tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6169671120925309592..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 8-14 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51455831967270791462011-08-14T20:20:14.905-04:002011-08-14T20:20:14.905-04:0010:38 must be on drugs, no pun intended, reporting...10:38 must be on drugs, no pun intended, reporting clinical trial results is a standard part of medical reporting. Amy Harmon/NYT won a Pulitzer reporting features in this vein. It's how doctors, FDA and Wall Street keep score on pharmaceuticals, as anyone who has half a clue knows. Your Life is a desperate bid to get away from this kind of serious beat reporting and into fluff lifestyle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54174810615832929862011-08-13T20:25:43.904-04:002011-08-13T20:25:43.904-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45139112879757856412011-08-13T01:12:56.968-04:002011-08-13T01:12:56.968-04:00HighSchoolSports.net = terrible product that dies ...HighSchoolSports.net = terrible product that dies not work. Gannett should not waste another dime trying to revive that struggling dog of a website. Pathetic. Funny thing is (well, it's not funny, really), we said it would not work and no one would listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32080468908809283822011-08-12T22:38:29.596-04:002011-08-12T22:38:29.596-04:00What's wrong with USA Today. Well, where to be...What's wrong with USA Today. Well, where to begin. Let's take Your Life as an example. Now here's an original idea of peddling stories on drugs that drug manufacturers will love and spend their advertising budgets promoting. But are we all really that sick? We certainly have scared the elderly and poor into believing so. Just look at the Medicare and Medicaid budgets. Mention cancer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3799063986597836402011-08-12T21:14:09.963-04:002011-08-12T21:14:09.963-04:005:30 in Cherry Hill - You have to learn to do what...5:30 in Cherry Hill - You have to learn to do what we do in the NJ Group (mainly APP) Just sit back and keep quiet. Incompetence rules. Threats and more threats. There is no wonder that half of the advertising staffs are looking for other jobs. Is it going to bring in more revenue - NO. Build morale - no. The S--- rolls from the top. Ask for an accounting of how many reps are out on medical or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91667435329802330362011-08-12T21:05:26.780-04:002011-08-12T21:05:26.780-04:007:12
Did you fall on your head? The First Amendme...7:12<br /><br />Did you fall on your head? The First Amendment protects me, I don't protect it. <br /><br />When G A N N E T T achieves what appears to be its goal of having Information Centers full of "journalists" who write the stories they can, "protect the first amendment" all they want, accept that they aren't going to do everything for everyone and just shut up, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31838868230796246482011-08-12T20:06:18.797-04:002011-08-12T20:06:18.797-04:00No, 7:12 p.m., 5:37 has it right, not you. Nice tr...No, 7:12 p.m., 5:37 has it right, not you. Nice try, but some of us can't give that little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83007631883291065772011-08-12T19:12:43.258-04:002011-08-12T19:12:43.258-04:00How about this. Write the stories you can, protect...How about this. Write the stories you can, protect the first amendment all you want, accept that you aren't going to do everything for everyone and just shut up. That would be a pleasant addition, or is it edition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91717176678349643902011-08-12T17:50:58.196-04:002011-08-12T17:50:58.196-04:005:37 Gannett talks a big game about content but th...5:37 Gannett talks a big game about content but they clearly care more about VPs/SVPs/executives than people to develop great journalism...or as they call it "content".<br /><br />Great news sources will survive any platform changes or consumer shifts.<br />Good journalism will win profits for their owners.<br />Shitty ones will not.<br /><br />Gannett has a huge opportunity. STOP Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68494939049535660462011-08-12T17:46:23.512-04:002011-08-12T17:46:23.512-04:00And don't forget the joys of mainstreaming. Y...And don't forget the joys of mainstreaming. Yeah, that worked well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62482355392630833992011-08-12T17:44:20.401-04:002011-08-12T17:44:20.401-04:005:37, that was beautifully written. And yes, my b...5:37, that was beautifully written. And yes, my bile rose reading it too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13549433263835280112011-08-12T17:37:52.516-04:002011-08-12T17:37:52.516-04:00To 10:23 a.m.
