tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5762411302154303377..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 26-Sept. 1 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4455014304144343232013-08-28T14:35:55.003-04:002013-08-28T14:35:55.003-04:0012:26 Not nonsense at all. Gannetts management has...12:26 Not nonsense at all. Gannetts management has only cut cost and made bad investments the last five years. They have done little other than raising prices to bring in more revenue. Any one who defends them is full of nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76394555176724475902013-08-28T13:19:37.630-04:002013-08-28T13:19:37.630-04:00Ditto. Ditto. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61314446638380199402013-08-28T12:25:02.935-04:002013-08-28T12:25:02.935-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71279066310553837222013-08-28T11:01:54.191-04:002013-08-28T11:01:54.191-04:00Of course "Give It To Me Local was not a &quo...Of course "Give It To Me Local was not a "home-grown" marketing piece. Nothing Gannett does these days is "home-grown". That would mean that their products are locally focused and contain information that is important to the people who live in the communities where their products are distributed. I worked at the Binghamton newspaper(s) forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36576965248013719772013-08-28T08:02:10.141-04:002013-08-28T08:02:10.141-04:00"Give It To Me Local" wasn't a home-..."Give It To Me Local" wasn't a home-grown marketing piece, we had a temporary license to use it. That license is expiring so we have to use something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72071633632275924082013-08-28T01:56:39.610-04:002013-08-28T01:56:39.610-04:00http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013308270351Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58600948612365752262013-08-28T01:53:43.291-04:002013-08-28T01:53:43.291-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89710556160840703502013-08-28T00:39:59.546-04:002013-08-28T00:39:59.546-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37801390930565108992013-08-28T00:39:42.518-04:002013-08-28T00:39:42.518-04:00I just rolled out of my chair on that one. I just rolled out of my chair on that one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20674874111665003552013-08-28T00:38:07.358-04:002013-08-28T00:38:07.358-04:00Good old clear-eyed, hard-nosed Craig Dubow drove ...Good old clear-eyed, hard-nosed Craig Dubow drove the stock from $90 a share to $1.99 and walked away with millions in bonus pay. <br /><br />That's Gannett leadership.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52764194810036305002013-08-28T00:31:15.555-04:002013-08-28T00:31:15.555-04:00Good morning, Mr. Van Winkle. While you were sleep...Good morning, Mr. Van Winkle. While you were sleeping, the long-anticipated demise of the newspaper came to pass. RIP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6238002302646627652013-08-28T00:26:51.951-04:002013-08-28T00:26:51.951-04:00That's nonsense. Overall newspaper industry re...That's nonsense. Overall newspaper industry revenue collapsed by more than two-thirds in just 11 years. That's not Gannett management's fault. If anything, Gannett has fared better than most—thanks to its clear-eyed and hard-nosed management during this disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37443076336983741152013-08-27T23:25:54.772-04:002013-08-27T23:25:54.772-04:00Gannett should just admit that bad management star...Gannett should just admit that bad management starting at the top had more to do with the decline in print revenue than anything else did. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78174780182269459842013-08-27T21:41:48.733-04:002013-08-27T21:41:48.733-04:00I was an editor and reporter at the Democrat and C...I was an editor and reporter at the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY, for about 3 years from 1993-95. As most of you know, this was Gannett's flagship paper before the birth of USAT.<br /><br />After 20 years, I can't really say exactly what the staff levels were while I was there. Suffice to say that it was a large and enterprising staff, worthy of a paper that circulated in the John Reinanhttp://www.ideapeepshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7679728209054051442013-08-27T21:23:07.664-04:002013-08-27T21:23:07.664-04:00I'm sure the heavy use of Appleton and Green B...I'm sure the heavy use of Appleton and Green Bay stories will help ease community speculation that Oshkosh will turn into a PC bureau!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40306704928248895872013-08-27T20:57:31.444-04:002013-08-27T20:57:31.444-04:00Yep, 8:19, just like the whole "purpose"...Yep, 8:19, just like the whole "purpose" fad about improving people's lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36012110419121618442013-08-27T20:47:09.396-04:002013-08-27T20:47:09.396-04:00The only announcement was from Hollis about mergin...The only announcement was from Hollis about merging the day and night desk in to a unified "finishing desk," serving all the NJ papers. And deadlines are an hour earlier. NJ Government officials, please take note, it is now easier to duck the question you don't want to answer. It's all in reach! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21032252363747661382013-08-27T20:19:59.968-04:002013-08-27T20:19:59.968-04:00Give it to me local is so yesterday's news. Go...Give it to me local is so yesterday's news. God forbid they stay with a branding campaign for more then six months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72189855652034269202013-08-27T19:38:31.397-04:002013-08-27T19:38:31.397-04:00One cut in Elmira. Night editor.One cut in Elmira. Night editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74631032539124003732013-08-27T18:42:29.749-04:002013-08-27T18:42:29.749-04:00Well, the Northwestern in Wisconsin had not one lo...Well, the Northwestern in Wisconsin had not one locally written story in its 8-page A section yesterday, not even a brief. <br /><br />Give it to me local!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13770264779527294222013-08-27T17:34:57.412-04:002013-08-27T17:34:57.412-04:00So what happened to the big New Jersey announcemen...So what happened to the big New Jersey announcement about a state wide newspaper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67700838765334465412013-08-27T11:39:28.829-04:002013-08-27T11:39:28.829-04:00As someone who works in Binghamton, but not in the...As someone who works in Binghamton, but not in the newsroom directly, I have heard horror stories about him and we have lost many great people who couldn't take his 'leadership' anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29895829410560834532013-08-27T10:05:17.957-04:002013-08-27T10:05:17.957-04:00Sadly and thankfully the Onion seems to be the onl...Sadly and thankfully the Onion seems to be the only publication that makes sense today as newspaper sites learn how to better deceive and manipulate readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-108380829038289292013-08-27T09:01:41.260-04:002013-08-27T09:01:41.260-04:00Agreed, and working in that. Agreed, and working in that. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65346026690473971252013-08-27T09:00:23.544-04:002013-08-27T09:00:23.544-04:00It means, among other things, that someone doesn&#...It means, among other things, that someone doesn't like to see Corporate criticized in public. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com