tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4614208644665955591..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 30-Oct. 6 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87536813292917150022013-10-05T19:03:21.499-04:002013-10-05T19:03:21.499-04:00Lots of people quit after the layoffs because they...Lots of people quit after the layoffs because they were tired of waiting for their number to be called. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23631832801661910432013-10-04T03:51:21.450-04:002013-10-04T03:51:21.450-04:00Wait, so you saw it and watched it on postcrescent...Wait, so you saw it and watched it on postcrescent.com? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84603225787573338992013-10-04T01:27:42.334-04:002013-10-04T01:27:42.334-04:00We've rehired some people twice, and even rehi...We've rehired some people twice, and even rehired folks who took buyouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12031446360032016282013-10-04T00:07:48.553-04:002013-10-04T00:07:48.553-04:00Yep hired one back the other day after they wanted...Yep hired one back the other day after they wanted to fire that person a little while back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39448047339753549042013-10-03T23:51:30.869-04:002013-10-03T23:51:30.869-04:00"print is what people want"
If by "...<i>"print is what people want"</i><br /><br />If by "people" you mean the retired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36182356565948696062013-10-03T20:49:00.556-04:002013-10-03T20:49:00.556-04:00Not only let go, he was escorted out of the buildi...Not only let go, he was escorted out of the building. Thanks for 30 years of service..your riffedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16842251874728909122013-10-03T16:29:54.942-04:002013-10-03T16:29:54.942-04:00Ms. Golden has an "interesting" resume: ...Ms. Golden has an "interesting" resume: <br />http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fran-golden/4/245/a98 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74431262371654476832013-10-03T14:25:29.615-04:002013-10-03T14:25:29.615-04:00Jimmy, you won the Mirror Award and devoted a whol...Jimmy, you won the Mirror Award and devoted a whole page to it. USAT wins an award and "It's primarily an ego stroke...." Can you spell Hypocrite????? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40082829151170585412013-10-03T13:18:19.805-04:002013-10-03T13:18:19.805-04:00check this out - on my FB newsfeed saw friends res...check this out - on my FB newsfeed saw friends responding to a page called "Cost Cutters By Brandy' - She mails you her newspaper inserts for $6 - wonder if her hubby is a carrier - interesting.... check it out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6590511883097230032013-10-03T13:09:42.009-04:002013-10-03T13:09:42.009-04:00Martore never says anything in these quarterly mee...Martore never says anything in these quarterly meetings and nobody seems to care. Gannett just keeps on doin' and nobody notices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49873461836222540662013-10-03T12:45:44.287-04:002013-10-03T12:45:44.287-04:00As for Martore on Oct. 21, she should be so lucky ...As for Martore on Oct. 21, she should be so lucky as to only have to dwell solely on USAT's results when she answers for the third-quarter results. <br /><br />Stay tuned here for more in that. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1441769083477172362013-10-03T12:18:00.336-04:002013-10-03T12:18:00.336-04:00Here's what's discouraging: all that effor...Here's what's discouraging: all that effort, and the judges single out something USAT contracted to an outside designer, the silly blue ball. <br /><br />What's that say about in-house innovation?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25998842110003170682013-10-03T12:04:55.175-04:002013-10-03T12:04:55.175-04:00yes, the actually do hire back laid off workers an...yes, the actually do hire back laid off workers and workers that have quit.. over and overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14371079139127780492013-10-03T11:27:45.294-04:002013-10-03T11:27:45.294-04:00I like my office. Not looking forward to our move....I like my office. Not looking forward to our move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5890859621523032712013-10-03T11:27:24.353-04:002013-10-03T11:27:24.353-04:00You have to be kidding me. USAT shouldn't be w...You have to be kidding me. USAT shouldn't be winning prizes for anything lately. It's become a joke. An embarrassment in almost every conceivable way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69741376852296677552013-10-03T11:06:54.809-04:002013-10-03T11:06:54.809-04:00Design Studios will fix everything.Design Studios will fix everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72684681879176749032013-10-03T10:37:41.371-04:002013-10-03T10:37:41.371-04:00Must be one of our new "pronounced voices&quo...Must be one of our new "pronounced voices".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7390750295756570472013-10-03T09:44:17.640-04:002013-10-03T09:44:17.640-04:00A shiny ribbon for Maryam Banikarim's #coolbal...A shiny ribbon for Maryam Banikarim's #coolballs. That's nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82381546273211024332013-10-03T09:28:15.278-04:002013-10-03T09:28:15.278-04:00Here's an experiment- Let's have Ford give...Here's an experiment- Let's have Ford give away cars for 10 years and see how long before they go bankrupt. The problem with paywalls is they came 10-15 years too late. And the GCI paywall can be breeched by a cub scout. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70939660541476088362013-10-03T09:24:27.442-04:002013-10-03T09:24:27.442-04:00Gannett had that on line-it was called metromix, o...Gannett had that on line-it was called metromix, or what employees called "tits for clicks" , photos of scantly clad women on the beach and in clubs, which came pretty close to the almost porn line in the case of one beach shot, which brought a lot of complaints. Naturally the response was to throw in some male beef cake. It ran on the "front page" of the website. Stay Classy Ron Burgandy in a Speedonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9385841034315521552013-10-03T09:05:13.467-04:002013-10-03T09:05:13.467-04:00You're fooling yourself if you think Gannett i...You're fooling yourself if you think Gannett is going to re-hire any of the laid off workers. They're not. The "need new blood to save the sinking ship" mantra is alive and well. And as we all know, there's nothing this "new blood' can do to infuse this dying industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49073057292151770942013-10-03T08:24:35.835-04:002013-10-03T08:24:35.835-04:00Gannett doesn't have a clue. The very fact peo...Gannett doesn't have a clue. The very fact people are paying 2 bucks for a depleted USAT says it all. People want print! Digital has it's place but print is what people want. Close the door to print and you might as well put your head between your knees and kiss it goodbye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64021183179565776542013-10-03T07:39:37.591-04:002013-10-03T07:39:37.591-04:00USA TODAY wins best 2D design at the Fast Company ...USA TODAY wins best 2D design at the Fast Company 2013 Innovation By Design Awards. Here's what was written:<br /><br />USA Today / Wolff Olins<br />"As a newspaper, USA Today’s diverse, bite-sized stories made it the Internet before the Internet. But in the age of the actual Internet, the print icon has re-imagined its identity--creating a tablet-inspired, cross-platform redesign that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79253446870955185652013-10-03T00:02:02.814-04:002013-10-03T00:02:02.814-04:00Butterfly is going to fix everything.Butterfly is going to fix everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11713915324261987732013-10-02T23:25:55.162-04:002013-10-02T23:25:55.162-04:00As a laid off employee, I'm torn. Yes, I want ...As a laid off employee, I'm torn. Yes, I want a job, but no, I am not willing to sacrifice my well-being yet again to this unstable, clearly messed up company that does not value its employees. What guarantee is there that they won't show me the door again, after giving them years of my talent, and sanity, for that matter? This company is just a cluster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com