tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5407982093165995242..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: At the Crystal Palace, talk of dueling brand namesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1285898437703591062010-03-03T21:24:52.537-05:002010-03-03T21:24:52.537-05:00Here in Portland, Maine, Gannett isn't even me...Here in Portland, Maine, Gannett isn't even mentioned in the copyrights on the newscasts on WCSH anymore; it's "Pacific and Southern Company, Inc." instead. Yeah, I know, it's a Gannett division, but still...I remember the prominent Gannett branding of WLVI-TV/Boston back in the 80s, so it really rankles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77619815898259043522010-02-28T22:11:12.249-05:002010-02-28T22:11:12.249-05:00Gannett News Service is hardly the biggest news or...Gannett News Service is hardly the biggest news organization in the world. News Corp., for example, employs far more journalists than the entire Gannett Company. GNS is a pathetic shell of what it used to be. In New York, Gannett isn't even allowing GNS to fill vacant positions. If Gannett papers in New York want Albany coverage, they have to take it out of their own budget, instead of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54230835316637054962010-02-28T13:10:47.998-05:002010-02-28T13:10:47.998-05:00I always wondered why Gannett never leveraged its ...I always wondered why Gannett never leveraged its name. There it was -- and still is -- the biggest news organization in the world, yet its Gannett News Service was -- and still is -- a starving orphan sequestered away in a castle cellar. Look at all the companies that have established themselves in the national or world information media from scratch -- Bloomberg, Craigslist, even the Onion, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36324616209134207832010-02-28T09:11:10.720-05:002010-02-28T09:11:10.720-05:00That quote is the dumbest thing I've ever hear...That quote is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. "Gannett" is a brand name on pay stubs and stock certificates only. The only way USAT will have to compete against a Gannett-centric campaign is for resources, nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24069843075288129812010-02-28T06:52:57.272-05:002010-02-28T06:52:57.272-05:00I am so glad Gracia Martore is getting paid severa...I am so glad Gracia Martore is getting paid several million dollars each year and part of her output is a new tagline. <br /><br />"Gannett...taking from you to give to us" seems like a more appropriate tagline. Or better yet, "Gannett...We don't just fire employees, we humiliate them"<br /><br />Maybe we can come up with a few for USA Today.<br /><br />"USA Today...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33645367793801762352010-02-28T04:04:38.862-05:002010-02-28T04:04:38.862-05:00Gannett vs. USAT. Ali vs. Frazier. The Thrilla in ...Gannett vs. USAT. Ali vs. Frazier. The Thrilla in e-Villa.Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636062801337850683noreply@blogger.com