tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post68711333115495869..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Jan. 9-15 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41519749176694117832012-01-13T10:38:34.620-05:002012-01-13T10:38:34.620-05:001:23, you must be one of the "Two wrongs make...1:23, you must be one of the "Two wrongs make a right!!!!" crowd that offers lame justification for all the bogus rumors and incorrect statements that appear here.<br /><br />Wise up, please. And get some new material. The corporate accusations are 2008-ish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85023651806637015662012-01-11T13:23:24.387-05:002012-01-11T13:23:24.387-05:0011:45. Jim at 6:02 is absolutely correct, and you&...11:45. Jim at 6:02 is absolutely correct, and you're, no doubt, part of management that's absolutely clueless about how much you're loathed and ridiculed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56928758290771895362012-01-10T23:45:41.978-05:002012-01-10T23:45:41.978-05:00Jim, your comment at 6:02 is exactly the kind of m...Jim, your comment at 6:02 is exactly the kind of mindless defense we've come to know and ridicule from you in the last couple of years.<br /><br />8:18, seriously? But, of course, Jim bought into it and responded. No surprise there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72770579440647113022012-01-10T22:48:20.495-05:002012-01-10T22:48:20.495-05:00Who are the four staffers that are left in USAT HQ...Who are the four staffers that are left in USAT HQ Production? (initials only, please)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27953593155246572542012-01-10T22:41:57.702-05:002012-01-10T22:41:57.702-05:008:18 I remove comments that make fun of or otherwi...8:18 I remove comments that make fun of or otherwise degrade someone's name. I'm leaving your comment up just this one time, so people can see what I'm talking about.<br /><br />Plus: Your repeated use of that phrase has zero useful content -- particularly when its posted over and over and over.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42797615899698434002012-01-10T22:08:57.742-05:002012-01-10T22:08:57.742-05:007:16 - I believe Q4 from what I've heard was b...7:16 - I believe Q4 from what I've heard was better than expected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33869873810380810202012-01-10T21:58:28.837-05:002012-01-10T21:58:28.837-05:007:22 - The publisher is a smart man. Everyone oug...7:22 - The publisher is a smart man. Everyone ought to follow suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58232633457649447182012-01-10T20:18:35.874-05:002012-01-10T20:18:35.874-05:00Jim,
Why do you allow someone to say "Fucked...Jim,<br /><br />Why do you allow someone to say "Fucked Up" and the comment is not removed but when I say "Crotchfelt Bitches" the comment is removed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48599216758401185212012-01-10T19:22:21.668-05:002012-01-10T19:22:21.668-05:00And it sure doesn't bode well when your publis...And it sure doesn't bode well when your publisher jumps ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28523887245344543772012-01-10T19:16:00.547-05:002012-01-10T19:16:00.547-05:00Speculation rampant at Florida Today about possibl...Speculation rampant at Florida Today about possible cuts based upon 2nd half 2011 revenue. When Q4 turns out to be 1/3 of Q3, layoffs will be inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85925962079421353482012-01-10T18:54:14.809-05:002012-01-10T18:54:14.809-05:00@5:42pm, We've been waiting quite a while alre...@5:42pm, We've been waiting quite a while already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14425576224255719602012-01-10T18:34:14.403-05:002012-01-10T18:34:14.403-05:00GCI closed at $14.33 today!!!!!GCI closed at $14.33 today!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79482938032116780122012-01-10T18:02:06.718-05:002012-01-10T18:02:06.718-05:005:42 is correct about incorrect/incomplete/specula...5:42 is correct about incorrect/incomplete/speculative information sometimes appearing on this blog.<br /><br />But that happens when Corporate and Gannett's operating units operate in the shadows, creating an information vacuum.<br /><br />This site wouldn't exist if GCI's internal and external communications weren't so bad.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26615985568003638442012-01-10T17:48:24.684-05:002012-01-10T17:48:24.684-05:004:41, I'm going to stick up for Kate Marymont&...4:41, I'm going to stick up for Kate Marymont's husband, Mark. I worked with him at the Arkansas Gazette, where he was the music critic -- and an excellent one. He could have worked at any paper I worked at. <br /><br />I worked at 7 newspapers in my career, and every single one had multiple married couples. It stands to reason that people in a demanding, somewhat oddball career will findJohn Reinanhttp://www.ideapeepshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72262628850228175272012-01-10T17:42:07.526-05:002012-01-10T17:42:07.526-05:00+++Looks like the hotels all passed. +++
