tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7277255501679031674..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Paper falls for hoax Walton press releaseJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77829757369304783122012-11-27T16:33:01.346-05:002012-11-27T16:33:01.346-05:00These were not rookies who were duped at Usa Today...These were not rookies who were duped at Usa Today. They are beaten downl though, like many hard working veterans who dont have time for ass kissing snd brown nosing like so many around here, both young snd old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21207571067100397392012-11-26T23:28:03.535-05:002012-11-26T23:28:03.535-05:00Kramer and Callaway are the new Bad News Bears.Kramer and Callaway are the new Bad News Bears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81175040063772655802012-11-26T21:51:13.727-05:002012-11-26T21:51:13.727-05:00Usa Today got duped on another fake story today, a...Usa Today got duped on another fake story today, a purported Google deal. Do people forget that they should be calling subkects and companies for a commnet, or are editors too busy to remember Journalism 101? <br /><br />Twice in three days. Chet, Teeiwen, Callaway, get YOUR FUCKING HEADS IN THE GAME. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28053880656479415072012-11-26T21:39:46.720-05:002012-11-26T21:39:46.720-05:0012:54. All true. The sad thing is Kramer and Calla...12:54. All true. The sad thing is Kramer and Callaway could have reversed this trend. Instead, with this ill-conceived, thoughtless round of newsroom management promotions, they've just lost the rest of the newsrrom. <br /><br />It is clear that neither spent much time checking out the background and reputations of the many who they just promoted. These people, by and large, are not respectedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41216043219140760122012-11-26T12:54:30.214-05:002012-11-26T12:54:30.214-05:00You want to strip the seasoned journalists out of ...You want to strip the seasoned journalists out of journalism? Well, this is what you get. Too many smart people -- the real gatekeepers -- have left USAT, or worse, were forced out. Instead of blending talents and experience levels, USAT leaders chose to go after salaries and settle petty/personal disputes via layoffs and buyouts, which led to additional departures of other good folks who were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26556967161236718362012-11-25T22:03:41.436-05:002012-11-25T22:03:41.436-05:00Aint gonna happen. Kramer amd Callaway are proving...Aint gonna happen. Kramer amd Callaway are proving to be video and snippet oriented, and theyve put lazy, incompetent fools in charge. Dont want to name names. jimbo will just remove the,mbut everyone with half a brain knows who they are and what a farce the operation is becoming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34084253310137032722012-11-25T19:31:55.151-05:002012-11-25T19:31:55.151-05:00One more thing about Walmart and Sam Walton: Sam w...One more thing about Walmart and Sam Walton: Sam was a vet, as was Big Al. <br /><br />Sam also closed his stores on Sunday -- yeah, things are different now that WM is in Yankee-ville. For more in "Fortune" --<br /><br />http://bit.ly/QF5D5jAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84682999340283352392012-11-25T18:33:37.733-05:002012-11-25T18:33:37.733-05:00Jim, be sure to send Ms. Gracia a bill for $5,000,...Jim, be sure to send Ms. Gracia a bill for $5,000, for all the good advice here, that she is fwd'ing around.<br /><br />LOL, ROTFL, LMAOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41745056601888045582012-11-25T18:31:26.523-05:002012-11-25T18:31:26.523-05:003:41, how did this happen?
