tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6995253049007097725..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Ellwood leaves to join Cox Media paperJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72550330420514953732012-11-18T13:49:49.792-05:002012-11-18T13:49:49.792-05:00Emily Brown? That says a lot right there. Typical....Emily Brown? That says a lot right there. Typical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24141416927834835342012-11-17T15:09:55.359-05:002012-11-17T15:09:55.359-05:00Correction ... Ellwood had nothing to do with the ...Correction ... Ellwood had nothing to do with the USAT online redesign. Not sure about the print redesign, but she definitely was not involved in any significant way in the digital effort. Not many newsroom staffers were, for that matter, except Emily Brown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84981652311781536312012-11-15T10:27:46.796-05:002012-11-15T10:27:46.796-05:00Well, this frees up $450,000 a year to pay for the...Well, this frees up $450,000 a year to pay for the new senior management raises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45880348509398262202012-11-15T10:26:05.639-05:002012-11-15T10:26:05.639-05:00Austin is a great city. I am happy for her.Austin is a great city. I am happy for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24819253847971130452012-11-15T02:16:44.449-05:002012-11-15T02:16:44.449-05:00Another former Gannett corporate executive is also...Another former Gannett corporate executive is also at this newspaper -- Colleen Brewer joined the Austin American-Statesman in August 2011 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing She was vice president of sales for Gannett prior to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55507222135411409772012-11-14T18:42:16.454-05:002012-11-14T18:42:16.454-05:006:35 could be describing any number of Usa Today m...6:35 could be describing any number of Usa Today managers. Unfortunately, Callaway and Kramer are about to retain most of them, and, inexplicably, give some even more power. <br /><br />All that hope and promise that came in with them is about to evaporate.<br />Wait until you see the executive shuffling. Most of these hangers on have no respective in the newsroom and should have been shown theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81411528496411174242012-11-14T09:35:59.187-05:002012-11-14T09:35:59.187-05:00I missed the Hunke going away party. Will there be...I missed the Hunke going away party. Will there be one for Suzy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53048228725934119722012-11-14T09:33:19.453-05:002012-11-14T09:33:19.453-05:00 She wont take any edlitorial pe
Ople with her bec... She wont take any edlitorial pe<br />Ople with her because she spent almost no time gettilng to know anyone below Susan Weiss. Susan is a great person, but lousy on hires and her refusal to stop the nonsense allowed in the newsroom and digital. Her tired, out of their element lieutenants are far worse. Playground central, with no accountabilty over mistakes, missed opportunity or strategy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6253927422739092542012-11-14T00:35:58.231-05:002012-11-14T00:35:58.231-05:00Absolutely letno mark on Usa Today. If only she ha...Absolutely letno mark on Usa Today. If only she had taken some people with her, such as editor powerhouse Heather Frank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86738123039487782622012-11-13T21:34:49.572-05:002012-11-13T21:34:49.572-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88729605770040074602012-11-13T15:01:00.784-05:002012-11-13T15:01:00.784-05:00Another Gannettoid BSer bites the dust.
BFD. Wher...Another Gannettoid BSer bites the dust.<br /><br />BFD. Where's Leslie Hurst? GCI needs to lose some more advertisers today, doesn't it, Ms. Gracia?<br /><br />This would be almost comical, if the GCI pension fund wasn't so jacked-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45116707727678303202012-11-13T14:35:50.350-05:002012-11-13T14:35:50.350-05:00It's simple Jim...anyone hired by the now disg...It's simple Jim...anyone hired by the now disgraced Hunke was tarnished. There was no way she was getting his job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53179085413177659072012-11-13T13:36:25.511-05:002012-11-13T13:36:25.511-05:001:20 This will be only the fourth newspaper where ...1:20 This will be only the fourth newspaper where she has worked -- and the smallest, circulation-wise, with far fewer resources.<br /><br />That, too, will be a culture shock.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88847557192863442492012-11-13T13:32:13.323-05:002012-11-13T13:32:13.323-05:00One event that stands out, which I didn't note...One event that stands out, which I didn't note in this post, was when Mary Murcko was hired as president of ad sales, overseeing sales for USA Today, Gannett Digital and U.S. Community Publishing’s national efforts -- and reporting to Chief Marketing Officer Maryam Banikarim.<br /><br />She <a href="http://www.gannett.com/article/99999999/PRESSRELEASES19/120227001/Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18421402979267024812012-11-13T13:20:20.127-05:002012-11-13T13:20:20.127-05:00Austin ain't the beltway. She's in for som...Austin ain't the beltway. She's in for some culture shock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2191125109058993612012-11-13T12:58:53.237-05:002012-11-13T12:58:53.237-05:00The final piece of the Great Dave Hunke Experiment...The final piece of the Great Dave Hunke Experiment is now gone. Thankfully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55931224492120058212012-11-13T12:20:21.422-05:002012-11-13T12:20:21.422-05:00Lost somewhere in the annals of Gannett history is...Lost somewhere in the annals of Gannett history is the chapter of her career when she was mouthpiece and chief henchman for Frank Vega during the 1995-99 Detroit Newspaper strike. She learned from from one of the brashest, most arrogant newspaper CEOs how to crush employees while eliminating half of the circulation base -- only to replace it with decades of ill will in the community. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67401685505183825752012-11-13T10:39:38.306-05:002012-11-13T10:39:38.306-05:00Good riddance. In 18 months here, her only mark on...Good riddance. In 18 months here, her only mark on the newsroom was pushing Hillkirk aside. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72380084680818878552012-11-13T08:33:44.018-05:002012-11-13T08:33:44.018-05:00Can they use her salary to hire four or five solid...Can they use her salary to hire four or five solid reporters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69782421927523396772012-11-13T08:17:28.739-05:002012-11-13T08:17:28.739-05:00Not to be too snarky, but what did she actually do...Not to be too snarky, but what did she actually do for Usa Today and staff? Anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66715874929770054842012-11-12T21:21:37.095-05:002012-11-12T21:21:37.095-05:008:32 Thanks; you are correct. I meant home deliver...8:32 Thanks; you are correct. I meant home delivery, and I've now tweaked my original text to reflect that.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14453242583457105042012-11-12T20:38:09.101-05:002012-11-12T20:38:09.101-05:00First the Alamo and now this, those Texans can'...First the Alamo and now this, those Texans can't win. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22452888435458330302012-11-12T20:32:36.026-05:002012-11-12T20:32:36.026-05:00Again, you are wrong. Distribution in Detroit is ...Again, you are wrong. Distribution in Detroit is everyday. Home delivery of print in most cases is limited to 3-daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79100456872979927272012-11-12T20:22:48.816-05:002012-11-12T20:22:48.816-05:00This is an old game. Bring in the Gannetteer, try ...This is an old game. Bring in the Gannetteer, try to learn new tricks. Sometimes works, sometimes not. <br /><br />Cox is an old-line company, probably with a lot of Cox relatives now wondering about their dividend checks. And whether they might actually have to work for a living. Sort of like D.C., without all the gas-bags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4168343922614456032012-11-12T19:54:05.440-05:002012-11-12T19:54:05.440-05:00I'm so happy for Susie. She will be fabulous t...I'm so happy for Susie. She will be fabulous there. It's a huge loss for Gannett but the Austin employees should be happy to have a true leader at their helm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com