tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5093905235918644235..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Cincy | Read Apple's critique of the new formatJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51326402315568179772013-05-01T13:54:22.458-04:002013-05-01T13:54:22.458-04:00The Magnifcent SevenThe Magnifcent SevenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85633575280272776762013-04-23T17:41:28.832-04:002013-04-23T17:41:28.832-04:00Who were the 6 laid off today?Who were the 6 laid off today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12470183938058267702013-03-31T11:35:09.285-04:002013-03-31T11:35:09.285-04:00Worthless post, 3:05. You are just trying to distr...Worthless post, 3:05. You are just trying to distract from the point of the discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38608637706653330192013-03-31T03:05:51.795-04:002013-03-31T03:05:51.795-04:00This is definitely a different poster than the abo...This is definitely a different poster than the above comment-writers, and I've noticed there are a large number of posts lately that seem to be written by Gannett employees who are being paid to put a smiley face on every situation, no matter how ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51055976470559319852013-03-19T00:30:45.815-04:002013-03-19T00:30:45.815-04:00The comments by Anonymouses 7:08, 9:13, and 1:47 a...The comments by Anonymouses 7:08, 9:13, and 1:47 are precisely on target. Enquirer Media editors have been cracking their whips to stockpile articles since early in the summer, when the launch was expected to be September or October, and later pushed back. Local Information Center (LIC) employees or resources to produce quality daily work, nevermind the top-down-approach enterprise stories Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47660945032882568842013-03-14T21:18:22.469-04:002013-03-14T21:18:22.469-04:00no its a bate and switch . the will keep it goin...no its a bate and switch . the will keep it going as add money will come in for the rest of march. with the help of march madness and opening day for the redsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60877175715909987872013-03-13T13:47:15.354-04:002013-03-13T13:47:15.354-04:00So true, 7:08. That Monday paper was HUGE for the ...So true, 7:08. That Monday paper was HUGE for the Enquirer, and those enterprise stories weren't done on deadline. The question will be how long the paper can operate with such a huge newshole, and how long the staff can produce such enterprise on deadline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65890892897463465022013-03-12T21:13:03.482-04:002013-03-12T21:13:03.482-04:00That's why write-ups like Apple's, which d...That's why write-ups like Apple's, which do little more than say: "This page looks different!" are worthless. About the only thing more worthless is when a blogger directs people to those write-ups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84345901591755934252013-03-12T20:43:14.270-04:002013-03-12T20:43:14.270-04:00The real question is not whether readers will embr...The real question is not whether readers will embrace the new format but rather will advertisers. My guess is that advertisers, particular the auto advertisers who've dominated the first two editions are being heavily subsidized. Will they stick around for the long run? My guess is that many will use this as a reason to hasten their move to other media. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28723558395854455592013-03-12T19:08:34.181-04:002013-03-12T19:08:34.181-04:00The new Enquirer looks pretty good. The test will ...The new Enquirer looks pretty good. The test will come after more than a month's worth of saved-up enterprise and feature stories runs dry. For several years now, the Enquirer has been noticeably bereft of local copy, both during the week and on weekends. The website, worse, with stories and content up to a week old still sitting on the home page. Reviewers should see fit to pay a revisit in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68606754016178392652013-03-12T18:51:39.124-04:002013-03-12T18:51:39.124-04:00Up to recently, this blog was my go-to place for w...Up to recently, this blog was my go-to place for workplace information. Gannett and the community papers management team has been less than forthcoming with info on restructuring (ROF, early retirement and so on), and this forum always shed a bit of light on what was to come. Sure it was peppered with personal agendas and nitpicking of content and layouts of the various newspapers, sprinkled withHappynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72995201513161603602013-03-12T16:16:04.565-04:002013-03-12T16:16:04.565-04:00That may be the case, but there's nothing wron...That may be the case, but there's nothing wrong with that. I don't mind debating one reader.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22959064410561204512013-03-12T16:09:18.073-04:002013-03-12T16:09:18.073-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30353259484499040842013-03-12T15:54:15.535-04:002013-03-12T15:54:15.535-04:00Me thinks all of these "posts" are likel...Me thinks all of these "posts" are likely from the same person....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18384150778812717092013-03-12T15:43:42.015-04:002013-03-12T15:43:42.015-04:00Most of the reader comments here are bitching and ...Most of the reader comments here are bitching and complaining. That is fine if this blog is supposed to exist for that purpose. Very few offer anything of substance and you add to the mix by salting a new day with your "good morning" wishes.<br /><br />This news happened on a Monday, you knew it was happening months in advance and the day after there is nothing until a few readers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48048561335212715752013-03-12T14:50:05.704-04:002013-03-12T14:50:05.704-04:00It isn't a critique, Jim. You seem to be strug...It isn't a critique, Jim. You seem to be struggling with that concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21981511072358409832013-03-12T14:46:41.827-04:002013-03-12T14:46:41.827-04:00So, you like the new format (if so, why?) -- or yo...So, you like the new format (if so, why?) -- or you simply don't like Apple's critique?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86698304675804963862013-03-12T14:22:45.273-04:002013-03-12T14:22:45.273-04:00Summary of Jim's statement: I don't really...Summary of Jim's statement: I don't really know what I am talking about, so I rely on someone else's commentary. I don't even bother to look at the commentary, either, so I refer to it as a critique.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12677287898221956832013-03-12T13:54:36.160-04:002013-03-12T13:54:36.160-04:00I have always relied on readers to supply links to...I have always relied on readers to supply links to stories that are worth my readers' attention. I won't pretend something isn't newsworthy by not posting it just to save face. <br /><br />Responding to other criticism:<br /><br />It's not feasible for me to travel to Cincinnati from San Francisco to gather reader reactions to the Enquirer's new format. And I don't have Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13797309226996777612013-03-12T13:25:51.834-04:002013-03-12T13:25:51.834-04:00Really, Jim - I agree with @12:41.
Didn't y...Really, Jim - I agree with @12:41. <br /><br />Didn't you simply lift this link from a post and turn it into an item after readers goaded you into taking some kind of action. Action a day late and a dollar short, unfortunately for the readers.<br /><br />I do disagree with 12:41 on one thing: you don't even seem to have an agenda on this one, pro or con. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28737375384303524912013-03-12T12:41:13.402-04:002013-03-12T12:41:13.402-04:00That's not a critique, Jim. It's someone w...That's not a critique, Jim. It's someone with an agenda posting weak comments to fit that agenda.<br /><br />You should know. You do the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com