tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post49986304381057767..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 17-23 | Your News & Comments: Part 4Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85030805033374055982012-09-21T13:21:21.588-04:002012-09-21T13:21:21.588-04:00Blue balls by Maryam Banikarim ladies and gentleme...Blue balls by Maryam Banikarim ladies and gentlemen. What an innovative idea for a rebrand. Was everyone at Gannett on a sugar high from the free chocolate her pal and former Mars company executive handed out? I'm sure she invited Michelle Kessler for a Gannett version of "Innovation Speaker Series" like she did in previous jobs to have her bore people to death with lectures, excuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28266322054150694162012-09-21T08:36:29.216-04:002012-09-21T08:36:29.216-04:00Amen to that. Freedom of speech doesn't mean ...Amen to that. Freedom of speech doesn't mean you can say whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you want, either. This isn't a public forum (i.e. not supported by public money) so Jim is free to control the conversation as he sees fit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22580842069543070012012-09-21T06:44:29.910-04:002012-09-21T06:44:29.910-04:0010:42 The phrase "lamestream media" is p...10:42 The phrase "lamestream media" is politically loaded jargon, and only incites off-topic posts here.<br /><br />For the same reason, I would remove any post that refers to Rupert Murdoch's cable channel as Faux News.<br /><br />The "freedom of expression" you cite apparently refers to the Bill of Right's First Amendment. There's nothing in the amendment that Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17610872036147689622012-09-21T00:17:56.480-04:002012-09-21T00:17:56.480-04:00Anybody know what the point size is on the body ty...Anybody know what the point size is on the body type on the redesigned print paper? It is hard to read for non-young eyes, and seems like it should be one or two points bigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52768374837029223582012-09-20T23:45:28.389-04:002012-09-20T23:45:28.389-04:00Font is very difficult to read which is a big prob...Font is very difficult to read which is a big problem for a product that requires reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27553184276372963762012-09-20T23:01:52.472-04:002012-09-20T23:01:52.472-04:0010:21, so you have no issue with body type that is...10:21, so you have no issue with body type that is almost unreadable, or the silly illustrations that add nothing to the state briefs?<br /><br />You must have been a graphic designer. You have no concept of what people actually want in a newspaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44377900610113382052012-09-20T22:42:49.408-04:002012-09-20T22:42:49.408-04:00Jim,
Lamestream media is freedom of expression. G...Jim,<br /><br />Lamestream media is freedom of expression. Get over it. I've sent you info on Des Moines in the past. But if you're that sensitive then I'll stop visiting and contributing. <br /><br />You sound like MSNBC.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48273892498411514392012-09-20T22:27:27.488-04:002012-09-20T22:27:27.488-04:00Love ball design elements for USAT. Great fun watc...Love ball design elements for USAT. Great fun watching how they can use them with the daily news items. <br /><br />I do have to say that I don't like the font types, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13989136604622503042012-09-20T22:21:45.627-04:002012-09-20T22:21:45.627-04:00I am a former employee and Graphic Designer. I ju...I am a former employee and Graphic Designer. I just checked out the redesign... It looks fantastic. They did a wonderful job. It's a modern, fresh, clean, and organized presentation of the newspaper product. The people responsible should receive kudos for a wonderful job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35636220660755791782012-09-20T21:19:14.628-04:002012-09-20T21:19:14.628-04:00Truth be told, as bad as the operating systems we ...Truth be told, as bad as the operating systems we have been given to work with are (there were several shouting matches tonight out of frustratyion with something called "Presto,"), most people at USA TODAY are remaining upbeat about the redesign and the future. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81909492677755893422012-09-20T18:17:26.135-04:002012-09-20T18:17:26.135-04:00Usa Today is not for sale. stop spreading that sta...Usa Today is not for sale. stop spreading that stale rumor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60415881726374885732012-09-20T18:02:06.418-04:002012-09-20T18:02:06.418-04:005:01 --- Do you EVER have a good day?5:01 --- Do you EVER have a good day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43981010207205748712012-09-20T17:01:36.821-04:002012-09-20T17:01:36.821-04:00USAT has been repainted, reprimed, reduced, reinfl...USAT has been repainted, reprimed, reduced, reinflated and restaged for a sale. We all know it. So does Wall Street. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29885651919022197382012-09-20T16:48:35.159-04:002012-09-20T16:48:35.159-04:00WARREN BUFFETT
