tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5347645959082492750..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Urgent: MSNBC exec to lead Corporate's P.R.Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40054064398084397912012-04-23T22:47:42.856-04:002012-04-23T22:47:42.856-04:00... almost a month. Sorry about the Autocorrect ty...... almost a month. Sorry about the Autocorrect typo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76576692095696248192012-04-23T22:45:36.212-04:002012-04-23T22:45:36.212-04:00So he's from MSNBC, the same people whose app ...So he's from MSNBC, the same people whose app hasn't updated it's "Most Popular" story list in almost another?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19400664447664353062012-04-23T20:03:56.665-04:002012-04-23T20:03:56.665-04:00I would love to see Banikarim's annual review,...I would love to see Banikarim's annual review, which must be in by now after 1 year on the job. Especially under the category of accomplishments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20753962092705410312012-04-23T19:46:53.032-04:002012-04-23T19:46:53.032-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74722811908016003842012-04-23T19:45:50.539-04:002012-04-23T19:45:50.539-04:00Does MB get finders fees for everyone she brings t...Does MB get finders fees for everyone she brings to the company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52975747406985705072012-04-23T19:44:25.594-04:002012-04-23T19:44:25.594-04:00He looks like he isn't going to be leading any...He looks like he isn't going to be leading anything, with the exception of what he is told to say. I suppose On The Road will soon get its own vertical, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61183975129471582232012-04-23T19:39:28.032-04:002012-04-23T19:39:28.032-04:00Associate producers are glorified gofers. This guy...Associate producers are glorified gofers. This guy's background is as a junior white house flak followed by years of flaking for a third rate cable news outlet. Hell fit in perfectly here at $200,000 a year.<br /><br />Sad, Gannett could have just moved over one of the many under utilized managers at Useless Today and saved a bundle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30266957945441713392012-04-23T19:35:28.206-04:002012-04-23T19:35:28.206-04:00I give him a year, tops. Of course, if he comes up...I give him a year, tops. Of course, if he comes up with another branding campaign, he could be out much sooner. It's all within reach, as you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86525330842129134022012-04-23T18:05:51.777-04:002012-04-23T18:05:51.777-04:00Just WHEN do you intend to grow and transform Gann...Just WHEN do you intend to grow and transform Gannett?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86227255467535432992012-04-23T18:03:46.372-04:002012-04-23T18:03:46.372-04:00Another score for Banikarim. Yet one more lap dog ...Another score for Banikarim. Yet one more lap dog that will be charged with getting Banikarim those very important self- serving interviews. Now that she's knocked off David L Hunke, watch out Ellwood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14703080711923595452012-04-23T16:46:51.871-04:002012-04-23T16:46:51.871-04:00This job reguires a lot of face time with Gracia. ...This job reguires a lot of face time with Gracia. He better have VERY thick skin.<br /><br />Brian Williams is a sweetheart....this is NOT NBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34608713255230966362012-04-23T16:45:05.110-04:002012-04-23T16:45:05.110-04:00He must want to come back to Virginia/DC area.
He...He must want to come back to Virginia/DC area.<br /><br />He sounds good. Hoping for the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81068680109688841172012-04-23T15:50:03.819-04:002012-04-23T15:50:03.819-04:00Hate to blow your pre-conceived story line folks, ...Hate to blow your pre-conceived story line folks, but this guy is very well regarded in the media space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42276343172429555982012-04-23T15:42:49.562-04:002012-04-23T15:42:49.562-04:00Another TV person hired to a supposed "digita...Another TV person hired to a supposed "digital company". And the beat goes on........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8061882084960736942012-04-23T15:26:10.536-04:002012-04-23T15:26:10.536-04:00His bio says that he is from Westchester, NY. He s...His bio says that he is from Westchester, NY. He should be very familiar as to the train wreck that The Journal News has become.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29810895383377485292012-04-23T15:17:48.824-04:002012-04-23T15:17:48.824-04:00He must never have read this blog. Wonder what he&...He must never have read this blog. Wonder what he's getting paid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80171558425293091712012-04-23T15:17:46.690-04:002012-04-23T15:17:46.690-04:00Just what we need: more self serving pr. Less atte...Just what we need: more self serving pr. Less attention to improving content.<br /><br />we could hire five reporters instead of this guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20413997302318054432012-04-23T15:16:14.027-04:002012-04-23T15:16:14.027-04:00Someone in the executive ranks with actual, real-w...Someone in the executive ranks with actual, real-world, hand-on journalism experience. That's a rarity for Gannett. Hope he effects some much-needed changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56928683284386831282012-04-23T15:14:42.818-04:002012-04-23T15:14:42.818-04:00Thanks for making the professional connections cle...Thanks for making the professional connections clear, Jim. If he is as good as his friends say, he will escape the Big G in 12-18 months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13389039021698862012012-04-23T15:09:16.167-04:002012-04-23T15:09:16.167-04:00Editorial employees, especially, will find this in...Editorial employees, especially, will find this interesting; it's from his <a href="http://www.nbcuni.com/corporate/management/executives/msnbc/jeremy-gaines" rel="nofollow">MSNBC bio:</a><br /><br />Gaines began his career as assistant press secretary for the Clinton/Gore campaign and presidential transition team in 1992. Following President Clinton’s inauguration, Gaines served as AssistantJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81530112589028045912012-04-23T15:04:33.544-04:002012-04-23T15:04:33.544-04:00Sometimes the truth is just that: the truth. Ganne...Sometimes the truth is just that: the truth. Gannett is lucky to be getting Jeremy Gaines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84135935737977848272012-04-23T15:00:17.450-04:002012-04-23T15:00:17.450-04:00Hello, all you NBCUniversal/MSNBC employees/F.O.J....Hello, all you NBCUniversal/MSNBC employees/F.O.J.G.*<br /><br />* friends of Jeremy Gaines.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63907530506946717972012-04-23T14:45:45.212-04:002012-04-23T14:45:45.212-04:00I have worked with Jeremy. Not only one of the nic...I have worked with Jeremy. Not only one of the nicest people, but one of the smartest. He has a staff that is incredibly loyal to him and that says a lot. Gannett is luck to have him. Big loss of MSNBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15539013887896814892012-04-23T14:36:03.783-04:002012-04-23T14:36:03.783-04:00Sorry Heidi Zimmerman did not get the job she so d...Sorry Heidi Zimmerman did not get the job she so deserves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26612551953772084552012-04-23T14:16:19.945-04:002012-04-23T14:16:19.945-04:00I've watched Jeremy Gaines work for a long tim...I've watched Jeremy Gaines work for a long time, from when he had very little worthwhile to promote (Phil Donohue, Alan Keyes) to today when -- love MSNBC or hate it -- they have a strong schedule and make a ton of ad revenue. From the bad old days to today, Gaines is a guy with a very thick skin leavened by a healthy sense of humor and, most important, by an old-school reverence for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com