tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post723797189398962444..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | In redesign, the question Peller would ask: you got new blue plates, but where's the special?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91343480570877695352012-09-18T09:04:08.672-04:002012-09-18T09:04:08.672-04:00Right you are, Alan. I've now fixed that.Right you are, Alan. I've now fixed that.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31613847842843019492012-09-18T08:57:30.955-04:002012-09-18T08:57:30.955-04:00Thanks for this post, Jim, and for your ongoing wo...Thanks for this post, Jim, and for your ongoing work here. ... <br />(One typo: It's <i>Sports Illustrated</i>, not <i>Sports Illustration</i>. )Alan Mairsonhttp://www.societymatters.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84327130395548627232012-09-17T18:55:02.157-04:002012-09-17T18:55:02.157-04:006:49 Thank you. I've now fixed that.6:49 Thank you. I've now fixed that.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25819079341331606732012-09-17T18:49:36.048-04:002012-09-17T18:49:36.048-04:00Four months is a single, continuous duration. A sh...Four months is a single, continuous duration. A shorter duration is <i>less</i> time, not "fewer".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25998675822495410162012-09-17T12:51:41.807-04:002012-09-17T12:51:41.807-04:00Is MB a poor-man's version of TB?Is MB a poor-man's version of TB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28304840121996141292012-09-17T12:24:53.713-04:002012-09-17T12:24:53.713-04:00The date for relaunch was set long before Mr. Kram...The date for relaunch was set long before Mr. Kramer arrived. The redesign was launched before as well. What he did, however, was make key decisions along the way when he did arrive, and say yes/no to some critical issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69184341491519481482012-09-17T11:52:18.720-04:002012-09-17T11:52:18.720-04:00Prolific newspaper design blogger Charles Apple ha...Prolific newspaper design blogger Charles Apple has written <a href="http://apple.copydesk.org/2012/09/17/a-somewhat-belated-in-depth-look-at-the-new-usa-today/" rel="nofollow">an exhaustive (!) and amazingly detailed review</a> of the first print issue.<br /><br />His bottom line: "I’d give USA Today a letter grade of “C” for this redesign."Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35323806230358385152012-09-17T11:22:12.325-04:002012-09-17T11:22:12.325-04:00Thomson Reuters tech and media editor Peter Lauria...Thomson Reuters tech and media editor Peter Lauria <a href="https://twitter.com/peterlauria3/status/247704332357742592" rel="nofollow">on Wolff's Brown piece:</a> "It's called USA Today, but no one outside 14th-59th St from 10th Ave to Lex in Manhattan will care about this column."Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17773268374961671972012-09-17T11:09:27.499-04:002012-09-17T11:09:27.499-04:00And here's yet more of Wolff's past column...And here's yet <i>more</i> of Wolff's past columns on Brown, from <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/columns/medialife/n_7939/" rel="nofollow">November 2002 in New York magazine:</a><br /><br />"You were feeling sorry for Tina Brown because Talk died? Don't. As a columnist, she's found the best way yet to reward friends, punish enemies, and, yes, keep her buzzy Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59784135514222192162012-09-17T11:02:29.484-04:002012-09-17T11:02:29.484-04:00A Gawker reader notes that Wolff has written about...A Gawker reader notes that Wolff has written about Brown on at least two other occasions, <a href="http://observer.com/2008/10/michael-wolff-on-the-daily-beast-its-preposterous-tina-brown-just-an-old-magazine-hack/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/us/talk-ends-and-spin-begins-tina-brown-has-no-regrets.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a><br /><br />And Ouch II: Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36039094393000749782012-09-17T10:17:32.856-04:002012-09-17T10:17:32.856-04:00what does Susie Ellwood actually do to justify her...what does Susie Ellwood actually do to justify her fat salary? hunke is no longer around. Why is she?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22707803684488635262012-09-17T10:11:40.533-04:002012-09-17T10:11:40.533-04:00michael wolff should be writing about something br...michael wolff should be writing about something broader and more pertinent to readers. Media and politics would be more timely and interesting than hasbeens like Tina Brown. Who is next, Ms. huffington?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26889845422795500182012-09-17T09:55:45.881-04:002012-09-17T09:55:45.881-04:00Digital content still makes no sense for readers. ...Digital content still makes no sense for readers. Why are they still carrying a what the fed may do story three days AFTER the fed moved?<br /><br />Use some common sense, people, better yet, get some people that have news judgement running the operation. ullman, horvich, henderson, brooks, Hillkirk, weiss, colton, czarniak and teeuwen all need to be replaced. <br /><br />Kramer and Callaway areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61646382778439140632012-09-17T09:03:50.571-04:002012-09-17T09:03:50.571-04:00I was online over the weekend. There was much, muc...I was online over the weekend. There was much, much more live updating on Sports. Not just scores, but stories. There are content changes taking place. <br /><br />Confirmation bias can run amok in a forum like this one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2263987140399770292012-09-17T09:02:08.018-04:002012-09-17T09:02:08.018-04:00You reacted to an earlier version of this post -- ...You reacted to an earlier version of this post -- one that I've since tweaked.<br /><br />Still, to address your point: Kramer is the paper's publisher. If he didn't determine the timetable on one of the biggest changes in the paper's history, what sort of chief executive will he be?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90086860769023951522012-09-17T08:53:55.314-04:002012-09-17T08:53:55.314-04:00"Looking for a quick jolt to flagging adverti..."Looking for a quick jolt to flagging advertising revenue, they choose to launch the new design before introducing all the promised content changes."<br /><br />Says who? Did Kramer or Callaway tell you that? Are they quoted elsewhere as having said that? This is one of those things that just seems OK to some bloggers and it drives journalists crazy: You guess. They were there, it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86903795702644423472012-09-17T08:48:54.175-04:002012-09-17T08:48:54.175-04:00Wow, an honest unbiased opinion from someone who d...Wow, an honest unbiased opinion from someone who doesn't work at corporate yet writes a column in USAT. That coupled with Maryam's bad judgment, USAT missed the opportunity to wow readers for what it should do best....reporting. This whole redesign was overshadowed by the incompetent management at the top, which is becoming an expected tradition by now. WAKE UP BOARD OF DIRECTORS!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com