tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5392618864940204918..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Dec. 16-22 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25900748089715373982013-12-23T17:55:15.723-05:002013-12-23T17:55:15.723-05:00Posters are here 100 percent right. A suburban new...Posters are here 100 percent right. A suburban newspaper that stops covering towns quickly loses its sources and its relevance. I look at the APP's sister paper up in Morris County. the Daily Record. They are without the staff to truly cover any of the 39 towns in the county; the result is that circulation has dropped about 60 percent -- really -- in the last five years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63567118054013597442013-12-23T10:46:35.613-05:002013-12-23T10:46:35.613-05:00Makes as much sense as when management refers to t...Makes as much sense as when management refers to themselves as the "Leadership".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42665284355981901472013-12-23T10:43:26.224-05:002013-12-23T10:43:26.224-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29395405773349906632013-12-23T09:22:51.334-05:002013-12-23T09:22:51.334-05:007:13 PM, That has not been announced. The question... 7:13 PM, That has not been announced. The question is, how will the APP "know" what are the relevant issues in the 2 counties without a presence in the majority of them? Two major issues, Superstorms and Heroin addiction don't happen all the time. Obviously the days of having a reporter covering every town is gone, but to pull out of so much of the coverage area is a questionable Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79072551959270691132013-12-23T09:08:54.644-05:002013-12-23T09:08:54.644-05:00My site got the "do fewer things better"...My site got the "do fewer things better" message, too, which somehow translated into an expectation that each reporter and photographer has to produce 10 pieces of content a week without lowering our standards. SMHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29996879523041749702013-12-23T08:05:34.881-05:002013-12-23T08:05:34.881-05:00The APP never covered all the towns in the past be...The APP never covered all the towns in the past before so most of the readership, or what’s left of it, won’t see a difference. <br />They should look more to covering counties like someone mentioned above. <br />The town news is being covered by the completive weeklies that are thriving after the APP was forced to abandon their weekly products.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45878403998697851642013-12-23T00:27:34.798-05:002013-12-23T00:27:34.798-05:00there are 53 municipalities in Monmouth County. there are 53 municipalities in Monmouth County. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33568860515581236392013-12-22T19:36:16.559-05:002013-12-22T19:36:16.559-05:00Steve is the real deal. I too was shown the door,...Steve is the real deal. I too was shown the door, and he was one of the only ones who checked in to make sure I was doing well. Yes, he's had to oversee some tough decisions. But, he is a man of integrity who always plays it straight. Maybe he can bring back some order to USCP ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91432043159415342402013-12-22T19:13:42.980-05:002013-12-22T19:13:42.980-05:00Wow! Any idea which 12 towns would be covered und...Wow! Any idea which 12 towns would be covered under that program? From your information, that 12 of 75 would be covered, that's just 16 percent. Why not report on how we live in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, make it relevant and you might cover closer to 100 percent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86823736717611067212013-12-22T17:23:03.493-05:002013-12-22T17:23:03.493-05:00Screw the Columbia Journalism Review. Let the, ru...Screw the Columbia Journalism Review. Let the, run a declining business with shrinking revenue and a corporate uberlord. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43633857087171015302013-12-22T17:20:05.139-05:002013-12-22T17:20:05.139-05:00Well, I've always thought the term HR is usele...Well, I've always thought the term HR is useless when it comes to Gannett. From personnel decisions to lack of knowledge of the company's own practices. Nice guy or not, Hyatt is looking out for corporate's interests, not yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37608779106825937822013-12-22T16:59:41.580-05:002013-12-22T16:59:41.580-05:00Has anyone seen the repercussions when these pilla...Has anyone seen the repercussions when these pillars fell in the newsroom (information center, whatever)? For instance, were the reporters (content providers, whatever) who covered the now-unwanted towns laid off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91910818041829187502013-12-22T16:46:32.189-05:002013-12-22T16:46:32.189-05:00Why recycle failure? Because the same cast of cha...Why recycle failure? Because the same cast of characters is calling the shots! To deviate from the path they've laid out would be an admission of failure. So onward we trudge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26824534041002524662013-12-22T11:59:49.807-05:002013-12-22T11:59:49.807-05:00The roll out of the newest of the latest newsroom ...The roll out of the newest of the latest newsroom makeover has started at the APP with the decision that only 12 towns will be covered as part of the Picasso initiatives "do fewer things better" pillar. To put that in context, Monmouth County alone has 43 towns and Ocean County has 32. What's being done instead? A Sunday paper team has been created, in addition to a "How We Pablo Picassonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41668191247775391392013-12-22T06:54:01.095-05:002013-12-22T06:54:01.095-05:00Merry Christmas everyone!!Merry Christmas everyone!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25571602454506799282013-12-21T20:19:31.007-05:002013-12-21T20:19:31.007-05:00I got laid off and he was the only executive who t...I got laid off and he was the only executive who took the time to find me and thank me for my work over the years. He didn't have to do thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78369513998172322812013-12-21T19:06:51.135-05:002013-12-21T19:06:51.135-05:00I'm as critical of Gannett as anyone, but Stev...I'm as critical of Gannett as anyone, but Steve Hyatt is a generally good guy. Does he execute layoffs when corporate demands it. Yes, but I don't see where he would have any choice. But he also does many kind things for employees, and seems to generally care, which is more than I can say for most Gannett managers I have dealt with. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5405085515269838702013-12-21T16:41:53.196-05:002013-12-21T16:41:53.196-05:00Steve Hyatt was listed as someone who read my Link...Steve Hyatt was listed as someone who read my Linked In profile this week. Guess this means I should pack my stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81760930742389014772013-12-21T11:34:01.616-05:002013-12-21T11:34:01.616-05:00Hyatt as head of HR for USCP is a good pick. He&#...Hyatt as head of HR for USCP is a good pick. He's one of the most caring HR people ever at Gannett. A big improvement over Randi Austin who has just served as Michael Kane's hatchet woman for most of the last decade. Just check the Huot lawsuit if you need proof of her true character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74092414990085276772013-12-21T00:35:17.069-05:002013-12-21T00:35:17.069-05:00Apparently not. They just shut down another Metrom...Apparently not. They just shut down another Metromix site. The Reno one lasted from about 2009 to sometime this week. Not sure if other ones got their plugs pulled too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48447579478565084742013-12-20T23:47:41.227-05:002013-12-20T23:47:41.227-05:00Lord is Gannett's top human resources executiv...<a href="http://www.gannett.com/article/99999999/WHOWEARE04/121024001" rel="nofollow">Lord</a> is Gannett's top human resources executive.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12738784770051228552013-12-20T23:08:40.421-05:002013-12-20T23:08:40.421-05:00Who is Kevin Lord?Who is Kevin Lord?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1863432561442483572013-12-20T22:53:30.926-05:002013-12-20T22:53:30.926-05:00Nobody.Nobody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30837746163995503402013-12-20T22:29:12.039-05:002013-12-20T22:29:12.039-05:00Steve Hyatt as head of USCP H.R.? Did Bob Dickey l...Steve Hyatt as head of USCP H.R.? Did Bob Dickey lose a bet? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68347447063731784512013-12-20T21:49:31.552-05:002013-12-20T21:49:31.552-05:00It's the former Dysfunctional Team after succe...It's the former Dysfunctional Team after successfully completed its 90-day PIP.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com