tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5085675050862124249..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: In Gannett jet use, a perk that's literally pricelessJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46444778085592473712013-04-10T00:14:09.960-04:002013-04-10T00:14:09.960-04:00So, in your world, people can just assume anything...So, in your world, people can just assume anything and run with it?<br /><br />Like I said, pretty sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57368867027247990022013-04-09T22:18:05.852-04:002013-04-09T22:18:05.852-04:00It's not really sad. Anyone who wanted to cont...It's not really sad. Anyone who wanted to contradict the assumptions could simply provide the facts. That the company doesn't do that indicates that they are intentionally avoiding transparency. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91727138959601229922013-04-09T15:28:28.157-04:002013-04-09T15:28:28.157-04:0012:54, you have no clue. It takes mere seconds wit...12:54, you have no clue. It takes mere seconds with an item like this to question Jim.<br /><br />You must be one of those writers who WORKED SO HARD and ended up with a couple of lame briefs filed at the end of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20720602719674661732013-04-09T13:47:41.169-04:002013-04-09T13:47:41.169-04:00A car allowance for a publisher or GM makes sense....A car allowance for a publisher or GM makes sense. But how often does Gannett's CEO need to drive with the ad director to Susie's Furniture Barn in order to placate a major account?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20807571216838012832013-04-09T13:42:55.657-04:002013-04-09T13:42:55.657-04:00Hey 4:24, tell that to the poor employees who are ...Hey 4:24, tell that to the poor employees who are browbeaten into donating their pay to the United Way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63911408191126611482013-04-09T12:58:02.412-04:002013-04-09T12:58:02.412-04:00I always laugh when I read what these exec comp pa...I always laugh when I read what these exec comp packages include. These people make millions a year and yet the company needs to pay for their computer and home security system? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21471337782032999642013-04-09T12:54:53.228-04:002013-04-09T12:54:53.228-04:00You all miss the point. The Jim critics are here ...You all miss the point. The Jim critics are here because it is THEIR JOB. They spend hours and hours trolling the blog looking for ways to counter-spin Jim's stories. Pretty pathetic actually....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22078909467527260782013-04-09T11:52:42.349-04:002013-04-09T11:52:42.349-04:00I do have the ability to get it and I am going to?...I do have the ability to get it and I am going to?rmichemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76300471732053047872013-04-09T10:41:00.919-04:002013-04-09T10:41:00.919-04:00For a newspaper corporation, one certainly expects...For a newspaper corporation, one certainly expects them to be transparent, but Gannett is anything but this. And there is a reason... It's embarasing when they (Gannett) is guilty of the vary indulgences that their newspapers report of others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20884777897255409552013-04-08T18:58:05.182-04:002013-04-08T18:58:05.182-04:00For 2004, the last full year when McCorkindale was...For 2004, the last full year when McCorkindale was CEO, the company disclosed the following in a footnote in the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39899/000119312505047052/ddef14a.htm" rel="nofollow">annual shareholder proxy report:</a><br /><br />"In 2003, the Company and Mr. McCorkindale renegotiated his employment contract. The new contract became effective on July 21, 2003 Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4918578963232064092013-04-08T18:15:11.480-04:002013-04-08T18:15:11.480-04:00Bullshit. McCorkindale used the corp jet nearly e...Bullshit. McCorkindale used the corp jet nearly every weekend to go golfing all over the country, and I know it to be true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61996359165797295502013-04-08T18:11:39.332-04:002013-04-08T18:11:39.332-04:00One more time -- asking Jim for analysis is a wast...One more time -- asking Jim for analysis is a waste of time. In this case, he's already made it clear he doesn't have that information, nor does he have the ability to get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22525670666568280302013-04-08T11:45:22.764-04:002013-04-08T11:45:22.764-04:00@5:20 - it is true that the company no longer owns...