tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post733464098809202932..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Bulletin: CEO Dubow earned $9.4 million last year; includes $1.8M bonus after more layoffs, wage cutsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42696866151423783522011-06-24T04:01:45.377-04:002011-06-24T04:01:45.377-04:00I was the guy that if the pager beeped, I would fi...I was the guy that if the pager beeped, I would fight to get to work and resolve any issue. In my earlier years I lost many potential significant women because of my loyalty to this job. Ten years ago I found a woman that would forgive my having an overly protective feeling of the staff at my newspaper and have been married since. Being an IT person at a newspaper is demanding. I alwaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24557304222842172732011-06-22T14:26:31.161-04:002011-06-22T14:26:31.161-04:00Cons, thats what the Gannett board of directors ar...Cons, thats what the Gannett board of directors are. Why in the _ _ _ _ are you making so much money? What happened to the everyday guy who makes your company runs. I will not ever buy another paper published by Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49963302661558674662011-06-22T10:05:18.868-04:002011-06-22T10:05:18.868-04:00Congratulations, Gannet executives, on making more...Congratulations, Gannet executives, on making more last year than I have made in my entire life :)<br /><br />Well done!<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />A guy who lost his house and filed for bankruptcy after you shuttered the Tucson Citizen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86307012738277454522011-03-29T17:55:05.980-04:002011-03-29T17:55:05.980-04:00Then lets outsource what's let of our jobs to ...Then lets outsource what's let of our jobs to India or the Philippines. What's wrong with this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83655341098757888832011-03-28T22:07:10.594-04:002011-03-28T22:07:10.594-04:00These raises and bonuses are the very thing the U....These raises and bonuses are the very thing the U.S. Government should be looking into in this country to save jobs. Pure grade "A" BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66128297371511421372011-03-28T19:15:19.759-04:002011-03-28T19:15:19.759-04:00Just wanted to say thank you to the person who wro...Just wanted to say thank you to the person who wrote that fake dialogue between Dubow and Martore. My god, that's funny. I read these comments are realize the one thing I truly love about newspapers: knowing the good quality folks who actually have the talent ... reporters, copy-editors, and designers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60850858139507053072011-03-26T14:22:37.945-04:002011-03-26T14:22:37.945-04:00These bonuses are a fucking disgrace.These bonuses are a fucking disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47637778273467553632011-03-26T14:11:52.580-04:002011-03-26T14:11:52.580-04:0011:32 why didn't you say something?11:32 why didn't you say something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80693555360479385362011-03-26T11:32:41.938-04:002011-03-26T11:32:41.938-04:00Was in elevator alone with Martore the other day. ...Was in elevator alone with Martore the other day. No conversation, no eye contact. Don't know which one of us was more uncomfortable, but I sure as hell couldn't wait to get off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86441127226852263672011-03-26T07:26:46.905-04:002011-03-26T07:26:46.905-04:00"You laid me off to save $40,000, and that ju..."You laid me off to save $40,000, and that just went into a bonus pot with your name on it"?<br /><br />My thinking exactly, how many laid-off employees salary's or pay cuts did you just give to the suits? The rich get richer. There may be left leaning in the editorial content of newspapers but they sure like the thinking of the right as far as their way of running their business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66635815559987773812011-03-26T03:02:39.819-04:002011-03-26T03:02:39.819-04:00I captured this oddly surreal scene with my INFORM...I captured this oddly surreal scene with my INFORMATION CENTER camera. See what occurred after the Gannett Board of Directors handed over large wads of cash to Gracia Martore and Craig Dubow: http://tinyurl.com/4hwl549Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85561552365088187842011-03-26T02:51:11.703-04:002011-03-26T02:51:11.703-04:00Rumor has it the Gannett Board of Directors was la...Rumor has it the Gannett Board of Directors was last seen supervising what appeared to be a rather large dump-truck backing its way into Dubow's driveway. Dubow watched with glee while lighting a cigar with a flaming $100 bill, proclaiming, "It's good to be the king."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75766093868396024892011-03-25T22:03:03.459-04:002011-03-25T22:03:03.459-04:003:20pm, what jargon has got you stumped? Should we...3:20pm, what jargon has got you stumped? Should we stick to one syllable words for you?