tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6194260959852859820..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 15-21 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12671730676847548322011-08-16T22:11:40.375-04:002011-08-16T22:11:40.375-04:00Point fingers where they belong, dummies: At Dubow...Point fingers where they belong, dummies: At Dubow and Crotchfelt and every other expensive-buzzword-of-the-moment CP sea monkey who's turning your future into today's bonuses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79512192441798626702011-08-16T10:31:08.501-04:002011-08-16T10:31:08.501-04:00Wow, 12:31, nice catch. Does the Burlington Free P...Wow, 12:31, nice catch. Does the Burlington Free Press publisher really think he's fooling anyone? The commenters sure see through him. "Essays by local business people" = "free content we don't have to produce" + (we hope) more ad sales.<br />Also, note the typo in the URL ("Tahursday" sted "Thursday"). I'm a reporter, not a copy editor, but I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39968867196149039762011-08-16T10:11:07.275-04:002011-08-16T10:11:07.275-04:00It is so obvious- there is nothing wrong with repo...It is so obvious- there is nothing wrong with reporters or copy editors. Here is what is happening- Reporters tend to be young recent grads- Copy editors are older with more community and world knowledge. Together they made for an aggressive, young news gathering staff and seasoned editors that perfected the words. Who is Gannett going to get rid of? The bigger salaries and benefits (and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36672521872258869342011-08-16T03:38:48.298-04:002011-08-16T03:38:48.298-04:00I had a dream that I was late for my 4th meeting t...I had a dream that I was late for my 4th meeting this week where I see a bunch of people talking like Charlie Browns teacher.<br /><br />Then I woke up and relalized I wasn't late but my schedule has become more and more packed with useless meetings about fixing things when it would be better if the 10-15 people always meeting would get out in front of customers and sell them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35045624902220988432011-08-16T01:03:37.110-04:002011-08-16T01:03:37.110-04:0011:39, you still don't get it. Probably too ma...11:39, you still don't get it. Probably too many years of struggling to crank out a single, crappy 10-inch article during each shift.<br /><br />Some of the greatest, classic stories of stupidity are centered around reporters and their awful writing. One guy didn't even bother to have sources spell their names; he just went with phonetic spellings! How do these people get hired?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13772957286275384502011-08-16T00:59:10.893-04:002011-08-16T00:59:10.893-04:00Give copy editors, and reporters, a break. Everyon...Give copy editors, and reporters, a break. Everyone's working very hard and pointing fingers is stupid.<br /><br />The company is in a very crucial place right now. Maybe more big layoffs are coming, maybe they've slowed. <br /><br />But either way there does seem to be an attempt to figure out where to go from here, whether at USA Today and the new digital strategy (Remember verticals? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35701988246001344542011-08-16T00:52:05.585-04:002011-08-16T00:52:05.585-04:00I'm not a copy editor (far from it) but they d...I'm not a copy editor (far from it) but they do a lot more than "read" 10 stories a shift. They're supposed to go through it with a fine toothed comb. Check spelling, grammar, context etc. <br /><br />The best copy editors also have encyclopedic knowledge of world affairs and current events. So if a reporter writes (for example) that Sandra Day O'Connor is a former chief Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39368228444552181792011-08-16T00:31:55.685-04:002011-08-16T00:31:55.685-04:00So much passion! So little newsprint!
http://www....So much passion! So little newsprint!<br /><br />http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110815/NEWS01/110815003/Free-Press-launching-innovate-TahursdayJimhttp://www.gannett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31030902165044017872011-08-16T00:28:01.728-04:002011-08-16T00:28:01.728-04:0010:10 Reading 10 stories a shift!! What a strenuou...10:10 Reading 10 stories a shift!! What a strenuous workload. I hope you get hazard duty pay. You must be exhausted by the end of your shift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59707374828339754262011-08-16T00:24:13.019-04:002011-08-16T00:24:13.019-04:003:33-- can you give a source, area or time frame f...3:33-- can you give a source, area or time frame for the CJ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57162866333359199892011-08-16T00:17:05.983-04:002011-08-16T00:17:05.983-04:00I feel better.
The reporter/copydesk backbiting i...I feel better.<br /><br />The reporter/copydesk backbiting is a welcome break from hearing about insufferably incompetent management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6204051795231536042011-08-16T00:06:41.547-04:002011-08-16T00:06:41.547-04:00Betty Ford ads are now running on the blog.
