tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6038285592538803832..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | How to get by with fewer reporters Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21822972609625502522013-05-28T15:33:52.300-04:002013-05-28T15:33:52.300-04:00Niche? None. A name as broad as "USA" is...Niche? None. A name as broad as "USA" is about as non-niche as you can get.<br /><br />Really, what is aggregation? It's presenting to your audience any material that you didn't create yourself. Which is to say, it's AP. Newspapers have been selecting and editing -- aggregating -- AP news in their pages for 167 years.<br /><br />The web simply removes the middleman and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67235520527165316122013-05-27T21:59:56.232-04:002013-05-27T21:59:56.232-04:00We already covered it. USA Today at least has orga...We already covered it. USA Today at least has organizations named as sources. Jim has anonymous gripes. Let's see -- which ones would be more credible?<br /><br />If you can't figure that one out, there's no hope for you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29789453266435856802013-05-27T20:51:44.952-04:002013-05-27T20:51:44.952-04:00And what exactly is the point???? Why don't yo...And what exactly is the point???? Why don't you enlighten us with your obvious brilliance, 1:37 a.m.??? We are in awe.<br /><br />The paper is a piece of crap and sinking even further, because all of the people with brains have left. Except you, of course. But oh, yeah, you're one of those cluelesss editors who've never worked anywhere else and can't hope to get a job anywhere Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57357628526195075932013-05-26T17:52:25.440-04:002013-05-26T17:52:25.440-04:001:35, I am curious if you have ever done anything ...1:35, I am curious if you have ever done anything except bitch. If so, what? Be specific. Tell us the result. I'm sure you failed, but clarify that for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23035400615097019132013-05-26T13:35:51.478-04:002013-05-26T13:35:51.478-04:00642, i am curious about your role in the newsroom....642, i am curious about your role in the newsroom. What is it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31641942966437810572013-05-25T18:43:41.948-04:002013-05-25T18:43:41.948-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23650790134684565472013-05-25T18:42:32.235-04:002013-05-25T18:42:32.235-04:00He can't. The reasons are numerous. I'll c...He can't. The reasons are numerous. I'll cite a few:<br /><br />* He can't get facts right.<br />* The other posters can't get facts right.<br />* They've been unemployed for years. How would they buy a paper?<br />* From what I hear, Jim wasn't good at working well with others.<br /><br />There are more. Listing the more serious ones would get the post deleted.<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3044820019358519522013-05-25T18:38:59.792-04:002013-05-25T18:38:59.792-04:00Yawn. Tired response.
And you missed the point. T...Yawn. Tired response.<br /><br />And you missed the point. The point is that USA Today at least has organizations for sources. Jim has only anonymous people who are frequently cited as being wrong. Just scroll up to see an example.<br /><br />Here's a tip for you: If you have nothing original and no good argument to make, then don't post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51483437229041141242013-05-25T17:28:41.086-04:002013-05-25T17:28:41.086-04:00Gee if some of these newsroom geniuses got togethe...Gee if some of these newsroom geniuses got together and bought their own paper maybe they could show everyone how it should be done. Jim why don't you look for some partners, bring your principal posters together and produce the newspaper you all pontificate about on this Blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19098218016740370672013-05-24T17:19:11.550-04:002013-05-24T17:19:11.550-04:00I'm still left wondering about USAT's cons...I'm still left wondering about USAT's consumer identity: What niche is it targeting?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73248177745300982052013-05-24T12:10:28.786-04:002013-05-24T12:10:28.786-04:00To address Jim's original question, it depends...To address Jim's original question, it depends. It makes sense to aggregate in some news situations, such as fast-moving, breaking news overseas where, even if USAT wanted to cover it with its own staff, they would need a day just to get enough people over the Atlantic to swarm the streets of London, and even then would be chasing the story, not leading it. USAT is at least being transparent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38771735697494317352013-05-24T12:06:12.986-04:002013-05-24T12:06:12.986-04:00That's sort of the point ... "Gannett wan...That's sort of the point ... "Gannett wants to act like a serious news source, **BUT** it's turning itself into HuffPo (by aggregating instead of reporting)"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91574128261098633972013-05-24T11:12:43.744-04:002013-05-24T11:12:43.744-04:00Attacking posts solely because they're anonymo...Attacking posts solely because they're anonymous all while using anonymity for yourself speaks volumes. Funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74693375229483353592013-05-24T11:10:15.225-04:002013-05-24T11:10:15.225-04:00Isn't HuffPo a blog - just like Jim's litt...Isn't HuffPo a blog - just like Jim's little endevor? <br /><br />It is all about clicks and advertising. The bottom line. Jim doesn't give two hoots about anything other than how many click and post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75167602534641043142013-05-24T11:07:24.451-04:002013-05-24T11:07:24.451-04:00To 6:22 pm:
