tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5792043536424031304..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: July 11-17 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46353358021174259252011-07-12T16:35:16.913-04:002011-07-12T16:35:16.913-04:00The emperor has no common sense or managerial expe...The emperor has no common sense or managerial expertise, either. A pathetic excuse for a ceo if there ever was one. Neuharth would have kept this guy as a sales manager at a local tv affliate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5639594628394313342011-07-12T10:11:43.205-04:002011-07-12T10:11:43.205-04:00In midevil times, the king and his minions visited...In midevil times, the king and his minions visited the throne's outposts to collect their tributes. TThis emperor has no clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43107653950368127682011-07-12T09:19:54.979-04:002011-07-12T09:19:54.979-04:003:33 Are they nuts. They bring Gracia and Craig in...3:33 Are they nuts. They bring Gracia and Craig into this climate and they'll get pelted with garbage and won't get out alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11904081445561769232011-07-12T08:28:13.482-04:002011-07-12T08:28:13.482-04:007:37 Those are all terrific questions, and I hope ...7:37 Those are all terrific questions, and I hope to tackle them over time.<br /><br />Just FYI: Al Neuharth's son was working on a book two years ago about the fall of the newspaper industry. I don't know where he is on that project, however.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69188685075071495902011-07-12T07:38:53.707-04:002011-07-12T07:38:53.707-04:00"Rebuilt" Sorry"Rebuilt" SorryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6024538652746279102011-07-12T07:37:31.182-04:002011-07-12T07:37:31.182-04:00Jim,
Do you ever think you are documenting the dec...Jim,<br />Do you ever think you are documenting the decline of the industry and not just Gannett? Gannett may have particular issues made ripe by bad decisions about leadership over the years, but the bigger issue remains: What is next for journalists who love what they do? If you looked at the trend lines and issues facing Gannett (and toss the extremes), you'd face realities off payroll andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56356408170497732332011-07-12T07:32:51.998-04:002011-07-12T07:32:51.998-04:001:27, I got a better one for you:
http://www.mycen...1:27, I got a better one for you:<br />http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110703/NJNEWS10/307030007/Gunmen-leave-1-dead-one-wounded-Plainfield<br /><br />The real estate writer (who also blogs about knitting) had to cover this story and apparently there were no editors to correct the missing words, wrong spelling and general disarray of this report. It went online as is, in feeble contrast Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51207238924981628402011-07-12T06:54:04.672-04:002011-07-12T06:54:04.672-04:00Anyone know what the #'s coming from Leslies t...Anyone know what the #'s coming from Leslies team are? Are they up, way up, flat, down or spiraling down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35100865663356686102011-07-12T06:50:11.279-04:002011-07-12T06:50:11.279-04:00Those who have had town meetings with the 3 stooge...Those who have had town meetings with the 3 stooges at other sites. Should Jackson be scared?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90096795716900436212011-07-12T03:33:35.496-04:002011-07-12T03:33:35.496-04:004:01 p.m. said: "Does anyone know if Craig an...4:01 p.m. said: "Does anyone know if Craig and Gracia are going to visit all the properties? And if they are, why?"<br /><br />Don't know if Craig and company are going to drop in on all the sites, but they'll be visiting Jackson, Miss. Employees at The Clarion-Ledger got this email Monday<br /><br />--<br /><br />From: "Hurst, Leslie"<br />Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68866641392602434382011-07-12T02:12:38.948-04:002011-07-12T02:12:38.948-04:00The Colleen Brewer departure is significant. Consi...The Colleen Brewer departure is significant. Consider how much USCP revenue is at stake now that there is a leadership void? Thought she was a strong sales leader with very influential ties to our largest clients? Hope they announce soon who will lead this sales group that has such a vital role to the company. The impacted revenue is vital to our USCP sites because local sites lack control over Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87874024043525725462011-07-12T01:19:14.994-04:002011-07-12T01:19:14.994-04:00The Colleen Brewer departure is significant. Consi...The Colleen Brewer departure is significant. Consider how much USCP revenue is at stake now that there is a leadership void? Thought she was a strong sales leader with very influential ties to our largest clients? Hope they announce soon who will lead this sales group that has such a vital role to the company. The impacted revenue is vital to our USCP sites because local sites lack control overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45509870899906690342011-07-12T00:45:09.902-04:002011-07-12T00:45:09.902-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85192079702943262432011-07-11T23:15:33.238-04:002011-07-11T23:15:33.238-04:00The absence of ads on the wildly popular USA TODAY...The absence of ads on the wildly popular USA TODAY iPad app is mysterious, given the app started with ads sold out for months.<br /><br />Might be the rate was and is too high, but the app debuted with many ads, and no other news app has topped usat on the I pad for popularity and use ability.<br /><br />Yet another blown chance by who else, the advertising department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33842311564039331402011-07-11T23:06:29.231-04:002011-07-11T23:06:29.231-04:00Two points:
