tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6127679256137186918..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Ask Tara | Is Gannett about to cut 4,500 jobs?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48686221144747315402009-07-07T09:10:51.582-04:002009-07-07T09:10:51.582-04:00Gannett in Florida is way top heavy with editors. ...Gannett in Florida is way top heavy with editors. It should cut them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44450459789859923322009-06-30T21:33:55.342-04:002009-06-30T21:33:55.342-04:00Here's a question for you, Tara:
Which commun...Here's a question for you, Tara:<br /><br />Which community newspapers is Gannett planning to shutter for good? I ask this question because I subscribed to the Gannett-owned Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Just up the road, 40 miles away, is the Gannett-owned Tennessean. I have been called three times in the last four weeks by someone trying to get me to add on the Tennessean to my Steven Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589178576379846781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91530293324927040222009-06-30T18:10:57.305-04:002009-06-30T18:10:57.305-04:00From the NYT blog:
"Gannett executives, who ...From the NYT blog:<br /><br />"Gannett executives, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information, said the number of jobs affected would be significantly smaller than that, and the news would probably come sooner than July 8.<br /><br />"Tara Connell, the company’s chief spokeswoman, declined to comment on the matter, except to contend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70670427311450258472009-06-30T16:45:57.847-04:002009-06-30T16:45:57.847-04:00Apparently the NYT just moved a story citing anony...Apparently the NYT just moved a story citing anonymous GCI executives as confirming layoffs prior to July 8 but understating the 4,500 figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82170897596892777542009-06-30T16:23:07.756-04:002009-06-30T16:23:07.756-04:00Well if they would get rid of the million dollar s...Well if they would get rid of the million dollar salaries....then...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79364344732328611122009-06-30T15:24:17.701-04:002009-06-30T15:24:17.701-04:00Yes. It's the SEC's Regulation FD, for ful...Yes. It's the SEC's Regulation FD, for full disclosure. This layoff would likely require a Form 8K, which is triggered by a so-called material event. <br /><br />Tip: Anytime a flack says they've got big news youd be foolish to miss, ask if they will 8K it. Works everytime. I learned that from Investigative Reporters and Editors.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45506300731916096472009-06-30T14:53:43.723-04:002009-06-30T14:53:43.723-04:00Isn't there a regulation that requires a publi...Isn't there a regulation that requires a publicly traded company to broadly disclose information that could impact its share price and not reveal it just on a blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1784493873378057252009-06-30T14:47:05.495-04:002009-06-30T14:47:05.495-04:00I am an X-Gannetteer and I want to let all of you ...I am an X-Gannetteer and I want to let all of you know that their is LIFE outside of the Gannett world. It was a tough decision to leave after 2 decades of service, but the world is full of new opportunities and we have to embrace them. <br />My words of wisdom are to stop complaining, if you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen and look for something else. <br />Gannett was very good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53834738108310790272009-06-30T14:28:33.161-04:002009-06-30T14:28:33.161-04:00We shall all see next week. Hey, maybe they are go...We shall all see next week. Hey, maybe they are going to announce a takeover by the Government so they can advertise GM products. Anyways Micheal Jackson is selling out papers here too. To bad the draws weren't higher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80022298503679116832009-06-19T11:41:31.280-04:002009-06-19T11:41:31.280-04:00I just turned in my notice and I was told that I s...I just turned in my notice and I was told that I should immediately leave the building. Now while that is not unusual--I was in a position that was critical to the requirement of the job. It has been reported to me that they are not filling my position-nor the other numerous positions that are available. Now I ask you this--when is the last time that positions (which are much needed) went Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58418128383184853652009-06-19T06:30:38.298-04:002009-06-19T06:30:38.298-04:00Jim -- Maybe you should pose the same questions to...Jim -- Maybe you should pose the same questions to Saridakis. He's had the decency to answer you in the past.<br /><br />6/19/2009 12:16 AM<br /><br />But then Jim might receive an answer and where would the fun be in that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77893328583195120432009-06-19T03:20:02.218-04:002009-06-19T03:20:02.218-04:00Jim, you've lost all credibility here. You rea...Jim, you've lost all credibility here. You really think Tara would answer you NOW?<br /><br />Shut down this blog now. It's dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80657520483591541012009-06-19T00:16:16.669-04:002009-06-19T00:16:16.669-04:00Jim -- Maybe you should pose the same questions to...Jim -- Maybe you should pose the same questions to Saridakis. He's had the decency to answer you in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7802517898148711282009-06-19T00:15:39.343-04:002009-06-19T00:15:39.343-04:00I doubt she will answer, and that says it all. A n...I doubt she will answer, and that says it all. A non-response basically confirms that every point Jim laid out is true. Either that or she has so little concern for her employees that she can't be bothered to answer. Either way, it speaks volumes about her and the company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25259624058376429012009-06-18T20:46:58.360-04:002009-06-18T20:46:58.360-04:005:35pm: Yes, it's 100% true. Please believe a...5:35pm: Yes, it's 100% true. Please believe all those other things people have said about her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14421267464551325062009-06-18T17:37:22.938-04:002009-06-18T17:37:22.938-04:00Tara has failed many people she once called friend...Tara has failed many people she once called friends. This has nothing to do with this post, per se, but just a general comment about this woman and her lack of character when it comes to professional colleagues and former friends. She won't help those in need nor seems to consider anyone other than herself and her family when it comes to her ambitions. It saddens me to even write this, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67991137362792135932009-06-18T16:38:48.678-04:002009-06-18T16:38:48.678-04:00If nothing else, Jim, you've given Tara and he...If nothing else, Jim, you've given Tara and her cohorts a taste of "do more with less" and "produce more on the margin." No doubt she will need to squeeze several more meetings into her schedule to come to the decision to ignore you. Silence speaks volumes. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26237784518759606922009-06-18T15:18:06.217-04:002009-06-18T15:18:06.217-04:00Jim, as an ex Gannett employee I say keep it up to...Jim, as an ex Gannett employee I say keep it up to the last minute. For the sanity of all those still employed that refuse to drink the Kool-aid. Now if only our government and others abroad (IRAN) had one of your blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55975651143275669182009-06-18T13:03:16.322-04:002009-06-18T13:03:16.322-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67414116036204250982009-06-18T12:13:19.353-04:002009-06-18T12:13:19.353-04:00We'll see on July 8, or thereabouts, won't...We'll see on July 8, or thereabouts, won't we?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16589577497375169012009-06-18T12:07:11.565-04:002009-06-18T12:07:11.565-04:00Do you really expect a reply before any of this ha...Do you really expect a reply before any of this happens and even if you got one, would it be the truth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com