like you're laughing at all, but instead nursing a hurt that you won't let go. Anyone who leaves a job and then spends a substantial amount of time, as you do, criticizing and attacking those who remain obviously has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3474094427829429192013-03-24T12:13:58.230-04:002013-03-24T12:13:58.230-04:00Well said 7:52p. 9:35p's comment about product...Well said 7:52p. 9:35p's comment about product placement made me laugh out loud. It does not matter how many places they try to 'place' or 'promote' USA TODAY, it will not have any measurable impact on its print circulation or digital audience. They can wrap that blue dot around Madison Square Garden, put it on the back of the Statue of Liberty and hang it on the Golden Gate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83464146798353087732013-03-23T22:32:56.278-04:002013-03-23T22:32:56.278-04:00"WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGES!&qu..."WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGES!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53288414028951081362013-03-23T19:52:56.066-04:002013-03-23T19:52:56.066-04:00No. The fact that no one can remember it actually...No. The fact that no one can remember it actually proves just how bad of a marketing concept it was. Go back to worshiping at the purpose wall and me and the rest of the tier-twos that were talented and smart enough to leave will continue watch the train wreck and laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65745901881385495582013-03-23T16:47:28.148-04:002013-03-23T16:47:28.148-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4981424881192266662013-03-23T13:46:41.148-04:002013-03-23T13:46:41.148-04:00Many sites offer digital-only and digital + Sunday...Many sites offer digital-only and digital + Sunday for the same price. Which would you pick?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11905222158621619652013-03-23T13:32:51.184-04:002013-03-23T13:32:51.184-04:00Make that "no" work.Make that "no" work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45052372235085900632013-03-23T13:31:09.331-04:002013-03-23T13:31:09.331-04:00Let's be clear, the purge of over 55 workers a...Let's be clear, the purge of over 55 workers at USA today is about shedding massive salaries. You can argue about shedding experience, which is true. But what is the point of having experienced journalists if their jobs are redundant or they do little to know work? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47447255706377140602013-03-23T11:48:02.587-04:002013-03-23T11:48:02.587-04:0011:04, do your poor decisions keep you from reboun...11:04, do your poor decisions keep you from rebounding from unemployment sooner and stronger? Be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4323842025980357672013-03-23T11:32:22.501-04:002013-03-23T11:32:22.501-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14312232305005368612013-03-23T11:11:03.393-04:002013-03-23T11:11:03.393-04:00Both of them….funny (and delusional in a company t...Both of them….funny (and delusional in a company this size).<br /><br />Fact is, Banikarim created the problem by spending so much time early on building her own brand – arguably at the expense of Gannett, and by exposing how little she knew (and still knows) about this industry. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3131574575996934362013-03-23T11:04:34.643-04:002013-03-23T11:04:34.643-04:00Mediocre skills best describes you 7:23 PM as Mato...Mediocre skills best describes you 7:23 PM as Matore ending reserved parking, kicking the Blue Ball out of Tyson and more are all simple, calculated steps toward enacting long overdue cultural change. <br /><br />Frankly, if that goes over your head, then so would solid arguments that Gannett’s poor decisions and inability to act sooner has only held it back from rebounding sooner and stronger.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41209423454356435692013-03-23T10:46:40.996-04:002013-03-23T10:46:40.996-04:00When USAT was absorbed into the Gannett dailies, m...When USAT was absorbed into the Gannett dailies, most of the GM's fell into their skill set of Marketing. Now we have Marketing Managers making $150,000-$200,000 at USAT. Come on, any VP worth their salt knows they can pay $40,000-$60,000 and get the same job done, right? Here's a great idea, just start eliminating some of those "high paying" Marketing positions at USAT that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81042131770165173752013-03-23T10:33:09.131-04:002013-03-23T10:33:09.131-04:00That's a job I can handle. Do I get a badge t...That's a job I can handle. Do I get a badge too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52977483387643279062013-03-23T00:06:26.232-04:002013-03-23T00:06:26.232-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9977548748953107212013-03-22T23:35:48.498-04:002013-03-22T23:35:48.498-04:00Actually, Page appears on both NPR and PBS.Actually, Page appears on both NPR <i>and</i> PBS.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53060986424403290272013-03-22T23:33:31.723-04:002013-03-22T23:33:31.723-04:00That is 4:35's opinion.That is 4:35's opinion.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35432031734031648782013-03-22T23:25:19.593-04:002013-03-22T23:25:19.593-04:00PBS, not NPR, Miss Media Expert.PBS, not NPR, Miss Media Expert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26912505032964637082013-03-22T22:47:23.981-04:002013-03-22T22:47:23.981-04:00Jim, I dare you to weigh in about the 4:35 post. A...Jim, I dare you to weigh in about the 4:35 post. After all, when you brought back the blog, you claimed it would be better with less conflict.<br /><br />Now we have someone saying the blog is made for insults, random "information," and snipe-filled tidbits.<br /><br />Just curious if you have any intention of doing what you said you would.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45109697064260187262013-03-22T21:56:38.226-04:002013-03-22T21:56:38.226-04:004:35 - nice post.4:35 - nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81558207177712707652013-03-22T21:38:12.903-04:002013-03-22T21:38:12.903-04:00Way to go 9:35!
The anti-Maryam crew (both of the...Way to go 9:35!<br /><br />The anti-Maryam crew (both of them), have finally been revealed to be without ammunition or any real point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com