<br /><br />Here's dysfunction for you: The nation's newspaper earlier this year ran a story that it had published two years earlier, by mistake. And led a section front with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20752579832345542552011-03-25T21:52:48.162-04:002011-03-25T21:52:48.162-04:00Here's a question for our bonus-baby pair of t...Here's a question for our bonus-baby pair of top dogs, Gracie and Cragie. How does it feel to walk into the Crystal Palace each morning and know that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- who falls under your gaze hates your guts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42476029277727112842011-03-25T20:17:30.319-04:002011-03-25T20:17:30.319-04:00Oh god Jim, thanks for the memories. Pica poles, i...Oh god Jim, thanks for the memories. Pica poles, indeed! I used to have one permanently affixed above my left ear. My, how things have changed, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66471905465079727352011-03-25T18:56:06.556-04:002011-03-25T18:56:06.556-04:00Anybody who is long GCI or any newspaper stock is ...Anybody who is long GCI or any newspaper stock is either stupid or very well hedged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74706983872194327752011-03-25T18:42:45.344-04:002011-03-25T18:42:45.344-04:006:29 I believe she said, "Let them eat pica p...6:29 I believe she said, "Let them eat pica poles!"Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9947202944819925962011-03-25T18:37:07.203-04:002011-03-25T18:37:07.203-04:00Nobody who works at Gannett should whine about the...Nobody who works at Gannett should whine about the bonuses. You don't deserve a pay increase if you work at Gannett. You deserve to be furloughed or laid off. You should never get a promotion or any benefits. Only the CEO and a few elite executives deserve any recognition for making Gannett a giant in the media world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54069080941988606812011-03-25T18:29:46.811-04:002011-03-25T18:29:46.811-04:00What was it Marie Antoinette said?
Dubow is one ...What was it Marie Antoinette said? <br /><br />Dubow is one fake farm away from creating his very own Versailles. <br /><br />How'd that work our for Marie, Craigy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-468050764424709392011-03-25T17:53:09.819-04:002011-03-25T17:53:09.819-04:00cha ching. Like Charlie Sheen, at least this crew ...cha ching. Like Charlie Sheen, at least this crew is winning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58718494930738719602011-03-25T17:43:36.694-04:002011-03-25T17:43:36.694-04:005:25. You nailed it. You forgot to mention a key ...5:25. You nailed it. You forgot to mention a key politics editor announced she's leaving this week, a photo editor left last week, a Washington correspondent left the week before and Life lost its movie editor and star reporter a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Pretty soon,they'll be able to lease desk space to "Peggy" and the other phone reps who take credit card call complaints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81798454346146346312011-03-25T17:41:54.436-04:002011-03-25T17:41:54.436-04:00Get off the train, people! It's time to take y...Get off the train, people! It's time to take your lives back!<br /><br />- A former (and damn happy about it) Gannett employee <br /><br />3/24/2011 10:42 PM <br /><br />Maybe it's harsh, but I have to agree with the statement of this poster. For the longest I was one of the moaners, came home depressed and angry and had to witness that my paycheck was used to fill the pockets of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58837355852570992802011-03-25T17:25:33.513-04:002011-03-25T17:25:33.513-04:001:18 isn't saying she's overworked, she...1:18 isn't saying she's overworked, she's simply agreeing with the earlier poster about the growing dysfunctionality at USAT. You have an overabundance of senior editors presiding over meetings where nothing is decided. These editors had their titles taken away during the transformation. Unlike those that were laid off, they are still employed. But these people should be producing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77231880035601147862011-03-25T15:52:48.245-04:002011-03-25T15:52:48.245-04:00Jim, the outlandish compensation for a job done po...Jim, the outlandish compensation for a job done poorly made MediaPost's afternoon update: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showEdition&art_send_date=2011-3-25&art_type=41.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57047265397739175192011-03-25T15:29:12.528-04:002011-03-25T15:29:12.528-04:00For those of you supporting Martore, this bears re...For those of you supporting Martore, this bears repeating from my post:<br /><br />Gannett's stock in 2010 underperformed competitors for the third consecutive year, the company acknowledged last month.<br /><br />You may think she's the cat's meow, but Wall Street is turning a thumbs down on the company's direction as it relates to industry peers.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com