Now, I don't work for USAT, so ...To 10:23 a.m.<br /><br />Now, I don't work for USAT, so I can't address the morale in that newsroom. But, I can address what's going on in mine.<br /><br />What's really got us in the dumps is this:<br /><br />We can't do the job we're supposed to be doing with the staffing we have. We are wholly unable to watchdog and be the eyes and ears of the community that depends on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68580270386822492232011-08-12T17:30:11.977-04:002011-08-12T17:30:11.977-04:00Others here are saying that many people other than...Others here are saying that many people other than in news are unhappy. well, yeah. at the cherry hill nj courier post there many unhappy people in advertising because of the terrible management and the "group" (clique) that have been left hanging on for years who have no clue about anything except wasting time setting up little drinking parties at some local bars. The problem is this &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45603409606564926242011-08-12T17:17:47.199-04:002011-08-12T17:17:47.199-04:008/12/2011 1:09 PM It was Ed Cassidy (USA Today)...8/12/2011 1:09 PM It was Ed Cassidy (USA Today) who was fired and now his staff reports to Robin Pence (Gannett). Does anybody else see where this is going?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86521913029868354552011-08-12T16:23:16.810-04:002011-08-12T16:23:16.810-04:00@2:08
I work for Staples Corporate now. Not selli...@2:08<br /><br />I work for Staples Corporate now. Not selling printer cartridges either. Please don't get the notion that everyone who abandons a sinking ship is a failure, just because others are too afraid to look elsewhere. I have nothing to fear from Gannett. What will they do to me? Run a lead story about me on Sunday that no one will read??<br /><br />Why I left Gannett: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36419985518488178612011-08-12T15:58:05.873-04:002011-08-12T15:58:05.873-04:00Most of what is said here has some truth to it. Wh...Most of what is said here has some truth to it. Where there is smoke, there is fire. Liberties are sometimes taken with the facts but almost always there is a trail to truth....if you follow it closely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69356749783807230202011-08-12T15:33:02.042-04:002011-08-12T15:33:02.042-04:00Anon 8/12/2011 - 1:10 AM said:
"@11:17, the ...Anon 8/12/2011 - 1:10 AM said:<br /><br />"@11:17, the Everett Herald is owned by the Washington Post Company."<br /> <br />RESPONSE: Tell us all something, we don't already know! Although the Blogs main topic is Gannett, other news as it pertains to newspapers is mixed in as well! Even a few death notices are mentioned every now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49968610948768207632011-08-12T14:12:31.206-04:002011-08-12T14:12:31.206-04:001:09, why did you say that? Do you feel the same a...1:09, why did you say that? Do you feel the same about the content of your G A N N E T T newspaper or other news source?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70705508641909047662011-08-12T14:08:23.553-04:002011-08-12T14:08:23.553-04:001:33 and what companayla paying you double and has...1:33 and what companayla paying you double and has better benefs? Oh that's right we never say because big bad Gannett might get you. Of course you failed to say if you hadn't taken that promotion, gotten new responsibilities, your new company wouldn't have hired you for double the money and better benefits. YeP I can see how you were treated poorly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26921191027599094562011-08-12T14:04:54.307-04:002011-08-12T14:04:54.307-04:00One of the things that I don't like about the ...One of the things that I don't like about the benefits survey is that they do not define such things a company targets. I say no to things that refer to "company targets" unless I know what those targets are and whether those targets are site by site or company wide. I have some control over how my site does. I have no control how the company does as a whole.<br /><br />If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85639467623529340672011-08-12T14:01:23.015-04:002011-08-12T14:01:23.015-04:00Just got done visiting GannettLocals Blog. Read &q...Just got done visiting GannettLocals Blog. Read "Where’s My Hover-board?!" The writer went on-and-on about drivel for 80% of the article before trying (unsuccessfully) to make a point that mattered to a potential client. I think B.R. ghost wrote the thing.<br /><br />Gannettlocal is supposed to help "small and medium" sized businesses with their local marketing.<br /><br />If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84384514340706048392011-08-12T13:50:31.658-04:002011-08-12T13:50:31.658-04:00There have been three weeks of furloughs at USA TO...There have been three weeks of furloughs at USA TODAY over last few years (none this year, though, and raises HAVE finally resumed after a three-year hiatus).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72140990264289249542011-08-12T13:47:09.875-04:002011-08-12T13:47:09.875-04:001:05 when was the last USAT furlough and hiw many ...1:05 when was the last USAT furlough and hiw many have there been in the last three years. Trying to compare to USCP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24242520083786070902011-08-12T13:33:04.109-04:002011-08-12T13:33:04.109-04:00newsrooms aren't the only people unhappy. work...newsrooms aren't the only people unhappy. working for a branch of digital, i went from an 8 hour-only, no responsibility outside of work position, and accepted a higher position that required not only more technical experience, but more responsibility, including every other week on-call and 3am-6am maintenance windows. For my efforts, i was paid less than $5,000 year more, but forced to work Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24929363997961449912011-08-12T13:09:27.774-04:002011-08-12T13:09:27.774-04:00New people now report to Robin Pence? But didn'...New people now report to Robin Pence? But didn't the Blog have postings saying she was going to be fired??<br /><br />Maybe we shouldn't trust everything posted here. Or most things posted here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com