tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5888576763050275099..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: May 7-13 | Your News & Comments: Part 4Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83186265819115563552012-05-10T01:41:23.416-04:002012-05-10T01:41:23.416-04:00I sell my Gannett stock when it comes into the 4...I sell my Gannett stock when it comes into the 401k account. Declining revenue and profits do not make this company a long term investment. You've seen this crew in action. Any reason to put your faith in a turnaround or mere stewardship of current assets? This gang does shoot straight. Heck, it doesn't even know how to load the ammo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46874607121591780342012-05-10T01:35:59.250-04:002012-05-10T01:35:59.250-04:00Those ice cream cones look like dunce caps on this...Those ice cream cones look like dunce caps on this crew.<br />Ice cream? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75588722331166354812012-05-10T00:53:47.388-04:002012-05-10T00:53:47.388-04:00$4 million down the drain? That's chump change...$4 million down the drain? That's chump change to this crew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75922718923480060042012-05-10T00:50:03.045-04:002012-05-10T00:50:03.045-04:0010:51, if true that is quite amazing for a company...10:51, if true that is quite amazing for a company that co to use to brag about its iPad app success. But then duplicitous behavior is the hallmark of this management team, from the top to middle management. At the end of the day, weasels get you nowhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30655488967778024512012-05-09T22:51:10.458-04:002012-05-09T22:51:10.458-04:00Two interesting things from a terrible newsroom st...Two interesting things from a terrible newsroom staff meeting in Louisville: exec editor Bennie Ivory says the old print business model is "done" and "never coming back." And we learn that gannett papers are not getting real iPad apps but instead "app like sites" because -- here is the real shocker --- gannett is trying to go around Apple so it doesn't have to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80934717322062882182012-05-09T21:34:20.858-04:002012-05-09T21:34:20.858-04:00Question: Is every site flying digital reps all o...Question: Is every site flying digital reps all over the country for training? At my site the 2-3 corporate digital employees are traveling 1-3 times a month. If we're suppose to be a digital company, hasn't anyone thought of teleconferencing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69509965942159172442012-05-09T20:59:32.739-04:002012-05-09T20:59:32.739-04:00Dump it now!Dump it now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90917860882714557372012-05-09T20:59:09.646-04:002012-05-09T20:59:09.646-04:00Revenue isn't there so the positions were cut....Revenue isn't there so the positions were cut. Just like when the Packers lose too many games, they get rid of the players instead of the coach - and try to win the game with 45 people on the roster instead of 53.<br /><br />What do you mean, that's not how you win?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49449518846749770672012-05-09T20:30:14.735-04:002012-05-09T20:30:14.735-04:00There were a few let go in Wisconsin, 2 Oshkosh, 1...There were a few let go in Wisconsin, 2 Oshkosh, 1 Fond du Lac, more to the north but unsure of the exact numbers. Is this a regional blood letting? More to come, nationwide? Anyone have more feed back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50149127006747329172012-05-09T19:58:59.455-04:002012-05-09T19:58:59.455-04:00GCI stock answer here:
I consider myself pretty kn...GCI stock answer here:<br />I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about such things. Here's a a six-month chart for GCI:<br />http://one.realtimestockquote.com/neochart/neochart.dll?co=realtime&mode=-1&idx_sym=&sb=gci&cn=us&chw=1200&chh=800&inh=140&ty=2&ind=-6&inm=-1&sca=1&ref_rate=180&chk_mov=on&mov1=20&mov2=50&mov3=200&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63199312903390071792012-05-09T19:36:41.629-04:002012-05-09T19:36:41.629-04:00Chairman Hunke is pushing to start an ice cream ve...Chairman Hunke is pushing to start an ice cream vertical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36678223994381514342012-05-09T18:50:22.810-04:002012-05-09T18:50:22.810-04:00USA today has begun a national search for VP of Da...USA today has begun a national search for VP of Dairy Products. Bossy the Cow is already in the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62441500663452773412012-05-09T18:42:53.994-04:002012-05-09T18:42:53.994-04:002:48 I'm what you would call a Troll and even ...2:48 I'm what you would call a Troll and even I think it's hilarious !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61971564131122180242012-05-09T17:54:40.373-04:002012-05-09T17:54:40.373-04:002:48, re: Hunke, Hunke Burnin Love