Seriou...Betty Ford ads are now running on the blog.<br />Seriously, one serving me right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69439113678798622702011-08-16T00:04:54.863-04:002011-08-16T00:04:54.863-04:00Re: 10:39 I don't think it's fair to dump...Re: 10:39 I don't think it's fair to dump on the young reporters. While most of what you describe is true we need to remember that they're being put into beats and stories way above their skill levels. They're not getting much help from editors, who in some cases are only a year or two older than the reporters. What we see happening in our newsrooms are the absolutely predictableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18245460421219062722011-08-16T00:03:53.811-04:002011-08-16T00:03:53.811-04:00Jim, the blog has sucked the past few days with th...Jim, the blog has sucked the past few days with this immature infighting.<br />Geez...dad, can't you control the kids?<br /><br />Seriously, enough already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44546568750124560162011-08-15T23:56:36.995-04:002011-08-15T23:56:36.995-04:00Do you all feel better after you piss on each othe...Do you all feel better after you piss on each other? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42076106879641631832011-08-15T23:43:11.405-04:002011-08-15T23:43:11.405-04:00Sorry for all the typos. I just gets SO mad.Sorry for all the typos. I just gets SO mad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77490017844986008782011-08-15T23:39:20.299-04:002011-08-15T23:39:20.299-04:009:27, go back and read 8:39's post carefully. ...9:27, go back and read 8:39's post carefully. It mentioned mistakes in PRINT and the web. Pay attention. That copy does go through you. The post also ackowledges that mistakes START with the reporter. WTF is wrong with you? Is "winning" blinding you to any observation outside your own? Talk aBout pathetic. <br /><br />As far as subsequent posts about incompetent, lazy reporters and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59728681338128290392011-08-15T23:29:48.985-04:002011-08-15T23:29:48.985-04:0010:36 is correct re: editors' mtg starts
Tues...10:36 is correct re: editors' mtg starts <br />Tuesday for new, desperate marching orders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71518824088404141492011-08-15T23:24:56.960-04:002011-08-15T23:24:56.960-04:00@9:25. Sadly, I am NOT a troll. Shoot, I'm n...@9:25. Sadly, I am NOT a troll. Shoot, I'm no longer even employed by Gannett, but it was my choosing, and I didn't work in editorial, but could dance circles around some that do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21319738390733954672011-08-15T22:51:27.639-04:002011-08-15T22:51:27.639-04:00Maybe it's because I don't work at a Ganne...Maybe it's because I don't work at a Gannett paper, but our reporters and copy editors get along just fine. Due to staff cuts, everyone is working harder. Reporters have their deadlines to meet and copy editors have their deadlines. Each position has its own demands. A story I wrote recently involved a good deal of discussion among the page designer, assignment editor, copy editors and meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79097999313342811372011-08-15T22:39:52.220-04:002011-08-15T22:39:52.220-04:0010:10: That was a good explanation. But today'...10:10: That was a good explanation. But today's reporters are dumb, and they won't get it. They think wire, cutlines, etc. just flow in.<br /><br />The most humorous thing on a shift is when a dimwit reporter gets a "scoop" and announces it to everyone. Usually it's something like the gem Jim unearthed today.<br /><br />Then they end up with a poorly sourced, short article Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70118557930271807172011-08-15T22:36:54.653-04:002011-08-15T22:36:54.653-04:00Hey, isn't tomorrow the day when the big three...Hey, isn't tomorrow the day when the big three-day confab at corporate begins on "how to do more reporting with fewer reporters" begins?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25076182913048110962011-08-15T22:28:52.780-04:002011-08-15T22:28:52.780-04:00As a reporter, I think it's shortsighted to di...As a reporter, I think it's shortsighted to dismiss our copy editors out of hand. At my site, most copy editors have been there since time began. They know the region intimately. That's an invaluable resource when dealing with a staff of reporters and managers collected from across the country. Well, invaluable to me anyway. They'll be laid off soon, we expect.<br /><br />When they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30385327220314398722011-08-15T22:10:43.870-04:002011-08-15T22:10:43.870-04:00Reporter write on deadlines? Really? Most of the r...Reporter write on deadlines? Really? Most of the reporters I work with are out the door by 6 p.m. and only have to work maybe 1 weekend every other month. Seems to me the real deadline is just before all the electronic stuff is sent over and turned into actual matter on the press in the late hours of the night when the reporter is probably already asleep.<br /><br />Must be fun to write one or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36082578161081723162011-08-15T22:04:24.809-04:002011-08-15T22:04:24.809-04:00Hello Gannett employees,
In order to help keep o...Hello Gannett employees,<br /> In order to help keep our multi-million dollar executive pay packages coming, please fill out this compensation survey. We do not want to contribute to your 401K accounts in the future, so we will ask you a long series of confounding questions on puzzling scenarios regarding your "choices" and "preferences." Later, we wil crunch the numbers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com