-- the hoaxers knew to...3:41, how did this happen?<br /><br />-- the hoaxers knew to launch at holiday time (hello, Susan Rice), when news staffs are at their lowest.<br /><br />-- on the desk: the least-experienced and most-beaten down.<br /><br />-- senior mgt -- gone-ski. Remember Princess Diana's fatal car accident on a holiday weekend, and NBC News couldn't find Tom Brokaw for 18 hours?<br /><br />-- so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37089569483069134472012-11-25T15:41:43.848-05:002012-11-25T15:41:43.848-05:00Usa Today simply needs some smarter, hands-on edit...Usa Today simply needs some smarter, hands-on editors. A huge weakness, despite all the senior management promotions that fail to address widespread, systemic operational deficiencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13141035773991309672012-11-25T14:30:59.784-05:002012-11-25T14:30:59.784-05:00Odd. Mr. Obama's best-buddy at WaPo disagrees ...Odd. Mr. Obama's best-buddy at WaPo disagrees with you.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/24/has-wal-mart-been-good-or-bad/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8081220686067397382012-11-25T13:42:43.931-05:002012-11-25T13:42:43.931-05:007:16, yes there are some altruistic things here an...7:16, yes there are some altruistic things here and there from the family, but the path the company has taken since Sam died speaks volumes to most people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54270035600256224222012-11-24T19:16:39.978-05:002012-11-24T19:16:39.978-05:003:27, if that is the case, what about the Walton s...3:27, if that is the case, what about the Walton son who was a combat Army pilot in Vietnam?<br /><br />And all the money the Walton family has given to K-12?<br /><br />Facts. They take work.<br /><br />No one is being forced to buy at Walmart. That is as opposed to the "voluntary" IRS system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25050247095702518932012-11-24T15:57:01.235-05:002012-11-24T15:57:01.235-05:00With each passing day, I become more and more reli...With each passing day, I become more and more relieved I was laid off before it got THIS bad. I'm seriously considering removing all references to Gannett in my resume.<br /><br />Oh and btw, I am employed. So pbbbbt to you, Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11163641651026629362012-11-24T15:32:58.282-05:002012-11-24T15:32:58.282-05:00Major embarrasment here. But usa today covered bla...Major embarrasment here. But usa today covered black friday like it was a road race. Instead of smart stories, breathless ancedote ad naseum. Not much strategic thinking, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22612457888123423692012-11-24T15:27:11.712-05:002012-11-24T15:27:11.712-05:00Are there no editors with any common sense left? M...Are there no editors with any common sense left? Most of the U.S. knows the second generation of Waltons love their precious money far too much to give a hoot about the common folk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71765302323969024662012-11-24T09:43:54.662-05:002012-11-24T09:43:54.662-05:00And Shreveport. Sigh.
http://www.shreveporttimes....And Shreveport. Sigh.<br /><br />http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20121123/NEWS/121123020Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8337233836515566862012-11-24T07:05:52.912-05:002012-11-24T07:05:52.912-05:00Also Cincinnati.
http://news.cincinnati.com/us...Also Cincinnati. <br /> http://news.cincinnati.com/usatoday/article/1722551?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7CsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63538417831637965172012-11-24T06:33:09.639-05:002012-11-24T06:33:09.639-05:00Jim, three words -- path e tic.
Welcome to the Wo...Jim, three words -- path e tic.<br /><br />Welcome to the World of Gannettoidism. Get it first, get it wrong, get it corrected after you've made a fool of yourself.<br /><br />Simply, this week's dumbest mistake.<br /><br />Will any heads roll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56827147821222811542012-11-24T00:52:58.565-05:002012-11-24T00:52:58.565-05:00In fact, a quick search turns up the story at othe...In fact, a quick search turns up the story at other Gannett papers including those in Ithaca, N.Y.; Tallahassee; Wausau and other Wisconsin sites; and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.<br /><br />I expect they'll all catch up with the corrected version later today.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8029295251638170682012-11-24T00:48:09.220-05:002012-11-24T00:48:09.220-05:00I suspect the original version of the USAT story w...I suspect the original version of the USAT story will keep popping up on other Gannett websites, including (as I post this) in <a href="http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20121123/NEWS01/121123018/Scattered-Walmart-protests-doesn-t-dent-bottom-line?odyssey=nav%7Chead" rel="nofollow">this story at The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette, La.</a>Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56934691037748818742012-11-24T00:36:01.234-05:002012-11-24T00:36:01.234-05:00It's surprising this fake press release got as...It's surprising this fake press release got as far as it did.<br /><br />On Wednesday morning -- two days ago -- Walton's museum <a href="http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/nov/21/crystal-bridges-false-email/" rel="nofollow">was already warning that a hoax was in the works.</a>Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com