I don't ca...2:48, re: Hunke, Hunke Burnin Love<br /><br />I don't care who you are, THAT's funny!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71299389749153279642012-05-09T17:30:42.480-04:002012-05-09T17:30:42.480-04:00That's not free ice cream, Susie Sellout. That...That's not free ice cream, Susie Sellout. That's David L Hunke's going away party. Lick. Lick. Lick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63738685089586648232012-05-09T17:16:57.512-04:002012-05-09T17:16:57.512-04:00For the person yesterday who said Florida Today...For the person yesterday who said Florida Today's paywall is still activated: This is what I see when I go there...<br /><br />"Enjoy a free number of articles for the next 30 days."<br /><br />And I have been receiving that message since early in April.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79575204112917895592012-05-09T17:12:27.715-04:002012-05-09T17:12:27.715-04:00Can anyone say who, or what positions, got cut in ...Can anyone say who, or what positions, got cut in Oshkosh? Any others lately in Wisconsin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60429989452246197702012-05-09T17:01:47.045-04:002012-05-09T17:01:47.045-04:00Today I got a notice from NJ Dept of Labor and Wor...Today I got a notice from NJ Dept of Labor and Workforce Development telling me to return the money I received for my furlough week. <br /><br />Reason: letter says I quit my job without good cause.<br /><br />Writing the appeal letter saying no I did not, I was employed not paid. <br /><br />Anybody else in NJ have a problem with unemployment payments?<br /><br />Did the NJ people who took the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76635519145190443962012-05-09T16:44:21.786-04:002012-05-09T16:44:21.786-04:00Free ice cream at the Crystal Palace? Oh, boy! W...Free ice cream at the Crystal Palace? Oh, boy! When's Hawaiian Shirt Day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43573120339183680732012-05-09T16:39:17.645-04:002012-05-09T16:39:17.645-04:00Two scoops of "Maryam I Doing Anything?"...Two scoops of "Maryam I Doing Anything?", please.<br /><br />Feel free to tweet about the awesome flavor with absolutely zero calories or fat - in fact, nothing to reflect any substance at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76039465099682645912012-05-09T16:34:54.370-04:002012-05-09T16:34:54.370-04:003:38 - just move 100% to another fund, not a dolla...3:38 - just move 100% to another fund, not a dollar amount. Too late for today, it would be applied to tomorrow's trading. 100% would ensure it all gets moved, regardless of the stock price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65575009059649504032012-05-09T16:12:44.123-04:002012-05-09T16:12:44.123-04:00I thought it would be a limited-edition "Chun...I thought it would be a limited-edition "Chunky Hunke," with blobs of dough and flavored with real Scotch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88424688354673920702012-05-09T15:53:44.894-04:002012-05-09T15:53:44.894-04:00Special Gannett flavors: Cookie Crumbles and Have ...Special Gannett flavors: Cookie Crumbles and Have a Nice Payday (in which you get ice cream with bits of the candy bar for dessert when on furlough).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69440882178563860152012-05-09T15:38:18.795-04:002012-05-09T15:38:18.795-04:00Stock question, and apologies if this seems stupid...Stock question, and apologies if this seems stupid but I have no experience with such things.<br /><br />I'm a former very-longtime employee. I have some Gannett stock in my 401(k) that is still at Gannett.<br /><br />Not a lot but enough that it's galling and/or annoying compared to the other aspects of the plan which are far more healthy; secondly, I want no investment specifically in aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53714465180714497192012-05-09T15:25:28.483-04:002012-05-09T15:25:28.483-04:00Doesn't the FTC regulate this type of "pa...Doesn't the FTC regulate this type of "paid endorsement"?<br /><br />Be careful all you reporters with reputations to uphold.<br />Enjoy your ice cream but hold off on the tweeting.<br /><br />Where is Jody Gersh when you need some advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com