@5:20 - it is true that the company no longer owns a fleet of jets, but they do own one jet. They also have contracts with jet leasing companies. <br /><br />The move away from a fleet of jets began many years ago and includes the cancellation of Gannett's G5 order, the sale of other aircraft (including the helicopter) and eventually the hangar at Dulles airport. Management should be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58657194826678895632013-04-08T11:44:09.889-04:002013-04-08T11:44:09.889-04:00What I would like to know, is the cost different, ...What I would like to know, is the cost different, between if they took a public plane, basic upon private. Do you have those numbers Jim?rmichemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8600286503434580092013-04-08T09:29:42.312-04:002013-04-08T09:29:42.312-04:00Footnote 7 says: "Amounts for 2012 reported i...Footnote 7 says: "Amounts for 2012 reported in this column include . . . occasional personal use of Company aircraft."<br /><br />It does not say "may" or "could" include.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25279564084798279682013-04-08T08:50:48.130-04:002013-04-08T08:50:48.130-04:00So 1:54 when the guy panders to his base and fabri...So 1:54 when the guy panders to his base and fabricates issues out of whole cloth, we should sit calmly by and let him get away with it? Wow, sorry to for trying to set your Daddy straight. No, I am not going away. I will continue to expose his attempt to drive traffic at the expense of the truth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60221287092806353062013-04-08T01:54:46.471-04:002013-04-08T01:54:46.471-04:00Most of us have jobs. If you don't like Jim...Most of us have jobs. If you don't like Jim's blog, quit reading it or quit commenting. It's as simple as that. The www is a big world. explore it and don't come back to the Gannett Blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49906600682015216862013-04-08T00:38:51.023-04:002013-04-08T00:38:51.023-04:00Jim, your point was not about (OMG!) $63K, but ins...Jim, your point was not about (OMG!) $63K, but insinuating that the money is used for jet-set activities. You should either find out how many times they fly or just admit you actually don't know what the money is used for.<br /><br />Even Steve Wynn is ashamed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20143712974930551772013-04-08T00:36:46.050-04:002013-04-08T00:36:46.050-04:00Yes, I can do way better. It's called holding ...Yes, I can do way better. It's called holding a job! A writing and reporting job, no less.<br /><br />Jim has perservered, but his artless and cheap innuendo posts lower whatever respect he might have earned.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36255377837308636482013-04-07T23:24:13.140-04:002013-04-07T23:24:13.140-04:00Anyone who criticizes anything Jim writes is ball-...Anyone who criticizes anything Jim writes is ball-less and spine-less. He has maintained this blog for years, while you dip shits have sat back and taken pot shots. It's his blog and he can write what he wants. If you can do better, start your own blog. If you can't, read this one and STF up. This blog has been a great place for information that you can't get anywhere else -- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70100955965869049122013-04-07T21:43:00.079-04:002013-04-07T21:43:00.079-04:00In fact, $63,000 is considerably more than what ma...In fact, $63,000 is considerably more than what many of Gannett's employees in the field make in an entire year.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42005492377399555732013-04-07T20:12:11.990-04:002013-04-07T20:12:11.990-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48046171345526289862013-04-07T19:07:25.117-04:002013-04-07T19:07:25.117-04:00In Jim's world, if Corporate "isn't d...In Jim's world, if Corporate "isn't disclosing" something, that means he can run with any assumption he concocts. And because Corporate isn't disclosing those details, he can challenge people to try to prove him wrong. Of course, you can't prove him wrong with details that don't exist.<br /><br />This is pretty sad, but it's his way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84712250291936629792013-04-07T18:59:12.456-04:002013-04-07T18:59:12.456-04:00Jim, this item is an all-time low that wouldn'...Jim, this item is an all-time low that wouldn't be published in any publication except a self-edited "blog.''<br /><br />There is no evidence at all that Gannett executives are flying around Wynn-style. In fact, as 5:20 noted, the Gannett "fleet'' of the Neuharth era was sold off more than a decade ago. <br /><br />Sure, jet use could be hidden in that enormous sum Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31255026009896183482013-04-07T18:55:44.317-04:002013-04-07T18:55:44.317-04:00Relax 5:20. This is about generating readership fo...Relax 5:20. This is about generating readership for Gannett Blog. Last quarter was the worst reader contribution in GB history. While the Wynn story has nothing to do with Gannett, Jim has resorted to innuendo to try and drum up renewed reader interest. He is actually resorting to the behavior he rails against; he is going tabloid and catering to the prurient interests of his readers. The truth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com