tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6660537117486353118..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Nashville | Report: Tennessean farms out new health section coverage to hospital publicistsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41081721993896815832012-06-10T12:40:09.436-04:002012-06-10T12:40:09.436-04:00A common practice at the Tennessean is to put a st...A common practice at the Tennessean is to put a staff byline on a press release. I see it over and over again. THAT bothers me MUCH more than a contributed story that is identified as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73959882264973351132012-06-10T05:34:11.504-04:002012-06-10T05:34:11.504-04:00I cover health care for The Tennessean. I have wri...I cover health care for The Tennessean. I have written about hospital bloodstream infection rates, medical mistakes that resulted in patient deaths, patient billing disputes and hospital shorcomings on quality measures. I have also written about hospital achievements and their work to make Nashville a healthier place. At no time has any editor here ever told me not to cover an issue because a TomWilemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906931537306612493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55582421229124920782012-06-09T13:23:50.403-04:002012-06-09T13:23:50.403-04:00Good God people, are you all Internet newbies? Jus...Good God people, are you all Internet newbies? Just use incognito mode in Chrome or private browing in Firefox! (Or InPrivate if you're still using IE). You can view as many stories on Gannett pay sites as you want! <br /> Sheesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78114064435766852702012-06-09T10:39:46.306-04:002012-06-09T10:39:46.306-04:00So, what about all the press releases that we get ...So, what about all the press releases that we get that make up, oh, 90 percent of the briefs we run and about 60 percent of the inside local stories we publish. Stuff we get from the city, the county, the Kiwanis Club, the schools, universities, hospitals, service organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts? Most of that stuff simply gets either published word-for-word or lightly rewritten. And, let Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18068295935088436732012-06-09T09:01:37.138-04:002012-06-09T09:01:37.138-04:00You don't have to clear cookies indiscriminate...You don't have to clear cookies indiscriminately. You can simply block or accept them selectively by site — which you should be doing anyway if you care about your personal privacy and security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25935777056519958222012-06-09T01:52:07.790-04:002012-06-09T01:52:07.790-04:00whoring is still whoring by any name. Tell me, do ...whoring is still whoring by any name. Tell me, do the hospitals who get their PR stuff publicized advertise? If you're going to be a whore, you might as well be well paid.Girl 6 or should it be "G" for Gannettettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78933216285850622532012-06-08T23:31:50.620-04:002012-06-08T23:31:50.620-04:006:24 PM wrote: "The pay walls aren't wall...6:24 PM wrote: "The pay walls aren't walls ... Just clear your cookies!"<br /><br />Anyone just discovering how content walls work on the internet please stop posting. Do you not understand that all pay walls work this way? <br /><br />The beloved times and wsj paypalls have similar holes as well. If someone is willing to jump through hoops to get your content then that's a goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69502368602954118862012-06-08T23:16:55.305-04:002012-06-08T23:16:55.305-04:00Gingerbread walls - a whole new strategy for holdi...Gingerbread walls - a whole new strategy for holding up the gumdrops and dumb dumbsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27299701700219042222012-06-08T22:08:34.989-04:002012-06-08T22:08:34.989-04:006:24... clearing cookies... or just use your brows...6:24... clearing cookies... or just use your browser anonymously. This is the measure of the "digital leader." No IDEA how it works, and too ignorant and self-centered to even be embarrassed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36222719739261713982012-06-08T22:06:30.147-04:002012-06-08T22:06:30.147-04:00That's just it. The public DOES notice. When t...That's just it. The public DOES notice. When the dive began, I got flak all the time from those who knew my employ. But rather than follow through, they just made their disgust known by either stopping advertising if it were a business owner, or letting their subscription lapse if a general reader.<br /><br />On the local site one is just as likely to be afforded verbatim press release by a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91096712442160222052012-06-08T20:39:19.581-04:002012-06-08T20:39:19.581-04:00I thought things were bad at my site, but at least...I thought things were bad at my site, but at least we don't run bylined PR pieces by anyone. Thanks for giving me something to feel good about today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71263054849708676822012-06-08T18:24:26.421-04:002012-06-08T18:24:26.421-04:00The pay walls aren't walls ... Just clear your...The pay walls aren't walls ... Just clear your cookies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17138804533023591632012-06-08T17:51:29.550-04:002012-06-08T17:51:29.550-04:00I used to be a member of several journalism groups...I used to be a member of several journalism groups but found they were not worth my money or time. They never speak up about declining standards and are all beholden to companies like Gannett for sponsorships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70678684763187276032012-06-08T17:50:31.725-04:002012-06-08T17:50:31.725-04:00When you farm out topics like that to a local hosp...When you farm out topics like that to a local hospital, what if something occurs at the hospital that would cast a negative light on it? How is that dealt with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81265914154586960212012-06-08T17:16:51.657-04:002012-06-08T17:16:51.657-04:00I think the previous poster is quite misguided ......I think the previous poster is quite misguided ...News is supposed to be that, an objective look at what is going on. Public Relations handouts are not news simply because objectivity is lackingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50571232310692104122012-06-08T14:17:26.628-04:002012-06-08T14:17:26.628-04:0012:54 -- So the paper takes advertising dollars fr...12:54 -- So the paper takes advertising dollars from those hospitals in addition to running the verbatim stories written by their information staffs. And that's not a problem . . . how?<br /><br />I'm sure there are good ex-journalists at those hospitals. But they are paid to promote their institutions. Both of the stories in the article reference Vanderbilt research and Vanderbilt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33154757546702071672012-06-08T12:54:59.651-04:002012-06-08T12:54:59.651-04:00As much as I would like to pile on Gannett for thi...As much as I would like to pile on Gannett for this, I really don't see a problem here. The stories were properly credited to Vandy and, in the judgement of the editors, the information they contained was worthy of the exposure that gave.<br /><br />In this brave new world, they need to be information curators, passing along stuff they see and find from a variety of sources. Meanwhile, this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24588212658093906432012-06-08T11:00:22.312-04:002012-06-08T11:00:22.312-04:00We r all headed this route.
We already run featur...We r all headed this route. <br />We already run features written by the PR staffs at our local hospitals and rehab centers. We just take the bylines off. Heck, most of the writers are our former reporters, mainly ones who bailed for better pay, better hours, less stress and less maniacal bosses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37229376612427975572012-06-08T10:57:44.887-04:002012-06-08T10:57:44.887-04:00Down the slippery slope into hell while editors an...Down the slippery slope into hell while editors and publishers turn a blind eye and collect their paychecks. They're loathsome, powerless wimps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41877382596119766382012-06-08T10:45:23.204-04:002012-06-08T10:45:23.204-04:00This is not surprising. They've strip mined th...This is not surprising. They've strip mined the papers of all resources and focused on filling what little newshole there is with free content. It's happening at other Gannett papers too. <br /><br />The Arizona Republic has been running bylined "stories" from ASU PR people for years. <br /><br />Yet they expect our readers to pay for content they won't pay to create.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28176523703128229712012-06-08T10:35:08.899-04:002012-06-08T10:35:08.899-04:00The readers notice this crap too. Many will remem...The readers notice this crap too. Many will remember when their jacked up subscription notice arrives.<br /><br />The Gannett Death Spiral continues...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63551950519606860412012-06-08T10:08:42.951-04:002012-06-08T10:08:42.951-04:00Cavendish notes that clicks on those stories on th...Cavendish notes that clicks on those stories on their site count against the 20 free reads you get before the paywall kicks in.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com