Again, t...+++Looks like the hotels all passed. +++<br /><br />Again, this information is plain wrong. So much of the blog, whatever it's good intentions and clearinghouse aspects, is full of similar wrong-headed or disinformation.<br /><br />The hotel project is very much alive. Everyone should just stay tuned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39150939542769204172012-01-10T17:12:36.290-05:002012-01-10T17:12:36.290-05:00Yes, regarding Ms. Ellwood's announcement that...Yes, regarding Ms. Ellwood's announcement that you reference, Davis came up with a proposal to the hotels for a digital/iPad USA Today product that also provided hotel services including check in and room service orders. Why Marriott or Hilton or Motel 6 would want USA Today and Gannett to serve as their middleman for such services was a question Davis was unable to answer. Looks like the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80222900756976027432012-01-10T17:01:39.965-05:002012-01-10T17:01:39.965-05:00This is from the relevant Nov. 30 news release:
R...This is from <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/marketing/media_kit/pressroom/2011/releases/113011_rudd_davis_named_president_of_usat_travel_media_group.html" rel="nofollow">the relevant Nov. 30 news release:</a><br /><br />Rudd Davis has been named to the newly created position of president of USA TODAY Travel Media Group. Davis will direct the overall strategy and implementation of business Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15302079344388949872012-01-10T16:56:42.808-05:002012-01-10T16:56:42.808-05:004:40 and 4:45 No!
So, is that a net two new VP j...4:40 and 4:45 No! <br /><br />So, is that a net two new VP jobs and a new SVP job? In other words, in total, how many new positions are being created here?<br /><br />Have all four of these jobs been filed?<br /><br />4:45 writes: "DME for content in the group gets to keep her job." Does that deputy managing editor continue to report up through editorial to Susan Weiss? Or is the DME Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89209290613586157432012-01-10T16:52:56.693-05:002012-01-10T16:52:56.693-05:00Promotions, it appears from his letter, @4:48.Promotions, it appears from his letter, @4:48.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50323034211007605742012-01-10T16:51:53.878-05:002012-01-10T16:51:53.878-05:00At banks everyone seems to be a vice president. Is...At banks everyone seems to be a vice president. Is it just title inflation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70321278213938215062012-01-10T16:48:36.985-05:002012-01-10T16:48:36.985-05:00@4:45 were these all internal promotions or were o...@4:45 were these all internal promotions or were outside people brought in for these Travel Media jobs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78688795891675213132012-01-10T16:45:43.491-05:002012-01-10T16:45:43.491-05:00This blog is so inane sometimes.This blog is so inane sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1977101267026030522012-01-10T16:45:38.422-05:002012-01-10T16:45:38.422-05:00@4:40 is correct.
VP of product sales for USAT Tr...@4:40 is correct.<br /><br />VP of product sales for USAT Travel Media Group.<br /><br />VP of advertising sales for group.<br /><br />VP of business development for group.<br /><br />DME for content in the group gets to keep her job.<br /><br />SVP/GM for group.<br /><br />The Rudder Man says, "The team is proactively going to market with a new product portfolio that meets the needs of our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4475392084406704522012-01-10T16:42:52.077-05:002012-01-10T16:42:52.077-05:00It seems as though no one wants to write about the...It seems as though no one wants to write about the impending financials which are do later this month or the possible layoffs that usually accompany bad reports.<br />Is this another case of let's ignore it and keep our heads in the sand approach?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78822180377134354232012-01-10T16:41:56.119-05:002012-01-10T16:41:56.119-05:002:42 p.m. -- Don't expect objections from the ...2:42 p.m. -- Don't expect objections from the top about newsroom nepotism. Kate Marymont's husband worked in her newsrooms until she got high enough on the corporate ladder that he could afford to "retire."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com