tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5586352145047741073..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: It takes a village (of CEOs) to lead a company astrayJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30950377493526124672008-06-28T10:25:00.000-04:002008-06-28T10:25:00.000-04:00The biggest mistake Gannett made was - and continu...The biggest mistake Gannett made was - and continues to be - its greed. Back in the late 80s and early 90s, the internet was just a glimmer but the company choose to delay investing in web sites for newspapers or any digital product unless it had an ROI behind it. The internet - like so many other endeavors - is an investment that took years - made a decade - for some of the real revenue Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53834616531292401362008-06-28T01:47:00.000-04:002008-06-28T01:47:00.000-04:00Just a thought..........Should Bruce Klink be nerv...Just a thought..........Should Bruce Klink be nervous with Evan Ray coming to corporate as senior vp of finance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38418619428166188522008-06-27T17:59:00.000-04:002008-06-27T17:59:00.000-04:00Silverman. Next. Please.Silverman. Next. Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36239252961261848652008-06-27T16:20:00.000-04:002008-06-27T16:20:00.000-04:00You produce dreck with carpet-baggers -- and expec...You produce dreck with carpet-baggers -- and expect the locals to just buy it? <BR/><BR/>What a friggin' laugh. Gannett got what it deserved. It's doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4900651792057247922008-06-27T14:55:00.000-04:002008-06-27T14:55:00.000-04:00Shouldn't the heading be, "It takes a villain?"Shouldn't the heading be, "It takes a villain?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54743689206604436042008-06-27T14:26:00.000-04:002008-06-27T14:26:00.000-04:00Anyone know who at Corporate will report to Krans?...Anyone know who at Corporate will report to Krans? Has that been announced? I am surprised at this appointment given her comparitively small amount of experience. Rumor is some top level positions will report to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77234796829046502482008-06-27T14:20:00.000-04:002008-06-27T14:20:00.000-04:00Two down and more to go. Get rid of Silverman, Bu...Two down and more to go. Get rid of Silverman, Buchanan, Hunke, and the cancer starts into remission.<BR/>Possibly a new start on rebuilding.<BR/><BR/>Neuharth was the beast that started the slide. The moral slide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47194725035110047332008-06-27T14:15:00.000-04:002008-06-27T14:15:00.000-04:00Here's the full official Gannett release:FOR IMMED...Here's the full official Gannett release:<BR/><BR/>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, June 27, 2008<BR/><BR/>Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing Division Reorganized; Executives Named<BR/><BR/> McLEAN, VA – Gannett today announced a reorganization of its U.S. Community Publishing division, several executive appointments and two retirements:<BR/><BR/> Five regional groups become four groups: EastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23187131860249641152008-06-27T14:08:00.000-04:002008-06-27T14:08:00.000-04:00Ramhoff replaces Krans in Palm Springs:Richard A. ...Ramhoff replaces Krans in Palm Springs:<BR/><BR/>Richard A. Ramhoff, a veteran journalist and the publisher of the Lansing State Journal in Michigan, today was announced as The Desert Sun’s new publisher, replacing Michelle Krans.<BR/><BR/>Krans, The Desert Sun’s president and publisher since 2005 and a group vice president in the Pacific Group of Gannett’s Newspaper Division, has been promoted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4259253697676408832008-06-27T14:02:00.000-04:002008-06-27T14:02:00.000-04:00Breaking news II: Barbara Henry also is stepping d...Breaking news II: Barbara Henry also is stepping down at the Indy Star. In an Email she said she's decided to retire Aug. 1 after 34 years with Gannett. No word on who will replace Barbara in Indianapolis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20634809770843056682008-06-27T13:52:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:52:00.000-04:00Breaking news: Denise Ivey stepping down as Louisv...Breaking news: Denise Ivey stepping down as Louisville Courier-Journal publisher. Replacement to be named within 60 days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43399011313424612602008-06-27T13:50:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:50:00.000-04:00Check out the front of The Desert Sun www.mydesert...Check out the front of The Desert Sun www.mydesert.com<BR/><BR/>New publisher announcement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54938257127885596012008-06-27T13:45:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:45:00.000-04:00Having been around from the Paul Miller era throug...Having been around from the Paul Miller era through the beginning of Dubow's reign I have to think that Neuharth set the table for the long term problems. He was the one who turned Gannett newspapers into profit machines at any cost. Purchased most of the papers and then started draining them. If you've been around long enough you know that we never had a down quarter year over year from 1969 (I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65818207874946070522008-06-27T13:32:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:32:00.000-04:00Neuharth the worst for his insane and height-compe...Neuharth the worst for his insane and height-compensating imperial excess...<BR/>I'm just worried sick, though, about about the crap Gannett art collection...Or, has that stuff vanished?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12613525261783622762008-06-27T12:30:00.000-04:002008-06-27T12:30:00.000-04:00It would not have mattered at all.The industry rep...It would not have mattered at all.<BR/>The industry reputation was soiled.<BR/>The local community knew what corporate control would do to their newspapers. The largest metro's are suffering as bad as Gannett. They lacked the ability to talk with one another in concert and build a solid future.<BR/><BR/>Curley and McCorky tolerated Watson and the Evil Empire. About twenty years was lost. And Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81616563184050941472008-06-27T12:08:00.000-04:002008-06-27T12:08:00.000-04:00Best CEO? Easy: Al Neuharth. He would have done w...Best CEO? <BR/><BR/>Easy: Al Neuharth. <BR/><BR/>He would have done what Murdoch is doing -- believe in the product, expand the product, grow the product. Neuharth's weakness is that he was surrounded by fearful sycophants, many fearful of Al rather than using Al's energy to move the company into the digital realm when needed.<BR/><BR/>Biggest non-event CEO? John Curley. Wasted years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91050652384739415122008-06-27T11:51:00.000-04:002008-06-27T11:51:00.000-04:00The demise has been speculated upon for many years...The demise has been speculated upon for many years. The profit motive was not meant to generate the same windfalls as the dot coms.<BR/>The pace of change was thwarted. The old white-male generational mindset never changed. There rarely was cooperation and each newspaper chose to beat each other up to garner competitive advantage.<BR/>The arrogance killed them. And then priced themselves out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49039580847099054092008-06-27T11:23:00.000-04:002008-06-27T11:23:00.000-04:00While we lose our jobs, Google adds an employee co...While we lose our jobs, Google adds an employee concierge: http://tinyurl.com/6ozteyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83041889775715303082008-06-27T10:30:00.000-04:002008-06-27T10:30:00.000-04:00900 newspaper jobs lost this week. The link below ...900 newspaper jobs lost this week. The link below details the cuts and provides dead-on commentary, including: "... the entire industry is in freefall and needs to change radically. And that starts with radical changes in business management. That's where the cuts should be occurring these days, not in the rank and file.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6pyerjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31275953091168296252008-06-27T10:27:00.000-04:002008-06-27T10:27:00.000-04:00Whoops, sorry Jim! meant to put that on the Detroi...Whoops, sorry Jim! meant to put that on the Detroit post... delete these at your discretion. My bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61857406066674772662008-06-27T10:25:00.000-04:002008-06-27T10:25:00.000-04:00Detroit also won a handful of local Emmy awards fo...Detroit also won a handful of local Emmy awards for their multimedia projects and video. They're consistently doing outstanding work. I wish all Gannett papers were given proportionally equal resources to excel in the types of quality journalism the Free Press does.<BR/><BR/>Hell... with all of those buyouts on the way, who knows how long Detroit will be able to hold on to those resources.<BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com