tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7302924983991123465..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Nov. 28-Dec. 4 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36412118527791839042011-12-04T16:45:58.986-05:002011-12-04T16:45:58.986-05:003:42 Aren't those USAT circulation and product...3:42 Aren't those USAT circulation and production employees actually now part of the new Gannett Publishing Services, which is separate from the USCP?<br /><br />Both GPS and USCP are slated for Q1 furloughs for most workers.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36344252054168716522011-12-04T15:42:15.859-05:002011-12-04T15:42:15.859-05:00There are no First Quarter editorial or advertisin...There are no First Quarter editorial or advertising furloughs at USA Today; whether there will be First Quarter circulation or production furloughs at USA Today (which are now technically part of USCP), is another question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88921511741438490772011-12-04T09:18:00.710-05:002011-12-04T09:18:00.710-05:0012:19 is lying. There are NO first quarter USAT fu...12:19 is lying. There are NO first quarter USAT furloughsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25495098486140950842011-12-04T00:19:58.110-05:002011-12-04T00:19:58.110-05:00We were notified this week that USAt will be takin...We were notified this week that USAt will be taking a first quarter furlough in 2012 .Had to give our CM the week we will be off Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13458256169263768742011-12-04T00:17:25.508-05:002011-12-04T00:17:25.508-05:00Perhaps they figure they can sell the newspapers a...Perhaps they figure they can sell the newspapers and provide -- for a handsome fee -- the services the standalone newspapers no longer have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42827875904381413972011-12-04T00:04:00.296-05:002011-12-04T00:04:00.296-05:0011:32 Reinan's point is correct: Gannett has, ...11:32 Reinan's point is correct: Gannett has, indeed, strip mined its community papers to a level where they would be impossible to sell as standalone operations.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11683062936378441462011-12-03T23:34:19.108-05:002011-12-03T23:34:19.108-05:004:46 you should hear what your managers think of y...4:46 you should hear what your managers think of you! Hysterical!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82584067078787402192011-12-03T23:32:01.416-05:002011-12-03T23:32:01.416-05:00Who is John Reinan and what makes him some sort of...Who is John Reinan and what makes him some sort of media expert?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62967496185731060952011-12-03T20:14:28.703-05:002011-12-03T20:14:28.703-05:00This year all the top digital sales people left US...This year all the top digital sales people left USAT. If Lee Jones thinks print sales people can fill those shoes he's nuts. We need to bring Neil Ford back and show these guys what it takes to be a leader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82413074556905279752011-12-03T17:43:33.276-05:002011-12-03T17:43:33.276-05:00I love the deals from funky chicken but send me ad...I love the deals from funky chicken but send me ads I want, such as where is the cheapest place to buy milk or pop or bread. Let me pick the ads that are sent to me. Better yet someone get that chicken to start gas station wars to offer low gas prices with a free paper for an hour. Why can't the chicken lay eggs all over town with gift cards inside and send out a daily hint to find them? The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13653548863876592422011-12-03T17:37:58.971-05:002011-12-03T17:37:58.971-05:0011:00 AM, re: floating the sale of a few Gannett p...11:00 AM, re: floating the sale of a few Gannett papers.<br /><br />As Jim and commenters in other threads have noted, Gannett may have maneuvered itself into a position where it would be difficult if not impossible to sell many of its papers.<br /><br />The reason: they've centralized so many functions that many of the papers can no longer operate independently. They rely on centralized John Reinanhttp://www.ideapeepshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47359731353672380832011-12-03T17:13:24.682-05:002011-12-03T17:13:24.682-05:00And yet you post anonymously here, 4:46. Where'...And yet you post anonymously here, 4:46. Where's your courage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73579464952496212702011-12-03T16:46:21.868-05:002011-12-03T16:46:21.868-05:00There are managers that I respect personally, but ...There are managers that I respect personally, but not professionally. If they don't have the courage to disagree with corporate dictates, they shouldn't have become managers in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27826096756690325472011-12-03T16:43:23.884-05:002011-12-03T16:43:23.884-05:00Benedict was misunderstood...Benedict was misunderstood...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22616395280186507602011-12-03T16:41:10.979-05:002011-12-03T16:41:10.979-05:002;01's comment is just ignorant. You can't...2;01's comment is just ignorant. You can't disparage an entire group like that. Is this where the blog is now? Shame on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51304588957165804272011-12-03T16:37:38.955-05:002011-12-03T16:37:38.955-05:00I don't trust the employees. We're even.I don't trust the employees. We're even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89020170058463435282011-12-03T16:26:00.484-05:002011-12-03T16:26:00.484-05:003:58:
I'd sooner trust Benedict Arnold.3:58:<br />I'd sooner trust Benedict Arnold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91074512787138621532011-12-03T15:58:00.081-05:002011-12-03T15:58:00.081-05:002:01 so every manager in Gannett can't be trus...2:01 so every manager in Gannett can't be trusted? Is that what you just said?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48273647728335812162011-12-03T15:53:35.784-05:002011-12-03T15:53:35.784-05:009:24 "protest?" it was a bunch of retIre...9:24 "protest?" it was a bunch of retIrees hanging out with old friends. Current brave union employees??? Still waiting for them to show upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89890609887637739852011-12-03T14:44:27.912-05:002011-12-03T14:44:27.912-05:00@8:58 said: "But hey, maybe that's what t...@8:58 said: "But hey, maybe that's what they want, a weaker third estate that will not hold the corporate-owned government accountable."<br /><br />That is the same conclusion I reached when I tried to figure out why the Board kept rewarding CD every time he laid off people and every time the stock price declined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15685783125442525152011-12-03T14:22:25.018-05:002011-12-03T14:22:25.018-05:00I am a USAT/GPS employee and was notified by the n...I am a USAT/GPS employee and was notified by the new management team of a furlough in Q1. I never received an email from corporate. Honestly, nobody has a clue what is going on with the GPS/USAT merger. It seems like they are throwing crap on the wall and hoping some sticks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27545096602248186952011-12-03T14:01:29.120-05:002011-12-03T14:01:29.120-05:00Hunke not trusted, respected or liked?
What Gannet...Hunke not trusted, respected or liked?<br />What Gannett exec/manager is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73586577848024211892011-12-03T13:07:02.128-05:002011-12-03T13:07:02.128-05:00As previous posters noted yesterday, usatoday has ...As previous posters noted yesterday, usatoday has lost many people the past year. So layoffs aren't as much in the cards as reassigning people to perceived needs (digital) and persuading reporters to produce faster and more often fo on line content, a story every couple of weeks or will no longer cut it. Fiefdoms and beats will no longer be protected. Even editors will be encouraged to write Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18192165208729894782011-12-03T12:11:45.463-05:002011-12-03T12:11:45.463-05:00After cutting too much and going too far in runnin...After cutting too much and going too far in running off people with some vision and skills, they will have to turn the corner on investing in their properties again or face a free fall. They will collect revenue against severe expense cuts in 2012, but it'll be much softer than it could be. The tires are not spinning in a forward direction to take advantage of any economic/election boost. <brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88583036166985758152011-12-03T12:02:01.980-05:002011-12-03T12:02:01.980-05:0011:32: I don't know, but if 2010 inventory sel...11:32: I don't know, but if 2010 inventory sell-throughs were at typical Gannett levels, if they increased their average CPM for providing more qualified leads and if they've gained a paid online base, with only a 10 percent fallout, that's a huge win. Where is this place? Nice job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com