tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7155635782281838214..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Week Feb. 21-27 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26295043095807078302011-02-28T06:55:26.162-05:002011-02-28T06:55:26.162-05:00Anonmous said... westchester site tony simmon in t...Anonmous said... westchester site tony simmon in the running to be President and Publisher at westchester site. good luck without rabbit foot help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25341941071553562352011-02-28T02:34:43.622-05:002011-02-28T02:34:43.622-05:00CR at Westchester used to care. Not anymore. Sad.CR at Westchester used to care. Not anymore. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6769789706240776392011-02-28T00:45:46.434-05:002011-02-28T00:45:46.434-05:00I worked directly for Brad for a number of years. ...I worked directly for Brad for a number of years. He wasn't always right, but I'd give him 80 percent, which I always found amazing. I'd work for him again. His ideas are his own. He reads and educates himself, which the simple probably take for regurgitation. And I never once saw him in a three-piece suit, although he does sometimes wear a chicken costume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23717828765130444282011-02-27T23:56:35.345-05:002011-02-27T23:56:35.345-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42916713890529408532011-02-27T23:11:02.744-05:002011-02-27T23:11:02.744-05:00Go to YAHOO FINANCE type in GCI and read "PAI...Go to YAHOO FINANCE type in GCI and read "PAID TO FIRE"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89048307312502082052011-02-27T22:47:58.345-05:002011-02-27T22:47:58.345-05:00Brad Robertson is a good person, a solid leader an...Brad Robertson is a good person, a solid leader and works damn hard. It is easy to criticize others in a blog. Until you have walked in his shoes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6456688615197018162011-02-27T22:04:42.970-05:002011-02-27T22:04:42.970-05:00I showed up late to this Brad comment fest. You ar...I showed up late to this Brad comment fest. You are going to bash the guy for early adoption of trends? "He was into social media, internet and technology before most". That makes him a bad guy? Tough crowd here at Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69110737833188917172011-02-27T22:04:07.486-05:002011-02-27T22:04:07.486-05:00Re: the Des Moines pullback in coverage, it's ...Re: the Des Moines pullback in coverage, it's sad -- but they are not alone. Many, many papers did the same thing over the last 10-15 years. It was driven by the cost of trucking papers to far-flung areas, but even more by advertising concerns.<br /><br />A store in Des Moines didn't want to pay ad rates to reach people two or three hours away who were unlikely to shop in their store John Reinanhttp://www.ideapeepshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25067222239915520462011-02-27T21:57:32.855-05:002011-02-27T21:57:32.855-05:00Speaking of Des Moines....Are Stier and Hollingswo...Speaking of Des Moines....Are Stier and Hollingsworth good friends? friends? cold as ice? <br />Mary "retired" and Hollingsworth took over after spending some time as Mary's 2nd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39281062088867404912011-02-27T21:22:44.044-05:002011-02-27T21:22:44.044-05:00The more success you have the more people that get...The more success you have the more people that get jealous and want to sling negative comments about someone. So Brad if you read this feel good about your success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77737378219567613792011-02-27T21:13:29.044-05:002011-02-27T21:13:29.044-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83904589546970605922011-02-27T20:16:18.179-05:002011-02-27T20:16:18.179-05:005:20... well put! I worked with Brad and that is s...5:20... well put! I worked with Brad and that is so true about him. I also worked with a lot of other people just like Brad that talked a good game and were fast tracked up the ranks at my property or somewhere else in Gannett. Empty suits that really didn't know much, but like 5:20 said, "great at regurgitating info". And they always dumped on others to do their work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19714291848969443392011-02-27T20:15:55.235-05:002011-02-27T20:15:55.235-05:00To 11:14's hope that we continue the investiga...To 11:14's hope that we continue the investigative journalism work we all think important — with dwindling staff. <br />Journalism as we knew it is over, unless you can support a family on content farm wages, or are owned by a privately held company that is willing to give just a bit to adjust to the new economic reality (most have been almost, but not quite as brutal as Gannett or Journal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84697737995046376682011-02-27T20:14:19.707-05:002011-02-27T20:14:19.707-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38710522426065299142011-02-27T20:03:41.717-05:002011-02-27T20:03:41.717-05:00"I'm curious whether anyone thinks the De..."I'm curious whether anyone thinks the Des Moines Register's strategy a few years ago to quit covering the entire state is now seen as a good move, or a bad one. The paper used to circulate in all 99 counties, but pulled back drastically over the years to focus on the metro des moines area"<br /><br />Sounds like Jackson, Miss. It can barely cover the metro area now with its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79785475512174173012011-02-27T19:10:28.978-05:002011-02-27T19:10:28.978-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8366670645532580292011-02-27T18:56:22.759-05:002011-02-27T18:56:22.759-05:003:44- Retail advertising or Retail copy sales?3:44- Retail advertising or Retail copy sales?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89546173192635461102011-02-27T17:53:42.667-05:002011-02-27T17:53:42.667-05:004 PM, no. You are in here all the time making the ...4 PM, no. You are in here all the time making the same attacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8423986554671544792011-02-27T17:53:34.116-05:002011-02-27T17:53:34.116-05:00Is there any word about Des Moines Reg affiliated
...Is there any word about Des Moines Reg affiliated<br />weeklies and or IC Press Citizen in Iowa?<br />Are they sinking as well as the Register itself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10935798354507730092011-02-27T17:20:24.324-05:002011-02-27T17:20:24.324-05:00To 4:08
I wouldn't call it fixation.....just a...To 4:08<br />I wouldn't call it fixation.....just an example of someone getting rewarded for the perception of their knowledge/skill rather than the actual performance. Think Politician.<br /><br />Brad was into social media, internet, blackberry early on in his career before all that stuff was mainstream. He’s great at regurgitating info and it made him appear to be an expert to older Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68721572761715410812011-02-27T16:25:06.263-05:002011-02-27T16:25:06.263-05:00Brad R. started in Des Moines just maybe 6 or 7
ye...Brad R. started in Des Moines just maybe 6 or 7<br />years ago and climbed the ladder quickly to <br />Phoenix.Des Moines had the latest announced layoffs etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50275428440883229152011-02-27T16:16:41.583-05:002011-02-27T16:16:41.583-05:00Anonymous said...westchester site 3vps step aside ...Anonymous said...westchester site 3vps step aside and tony simmon only one left standing he need to be reward and promoted to President and Publisher of westchester site what are waiting for T.DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9215978593928786442011-02-27T16:08:14.853-05:002011-02-27T16:08:14.853-05:00Ok, why all this talk about Brad Robinson. I don&#...Ok, why all this talk about Brad Robinson. I don't know him, and he's not at a paper. So what is the fixation with the guy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43351320703393555452011-02-27T16:00:35.171-05:002011-02-27T16:00:35.171-05:003:46
9:54 here
You are wrong ,know-it-all ...
Firs...3:46<br />9:54 here<br />You are wrong ,know-it-all ...<br />First time that I have posted anything about a <br />specific executive.<br />So,you take your know it all attitude and go away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11774820725292463552011-02-27T15:55:25.054-05:002011-02-27T15:55:25.054-05:00Is Brad R. then, the reason that the Press Citizen...Is Brad R. then, the reason that the Press Citizen sold it's presses,moved it's printing<br />to it's closest competitor,(yes non-Gannett).<br />Also,the reason that they're their relatively new building is for sale and most of <br />the long time staff was laid off? <br />Wow ,yep, he lead them right to the top before he<br />left for greener pasture and more money ,naturally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com