tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6321423390083229351..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Week Jan. 10-16 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32487625294662740802011-01-11T18:24:04.777-05:002011-01-11T18:24:04.777-05:00"10:52 Are you saying .........................."10:52 Are you saying ................................."<br /><br />For the love of God, give it up, Jim. You've been pasted to death on the issue. You're just showing again that way too often, you are a buzzing gadfly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46223334051211742032011-01-11T09:07:47.184-05:002011-01-11T09:07:47.184-05:00For Part 2 of this comment thread, please go here....For Part 2 of this comment thread, please go <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-of-jan-10-16-your-news-comments_11.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76518577097780221772011-01-11T09:02:52.319-05:002011-01-11T09:02:52.319-05:0010:52 Are you saying that IDEO recommended this ar...10:52 Are you saying that IDEO recommended this arrangement -- that is, the layout of the offices? Or that it just looks like an IDEO layout?<br /><br />Also, how long has this new media/digital presence been on the 11th floor -- and why the proximity to Dubow and Martore?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67872755517241927292011-01-11T08:44:28.215-05:002011-01-11T08:44:28.215-05:00Yes ,starting the day with this blog and
Gannett t...Yes ,starting the day with this blog and<br />Gannett tanking.At least there is comfort<br />in waiting with others who will also be signing up for unemployment checks as we wait stressfully for Gannett to decide who lives and who dies.Figuratively,of course, by means of <br />having a job or not.<br />Who walks the plank this week ,oh master <br />of our working fate.Must we all wait for your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45454275520297844692011-01-11T07:51:01.466-05:002011-01-11T07:51:01.466-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24266255318056892752011-01-11T07:37:05.380-05:002011-01-11T07:37:05.380-05:00Does anyone know when Jason Tafler will be leaving...Does anyone know when Jason Tafler will be leaving PointRoll? It seems like he has not been seen anywhere and it looks like our business has dried up considerably. Many of my ops colleagues are starting to look around and have secured some good interviews with local companies. I love this company and have been here a few years, but it is a shame to see what is happening to the morale.<br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74580621756070511432011-01-11T07:33:37.397-05:002011-01-11T07:33:37.397-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63884454595974069422011-01-11T07:32:16.949-05:002011-01-11T07:32:16.949-05:00My Boss is absolutely CORRECT. Ms. Martore has dec...My Boss is absolutely CORRECT. Ms. Martore has declined the request for a Gannett "hosted" going away bash for Freeman and Callinan. It is skewed as both of their spouses are coming in for the "non-Gannett" event.<br /><br />Normally, the crystal palace hosts these events with internal catering and facilities. The cost is just about the same as an outside hotel.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67703474981488252612011-01-11T06:04:21.483-05:002011-01-11T06:04:21.483-05:001. The event for Callinan and Freeman is being hel...1. The event for Callinan and Freeman is being held "off-site" at a local hotel in Tyson's (Crowne Plaza) as Gracia Martore and Craig Dubow vetoed the request by Dickey and Maramount to host the party "on-site" in the Gannett HQ.<br /><br />Typically, for a real thankful salute, similar to SCJ, the First Amendment room is used for executives and other corporate managers. My Bosshttp://www.gannett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68007355581311874302011-01-11T03:59:27.845-05:002011-01-11T03:59:27.845-05:00http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/?DateAfter=2...http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/?DateAfter=2011-01-09&DateBefore=2011-01-09&Order=&PerPage=1&x=5&y=9&Search=<br /><br />Substitute Gannett for the cable company and you have an understanding of people's frustrations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83655745513343298882011-01-11T02:04:21.572-05:002011-01-11T02:04:21.572-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69863371414621154572011-01-11T01:36:32.387-05:002011-01-11T01:36:32.387-05:00To the person who asked for the Sharepoint link:
...To the person who asked for the Sharepoint link:<br /><br />1.Go to the Gannett NJMedia SharePoint site: Here is the link: http://sps.gannett.gci/areas/tad/njpm/default.aspx<br /><br /> 2. You may be prompted to enter your log-in information. If you are, you should enter your network user name and password. <br />But please, don't apply for these jobs as there are many journalists Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19644467708048716432011-01-11T00:29:11.658-05:002011-01-11T00:29:11.658-05:00"Someone has told me" counts as sourcing..."Someone has told me" counts as sourcing a comment?<br /><br />Jim, you are painted into the corner on this one, my friend. Keep trying to spin your way out, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25235896282999315162011-01-10T23:41:19.516-05:002011-01-10T23:41:19.516-05:00I can't wait to tell stories about Henry M. Fr...I can't wait to tell stories about Henry M. Freeman watching Georgia Bulldogs football highlights 24/7 on youtube and scout.com during his arduous 10 am to 4 pm daily shift the last 8 years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28985039415916617852011-01-10T23:40:27.507-05:002011-01-10T23:40:27.507-05:00I wish that Kate Marymont would show the same inte...I wish that Kate Marymont would show the same interest in saluting the true workers at Gannett newspapers who have been booted out the door so that those executives can continue to get their bonuses and host parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32472723786785851732011-01-10T23:17:00.587-05:002011-01-10T23:17:00.587-05:00One more thing about Gannett's impending roast...One more thing about Gannett's impending roast of its two favorite firees: Before you book a flight to D.C. for the party, check with your publisher to make certain you are still employed. Layoffs are rumored, so better safe than sorry. Finding out at the party would put a frown on anybody's face, free food or not.<br />Maybe Tom and Henry will get rings for work they would have done if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6522770024050359072011-01-10T22:52:26.987-05:002011-01-10T22:52:26.987-05:00Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy you are working way to hard to...Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy you are working way to hard to prove two people have a floor to themselves. You walk out of the elevator, you turn right and then eight again and there is a whole team in an IDEO type setting. No doors on offices, wild art on the walls and wait for it......people who are not the Chairman and the President. Maybe My Boss could leave the digital floor and take a peek for you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89277362246976157032011-01-10T22:43:28.496-05:002011-01-10T22:43:28.496-05:00Once again, poor judgment begets a corporate decis...Once again, poor judgment begets a corporate decision that pisses off more people than it pleases.<br />Nice tribute to Tom and Henry, no doubt, but what of the hundreds of other corporate discards who were dispatched with nary a potato chip or warm soda? Even some damned good publishers got the heave-ho-and-go treatment after decades of dedicated service.<br />It would have been so much better Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89011674498563032342011-01-10T22:16:52.901-05:002011-01-10T22:16:52.901-05:00Is that new media/digital team the 11G group (it m...Is that new media/digital team the 11G group (it may have another name) run by Michael Maness? I ask because I thought they were never there, which would mean Dubow and Martore do, indeed, have the floor to themselves.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6700750363144806322011-01-10T21:47:31.142-05:002011-01-10T21:47:31.142-05:008:23 he made a statement that is untrue. If you em...8:23 he made a statement that is untrue. If you embrace a lie so be it. I chose not to. Respect and dignity comrade!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24147275044087705372011-01-10T21:47:16.452-05:002011-01-10T21:47:16.452-05:00Jim just a point to ponder. Make sure you are clai...Jim just a point to ponder. Make sure you are claiming the money you are getting on your website. Sources say tax evasion on this blog could be good for some and bad for others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39196871648025002142011-01-10T21:10:15.556-05:002011-01-10T21:10:15.556-05:008:19 My post is informational only -- neither nega...8:19 My post is informational only -- neither negative or positive.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57273801387756882992011-01-10T20:32:38.756-05:002011-01-10T20:32:38.756-05:008:12 This is why I source these comments.8:12 This is why I source these comments.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29264447635709046672011-01-10T20:23:08.293-05:002011-01-10T20:23:08.293-05:008:12 thanks Craig for the correction! It's as ...8:12 thanks Craig for the correction! It's as important as having a diagram of the deck chairs on the titanic.<br /><br />Now...back to the country club!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63594811785373862482011-01-10T20:22:36.744-05:002011-01-10T20:22:36.744-05:00I echo 7:51's request. A lot of Gannettoids wo...I echo 7:51's request. A lot of Gannettoids would probably like to see those new position descriptions and organizational chart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com