tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6487470192597119551..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Cincy | Washburn on move to Facebook commentsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6303385607030456602011-12-13T15:54:34.726-05:002011-12-13T15:54:34.726-05:00I've watched the local Gannett rag Web site fo...I've watched the local Gannett rag Web site for a few days now and their comments have shrunk ... to almost zero. Yeah, Facebook is so much more legitimate. Baloney. About the only comments I see are from "Ben Dover," "Frank Furter" and "Fred Fakebook."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79728103468740387372011-12-01T23:31:37.551-05:002011-12-01T23:31:37.551-05:00As of today, 12/1, the Journal News in Westchester...As of today, 12/1, the Journal News in Westchester switched to their new Facebook driven commenting. I guess this is the new norm for Gannett now. As many as 400 posts in the JN, most against, saying this is a huge mistake. <br />Many see this as censorship, many posts were against editorials, and it looks like the editors of the paper couldn't take the critics. I for one wonder why a so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33343311190929364942011-12-01T10:11:43.200-05:002011-12-01T10:11:43.200-05:00Since yesterday's change, Wilmington, DE's...Since yesterday's change, Wilmington, DE's delawareonline.com comments have been pretty much halted, except for a few posters who have set up bogus Facebook accounts and a few others. Most of the stories have no comments at all. Gannett has basically shut it's readers up in their local markets. I would have no problem using FB to comment on a national news source, but I and many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16607568579741353132011-11-28T17:34:11.347-05:002011-11-28T17:34:11.347-05:00If you don't have the budget to pay for the ou...If you don't have the budget to pay for the outside monitoring of comments on all the stories, you don't have the ability to allow comments on all the stories.<br /><br />Not a technological issue, it's a financial issue.<br /><br />-or- for many years we could not run comments on wire stories, he may have been referring to that. <br /><br />(PS, 'Cincinnatus'? C'mon you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38319320044832584402011-11-28T15:29:49.256-05:002011-11-28T15:29:49.256-05:002:11 is correct. Long is not being straight. They ...2:11 is correct. Long is not being straight. They can monitor any string of comments. However, on many stories, particularly crime, they don't want to dedicate the manpower to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43276133045303592772011-11-28T14:29:14.222-05:002011-11-28T14:29:14.222-05:00Just guessing, but I think the 8:07 poster meant t...Just guessing, but I think the 8:07 poster meant to refer to 8:05, not 6:59.<br /><br />Of course, all this need for time references can be taken as another problem with streams of anonymous posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25088324610877848792011-11-28T14:11:59.645-05:002011-11-28T14:11:59.645-05:00This from editor JoeLong3 on the comments on Washb...This from editor JoeLong3 on the comments on Washburn's column.<br /><br />"Cincinnatus, we aren't trying to 'control' the culture of commenting, but rather to change it. One of these changes it allowing all stories to be commented on, with our current system this was not enabled."<br /><br />That's BS. He's lying to the readers! We can enable comments on any andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24772316425626049292011-11-28T13:40:13.614-05:002011-11-28T13:40:13.614-05:00Washburn can do that because she sold out long ago...Washburn can do that because she sold out long ago and just mouths what she is told to mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55716088478657267572011-11-28T12:50:54.429-05:002011-11-28T12:50:54.429-05:00How can Washburn write she “believes that this cha...How can Washburn write she “believes that this change will encourage even more” to engage when tests clearly suggest the exact opposite will happen, that comments and page views will shrink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19838613536661578462011-11-28T12:21:26.323-05:002011-11-28T12:21:26.323-05:00Gannett must have an ulterior motive in pushing fo...Gannett must have an ulterior motive in pushing for people to use Facebook to comment. Last Wednesday -- the day before Thanksgiving -- Facebook quietly <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/business/facebook-guidelines-cops-lawyers-law-release-data/" rel="nofollow">changed its guidelines</a> on how it turns over members' data to the police. In an era where America is morphing into a police state,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76359261130328109542011-11-28T12:05:37.583-05:002011-11-28T12:05:37.583-05:00875 comments and counting...most against the move ...875 comments and counting...most against the move with high reader scores never seen on the Enquirer site before (one score at 148) nor will such high responses be seen again after Dec 5.<br /><br />NewportJeff with a score of 72 sums it up well:<br />7:02 AM on November 27, 2011<br /><br />“So you run off most of your actual subscribers by being nothing more than AP reports and three day old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64571898344606763562011-11-28T09:56:46.897-05:002011-11-28T09:56:46.897-05:00The reader comments are often the most interesting...The reader comments are often the most interesting part of the story.... I wonder if this new policy will reduce reader comments, then online readership, clicks and eventually online ad rates....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14760309360041213192011-11-27T22:09:24.878-05:002011-11-27T22:09:24.878-05:00Louisville too and news greeted with LOTS of nasty...Louisville too and news greeted with LOTS of nasty comments.ex C-Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32203807168317645412011-11-27T21:31:37.367-05:002011-11-27T21:31:37.367-05:008:05 p.m. : I agree - the "Your 2 Cents"...8:05 p.m. : I agree - the "Your 2 Cents" section is not the best outlet for expressing opinions and goes against the grain of newspapers' policies for its editorial letters. Personally, I don't support "Your 2 Cents" formats. Fortunately, the paper I work for does not have one. I also believe in standing firm on rules. If the reason Gannett is moving to Facebook Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75353701167918313682011-11-27T21:22:21.939-05:002011-11-27T21:22:21.939-05:008:07 p.m., see title of the post, "Washburn o...8:07 p.m., see title of the post, "Washburn on move to Facebook comments."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56817775593362508292011-11-27T20:07:18.474-05:002011-11-27T20:07:18.474-05:006:59 provides a great example of an anonymous comm...6:59 provides a great example of an anonymous comment that is not relevant to the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31246293220895665152011-11-27T20:05:30.536-05:002011-11-27T20:05:30.536-05:00Oh 6:59...but newspapers do allow snarky comments ...Oh 6:59...but newspapers do allow snarky comments that are anonymous under sections like "Your 2-cents worth" <br /><br />Newspapers have always held themselves to be "Greater Than Thou" from a perception standpoint....while willing to bend those rules whenever it deems it responsible journalism that serves the reader.<br /><br />Please......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70107734153423178842011-11-27T18:59:46.588-05:002011-11-27T18:59:46.588-05:00KCRG is a TV news station.
Anyways, I don't ...KCRG is a TV news station. <br /><br />Anyways, I don't think there's anything wrong with holding people accountable to what they say. Newspapers don't allow anonymous letters to the editor, so why should we embrace a different policy for the Internet? Yes, people feel freer to express their thoughts, but it is true the thoughts expressed are often less civil in tone and not always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46005895565833758522011-11-27T18:52:42.631-05:002011-11-27T18:52:42.631-05:00Wow. 575 comments on the Washburn article, not a n...Wow. 575 comments on the Washburn article, not a nice one in the bunch. Why do readers hate the Enquirer so much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81488745985736135442011-11-27T15:40:19.192-05:002011-11-27T15:40:19.192-05:00Wish they'd be completely honest. When you sig...Wish they'd be completely honest. When you sign up via Facebook, they ask for permission to acess all user data. That is super valuable to them. Getting rid of nasty comments might be one benefit, but there are others as well. Why not disclose that information to their less tech-savvy readers at the outset? Transparency is critical.Joe Wesselshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05034960079141336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49526978776478119542011-11-27T14:24:08.952-05:002011-11-27T14:24:08.952-05:00http://KCRG.com uses Facebook.http://KCRG.com uses Facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com