The Tap that Ad videos are pathetic. ...Two points:<br /><br />The Tap that Ad videos are pathetic. Production quality is worse than something you'd find on YouTube. In the Hilton ad, the guy holding the iPad is shaking. <br /><br />There are no ads on the USA TODAY iPad app. How could USA TODAY and Gannett miss the opportunity to feature one of its great advertisers on the app? There must be a good reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7918325613496354702011-07-11T22:51:13.306-04:002011-07-11T22:51:13.306-04:00Groupon and LivingSocial are scraping to offer dai...Groupon and LivingSocial are scraping to offer daily deals in my town. They're getting lamer and lamer. I'm guessing the shine is off those gigs. But if I was a vendor considering a pitch from them, I doubt I'd opt instead for a Deal Chicken. I don't think I'd want my brand hooked up with that. But I'm not a marketing professional like our top-notch guys, so what do I know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4534184185655636622011-07-11T21:26:09.935-04:002011-07-11T21:26:09.935-04:00Out traveling this week and happened to be in Indy...Out traveling this week and happened to be in Indy. Picked up a hotel copy of USAT and a copy of the Star. Hard to tell the difference.BTDTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66281139129789513642011-07-11T20:40:14.480-04:002011-07-11T20:40:14.480-04:00Then, again, it's the perfect opportunity to f...Then, again, it's the perfect opportunity to feature wet boobies with Metromix.Craig Seviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64068659339650156782011-07-11T20:38:20.113-04:002011-07-11T20:38:20.113-04:007:44, I'm surprised a Gannett property didn...7:44, I'm surprised a Gannett property didn't run a kindergarten-level sidebar about how to stay dry in the rain.Craig Seviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35185921954931008102011-07-11T19:44:39.847-04:002011-07-11T19:44:39.847-04:005:40, that's nothing. Here's the top story...5:40, that's nothing. Here's the top story on Fond du Lac's Web site, and note that it is now 6:44 p.m. This is the entire "story."<br /><br />A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 11 a.m. today for Dodge County, according to the National Weather Service.<br /><br />The watch also includes Washington County. <br /><br />Milwaukee and other counties in extreme Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52971089431080640172011-07-11T19:09:53.892-04:002011-07-11T19:09:53.892-04:00Interesting to note that the Cincinnati Enquirer c...Interesting to note that the Cincinnati Enquirer can't continue to cover the Viagra-popping, drunk-driving state rep., but it can sure feature prominently a number of contributors, read that freelancers, on its web site. Looks like between layoffs and vacations they having trouble filling anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85996583904310002112011-07-11T18:44:33.091-04:002011-07-11T18:44:33.091-04:00The news ghostland of Gannett reminds me of a few ...The news ghostland of Gannett reminds me of a few weeks back when there was a river rescue... not out in the boonies, but conveniently just right downtown. I heard the dispatch on my public safety radios and circumstantially happened to be right there. I saw all the first-responders.<br /><br />Maybe I was supposed to stop and take the photos as a reader, rather than a shat-upon former employee.<Craig Seviernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49683654626374752492011-07-11T17:40:53.731-04:002011-07-11T17:40:53.731-04:00@1:27 a.m., that's been happening for years in...@1:27 a.m., that's been happening for years in Oshkosh, only it's getting worse now. They also run a skeleton of an AP story, that ran in full in Milwaukee's real newspaper. Interesting that readers will post links to the full story that's on jsonline. Who needs us anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39097846402096172162011-07-11T16:46:40.926-04:002011-07-11T16:46:40.926-04:00http://www.statesman.com/business/statesman-names-...http://www.statesman.com/business/statesman-names-veteran-executive-brewer-to-be-vice-1593219.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73707803867089808952011-07-11T16:43:15.545-04:002011-07-11T16:43:15.545-04:00Shakeup on the corporate national team, Colleen Br...Shakeup on the corporate national team, Colleen Brewer is leaving! Anyone have details?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com