tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post495446183092745194..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: By the numbers | USAT's anniversary countdownJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37476362819978309082012-06-22T15:48:39.105-04:002012-06-22T15:48:39.105-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6882387392846903662012-06-22T08:40:34.383-04:002012-06-22T08:40:34.383-04:00So its decided, then. Any redesign be accompanied ...So its decided, then. Any redesign be accompanied by a shift in personnel to give the sight more journalstic heft. So it gets managers who know how to write and edit on deadline. It has staffers who know news, pop culture and history beyond the past five years. Most important, it will have staffers with news judgement who can think independently and dont need a preset plan prepared by some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2022207971653757232012-06-21T12:58:34.115-04:002012-06-21T12:58:34.115-04:00Show me the ad money before you show me yet anothe...Show me the ad money before you show me yet another redesign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65214670852266714892012-06-21T12:13:16.203-04:002012-06-21T12:13:16.203-04:00everything people want and do is superficial these...everything people want and do is superficial these days so if that is what USA TODAY is doing they will appeal to the masses. No one looks below the surface. If they did Facebook would never gain traction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60452482127152584472012-06-21T12:00:15.447-04:002012-06-21T12:00:15.447-04:00"can't" say they've done a good ..."can't" say they've done a good job? How Freudian!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-551473192889266142012-06-21T11:54:13.622-04:002012-06-21T11:54:13.622-04:009:21, you are focusing on the LOOK of the product,...9:21, you are focusing on the LOOK of the product, not the quality of the content. that is what the competition focuses on. Unless Usa Today concentrates on that, what will lure advertisers and readers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39261011032894593002012-06-21T10:45:19.869-04:002012-06-21T10:45:19.869-04:00I totally agree with 5:56 and will add that it is ...I totally agree with 5:56 and will add that it is far more important to do a redesign of the current culture at USAT than to keep tinkering with the look of the website. The last few years have been a nightmare with some of the incompetents who have been put into leadership positions, the many losses we have suffered and the overwhelming aura of mistrust.<br /><br />In addition, we need people atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28252486345555659532012-06-21T09:21:39.937-04:002012-06-21T09:21:39.937-04:00I've seen the prototypes for both the print an...I've seen the prototypes for both the print and digital products. They are fantastic. Of course no one here will like any of it and all the decision makers will be jerks but I can't honestly say they've done a great job. The new Editor will answer 5:56's concerns. But no one will like her/him either because that is the way we roll here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73291385500580232812012-06-21T05:56:29.985-04:002012-06-21T05:56:29.985-04:00staffers were shown prototypes of the new look web...staffers were shown prototypes of the new look website by Mitch Gelman a few weeks ago. There are some changes coming to the look of the print product as well.<br /><br />Cosmetics aside, the product will continue to lack sophistication and news judgement until key positions are filled or staffed correctly.<br /><br /> We need actual news persons who can provide oversight of the website. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55195604416977774602012-06-21T05:33:01.141-04:002012-06-21T05:33:01.141-04:00Where IS Kramer?Where IS Kramer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com