tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5921382293942320788..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Two GCI consulting jobs richer than Robinson'sJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9855809735055122832011-12-19T17:50:26.509-05:002011-12-19T17:50:26.509-05:00I would like to know if any of the contributors he...I would like to know if any of the contributors here -- who are stupid just for contributing -- are dumb enough to try to take it as a deduction. That would be a fun story.<br /><br />Jim already is liable for providing false information and encouraging others to do the same. These are blatant attempts to hurt the stock price, and those should be investigated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33281848619304733652011-12-19T17:47:55.833-05:002011-12-19T17:47:55.833-05:00I do support you in efforts and I like the ongoing...I do support you in efforts and I like the ongoing analysis of Gannett and even of the Freedom Forum/Newseum to some (lesser) extent. I would however just caution you in calling money you receive from your readers as "donations" or "contributions" because we don't want to mislead anyone into thinking they can deduct the amounts on their personal returns, would we? Wouldn&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8682670291935514102011-12-16T20:26:54.986-05:002011-12-16T20:26:54.986-05:00Wonder if he stills also gets $100,000 a year from...Wonder if he stills also gets $100,000 a year from USAT for that ghastly column that others ghostwrite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30769545110182864972011-12-16T19:58:03.644-05:002011-12-16T19:58:03.644-05:00In recent years, Neuharth also has been getting ne...In recent years, Neuharth also has been getting nearly $500,000 a year in salary and expenses as founder of the original Gannett Foundation, which he renamed the Freedom Forum foundation in Washington 20 years ago.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25733638839988849722011-12-16T17:13:42.724-05:002011-12-16T17:13:42.724-05:002:53, you have to cut Jim some slack. These days, ...2:53, you have to cut Jim some slack. These days, he either screwed up or gets piled on every day, so he gets cranky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71079516086564533002011-12-16T17:13:13.770-05:002011-12-16T17:13:13.770-05:00Why, oh why, does the board of directors, particul...Why, oh why, does the board of directors, particularly the "independent" directors, go along with these payoffs? How are these former executives possibly worth these sums long after they leave the company? Why aren't the stockholders demanding an end to the handouts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14175870111643032742011-12-16T16:52:33.516-05:002011-12-16T16:52:33.516-05:00Another proof point on what's wrong with corpo...Another proof point on what's wrong with corporate America. Do these Boards REALLY believe this is necessary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1292026224395549492011-12-16T16:46:45.861-05:002011-12-16T16:46:45.861-05:00How many deals like this are embedded into our pas...How many deals like this are embedded into our past proxy statements? So, we laided off 18 people making $50k a year to cover what we're paying these two guys each year for not working? Add that to the $37 million we paid Craig for not working, plus whatever I bet we've paid or are paying our past CEOs for quitting or "consulting," and you've got real money. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36368077915373945352011-12-16T15:35:25.364-05:002011-12-16T15:35:25.364-05:001. That's a broad statement. As you (or anothe...1. That's a broad statement. As you (or another reader) would typically write: No details = no credibility.<br /><br />Also, I never said that's all Neuharth receives. The $300K I wrote about here is the result of only the two deals I've cited.<br /><br />2. I'm still waiting for someone to explain why yesterday's headline is biased.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-236199029625288242011-12-16T14:53:49.640-05:002011-12-16T14:53:49.640-05:00Jim, Al gets a whole lot more. You are so busy wri...Jim, Al gets a whole lot more. You are so busy writing biased headlines about stock prices that you miss the real stories. This is one of themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com