" .. Or it could be higher va...WARREN BUFFETT<br /><br />" .. Or it could be higher valuation on the hard assets (real estate) Gannett owns .."<br /><br />If GCI had decent real estate, W.B. would have already swept in.<br /><br />To have (1) the worst economy in 75 years with (2) a wrenching tech-change has been a nerve-jangling death-spiral.<br /><br />W.B. has enough cash to buy GCI in two seconds. That W.B. has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34169245188966820852012-09-20T14:45:56.503-04:002012-09-20T14:45:56.503-04:00I remove comments that include the phrase "la...I remove comments that include the phrase "lamestream media." <br /><br />That's politically partisan baiting. This is a blog about the Gannett company and the news industry.<br /><br />There are plenty of other blogs out there that cover politics.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76278454739047021642012-09-20T14:37:43.220-04:002012-09-20T14:37:43.220-04:00Wall street loves companies that cut cost by layof...Wall street loves companies that cut cost by layoffs. The layoffs and buyouts were not necessary. The paywalls could have been put in place years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6720432622252762802012-09-20T14:34:15.067-04:002012-09-20T14:34:15.067-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7150110326706204302012-09-20T14:21:25.436-04:002012-09-20T14:21:25.436-04:00Or it could be higher valuation on the hard assets...Or it could be higher valuation on the hard assets (real estate) Gannett owns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87350507770376854012012-09-20T13:35:07.375-04:002012-09-20T13:35:07.375-04:001:03 Do you mean this Poynter article?1:03 Do you mean <a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/visual-voice/188996/usa-today-new-web-design/" rel="nofollow">this Poynter article?</a>Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90847383390828310612012-09-20T13:04:50.338-04:002012-09-20T13:04:50.338-04:00About those stock prices, 12:25:
From a story Ji...About those stock prices, 12:25: <br /><br />From a story Jim hasn't posted on, possibly because it shows the tentative success of paywalls: <br /><br />"The New York Times isn't the only newspaper company that's been heating up recently. Shares of Gannett (NYS: GCI) , the largest newspaper chain in the country and the owner of the USA Today, have climbed to near post-recession Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7386487066649130612012-09-20T13:03:10.468-04:002012-09-20T13:03:10.468-04:00Jim, can you post the Poynter article : interview ...Jim, can you post the Poynter article : interview with the Design Firm who did the USA Today website?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50669628044552521322012-09-20T12:43:00.878-04:002012-09-20T12:43:00.878-04:00A guess: The 23 TV stations are taking in even mor...A guess: The 23 TV stations are taking in even more advertising revenue than previously forecast because of the presidential and congressional races.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24349194047455919582012-09-20T12:25:54.616-04:002012-09-20T12:25:54.616-04:00So why is this chronic dog setting multiple 52 wee...So why is this chronic dog setting multiple 52 week highs? Takeover?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79633773334754026432012-09-20T11:59:03.628-04:002012-09-20T11:59:03.628-04:00To be clear, 11:13 is talking about DealChicken...To be clear, 11:13 is talking about DealChicken's Michelle Savoy, whose <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/michellesavoy" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn profile</a> hasn't changed.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22051156031630967522012-09-20T11:56:24.458-04:002012-09-20T11:56:24.458-04:00I work for Gannett, 30 years. I also hate working ...I work for Gannett, 30 years. I also hate working for them, I have been looking and as soon as that door opens, im gone. On another point..I like the new USAT. The layout is refreshing, but the type face sucks. That is my only thought about this company today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com