I beg to differ. I personally had to...To 6:22 pm:<br /><br />I beg to differ. I personally had to lay off a group of people at USA Today as early as 2001. I also saw it happen prior to that.<br /><br />Don't act like you know what you are talking about if you don't really know. You are obviously only aware of what happens in your small world which must be only editorial since you skewered Paulson. He may deserve it but youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1907410270093602972013-05-24T10:47:11.117-04:002013-05-24T10:47:11.117-04:00How is USA Today "stealing" from AP? USA...How is USA Today "stealing" from AP? USA Today pays AP a lot of money as a member of the news cooperative. AP is a wholesaler. USA Today is a retailer. USA Today can slice and dice the copy to suit its news hole and needs, as long as it doesn't distort the words and/or the meaning. You are entitled to your opinion about Larry Kramer, the publisher. My opinion is that the guy has a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87098283091814258692013-05-24T10:32:02.750-04:002013-05-24T10:32:02.750-04:00Oh, grow up.
Seriously, in light of the millions ...Oh, grow up.<br /><br />Seriously, in light of the millions of your fellow Americans who have been through the wringer over the last five years, to say nothing of the precipitous collapse of the entire print media industry, the whining is just a bit hard to take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55562989699037743982013-05-24T09:18:32.568-04:002013-05-24T09:18:32.568-04:00Stunned by the idiocy of the Jim-haters. I'm s...Stunned by the idiocy of the Jim-haters. I'm sure this will result in accusations that I'm "not getting the point," and I'm sure nothing I say will change your mind - so feel free to attack me or whatever.<br /><br />Jim is a single person running a blog. That's how it works. <br />Gannett wants to act like a serious news source, but it's turning itself into HuffPo.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24425327963421279642013-05-24T01:37:55.204-04:002013-05-24T01:37:55.204-04:00No, 12:08, you missed the point completely. Not a ...No, 12:08, you missed the point completely. Not a surprise.<br /><br />Stretch your brain a tad, and you'll come up with a better explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19548923583286838982013-05-24T00:08:28.257-04:002013-05-24T00:08:28.257-04:00The people who are criticizing Jim must all be in ...The people who are criticizing Jim must all be in management at USAT. That's the only explanation I can come up with for trying to compare a single blogger to "The Nation's Newspaper."<br /><br />Of course USAT can't prosper when it's lost many of its most respected reporters. Centuries of institutional memory exited with the staffers who took the latest buyout.<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84361925933220959102013-05-23T23:06:01.532-04:002013-05-23T23:06:01.532-04:00If Jim charted his attribution for the rumors and ...If Jim charted his attribution for the rumors and gossip here, it would go like this:<br /><br />Anonymous<br />Anonymous<br />Anonymous<br />Anonymous<br /><br />And so on. You get the idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41783804316477664072013-05-23T21:32:55.079-04:002013-05-23T21:32:55.079-04:00True, but has gotten far worse under Kramer's ...True, but has gotten far worse under Kramer's branding efforts. We are stealing from AP and citing other sources. Blatantly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75686878808459092782013-05-23T21:30:48.279-04:002013-05-23T21:30:48.279-04:00Most of the talent left years ago. There are now a...Most of the talent left years ago. There are now as many editors as reporters. Only a few carry much work load. The game long has been pretending involvement, but not actually getting your hands dirty doin actual work. Sad to say Callaway, on yet another out of town trip, clearly does not seem to care who gets away with murder day in, day out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39551908129691095802013-05-23T18:35:58.248-04:002013-05-23T18:35:58.248-04:00We do know what happens, 12:39. We see it here at ...We do know what happens, 12:39. We see it here at this blog every single day.<br /><br />Is that what you meant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81506132038673855022013-05-23T18:34:11.459-04:002013-05-23T18:34:11.459-04:00Oops. Wrong time. 2:40 is just another of the defe...Oops. Wrong time. 2:40 is just another of the defenders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com