tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7363272888624548402..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 10-16 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71672534813425695912012-09-12T01:51:35.823-04:002012-09-12T01:51:35.823-04:00Does Gannett purchase their own stock at these lev...Does Gannett purchase their own stock at these levels?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24438137826868622862012-09-11T22:14:23.137-04:002012-09-11T22:14:23.137-04:00In reference to CareerBuilder, no amount of market...In reference to CareerBuilder, no amount of market analysis can cover up the fact, that they replaced umpteen years of experience and personal service with a handful of high school kids. <br />Lost revenue due to the fact, that these jokers can't adhere to deadlines or comprehend even the simplest procedures. When the reps were in the building, at least some dialog would pass between Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60590009352627778182012-09-11T21:37:06.472-04:002012-09-11T21:37:06.472-04:005:45 -- you, Jim, and many others here are at the ...5:45 -- you, Jim, and many others here are at the same employment level as four years ago: none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11975654543928551632012-09-11T19:41:52.604-04:002012-09-11T19:41:52.604-04:00Here's one stock-rise article:
http://www.mark...Here's one stock-rise article:<br />http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com/newsbites/1375258<br />Gannett (NYSE: GCI) rose Tuesday after the company said that its CareerBuilder unit acquired Economic Modeling Specialists International, a software firm that specializes in employment data and labor market analysis. The company said the combined companies will "will be providing clients Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5574579603962231612012-09-11T18:21:03.471-04:002012-09-11T18:21:03.471-04:00Here's a guy who can help finish running the B...Here's a guy who can help finish running the Big G into the ground as soon as he finishes off the Journal Register Co. Typical blowhard who is larding his bank account while dumping employee pensions on the gov'ment. The current crop of media executives across the board are stooges:<br /><br />http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79644558514322835572012-09-11T18:06:56.386-04:002012-09-11T18:06:56.386-04:00CHART
http://yhoo.it/PolMJG
GCI is dark line tha...CHART<br /><br />http://yhoo.it/PolMJG<br /><br />GCI is dark line that is 60% LOWER than 2007.<br /><br />Red line is S&P500.<br /><br />F'ing nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36507859846388587742012-09-11T17:50:00.879-04:002012-09-11T17:50:00.879-04:00Question:
Whatever happened to Cincinnati’s NEWSA...<b>Question</b>:<br /><br />Whatever happened to Cincinnati’s NEWSACHE blogger @ http://cincynewsache.blogspot.com/?<br /><br />If Gannett really did “silence” him as some suspect, then it’s likely that silence had no more than a year assigned to it which should be over by now. <br /><br />Hence, with all the comments here about Cincinnati lately over its content, its change to a tab and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70699183923994136832012-09-11T17:45:40.908-04:002012-09-11T17:45:40.908-04:005:41PM - OUCH!
Same stock price as four years ago!...5:41PM - OUCH!<br />Same stock price as four years ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53051787556430614242012-09-11T17:42:26.190-04:002012-09-11T17:42:26.190-04:00Explanation for stock price rise: POLITICAL-SEASON...Explanation for stock price rise: POLITICAL-SEASON ADVERTISING:<br />http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-11/gannett-shares-jump-as-demand-for-advertising-grows.html?cmpid=yhooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38779200592370381622012-09-11T17:41:55.081-04:002012-09-11T17:41:55.081-04:00HMM ..
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-11/g...HMM ..<br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-11/gannett-shares-jump-as-demand-for-advertising-grows.html?cmpid=yhoo<br /><br />" .. Gannett Co. (GCI), the owner of television stations and 82 daily newspapers including USA Today, jumped the most in more than two months as the U.S. presidential election helps spur demand for advertising .."<br /><br />However - <br /><br />httpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74370936635920723772012-09-11T17:37:19.370-04:002012-09-11T17:37:19.370-04:00Banikarim, Buchanan, Washburn, and countless other...Banikarim, Buchanan, Washburn, and countless others all from the same mold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64399733873051204412012-09-11T17:23:09.890-04:002012-09-11T17:23:09.890-04:004:40 GCI traded for $18.85 on April 26, 2010 -- th...4:40 GCI traded for $18.85 on April 26, 2010 -- the highest it's reached since starting its long slog back from near oblivion, after hitting $1.85 on March 10, 2009, amid the late Great Recession.<br /><br />Even at today's $17 close, the stock is still a deal, given its dividend yield of 4.7%.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77859720254253948212012-09-11T17:20:28.251-04:002012-09-11T17:20:28.251-04:00You need only look at Maryam Banikarim's attit...You need only look at Maryam Banikarim's attitude, ego, arrogance and disrespect of staff and colleagues to understand the Gannett of today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31997959904231323162012-09-11T16:58:05.008-04:002012-09-11T16:58:05.008-04:00Neuharth wasnt a newsman?Neuharth wasnt a newsman?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78677189972302696282012-09-11T16:44:58.700-04:002012-09-11T16:44:58.700-04:001:19 - News people haven't run Gannett since ...1:19 - News people haven't run Gannett since old man Frank died in 1957.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45706851616252361162012-09-11T16:44:18.152-04:002012-09-11T16:44:18.152-04:002:09 - Anyone in top management getting out on the...2:09 - Anyone in top management getting out on their own accord is one of us. I guarantee it. The pay ain't bad and the perks are great but I have a soul. There is no job worth the crimes Gannett commits against its employees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58566975378690968552012-09-11T16:40:42.335-04:002012-09-11T16:40:42.335-04:00Stock closed at $17.01 after hitting $17.35 intrad...Stock closed at $17.01 after hitting $17.35 intraday.<br />Hasn't been this high since April '10 or Feb. '11.<br /><br />Clearly, The Street is saying the quality of the product is inversely related to the stock price!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83076276810239107442012-09-11T16:33:47.574-04:002012-09-11T16:33:47.574-04:00Word-for-word press releases with reporters' b...Word-for-word press releases with reporters' bylines? That's nothing new in Cincy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46471948663776290272012-09-11T16:12:23.024-04:002012-09-11T16:12:23.024-04:00Take it from someone who used to work there:
Whe...Take it from someone who used to work there: <br /><br />When Cincy starts running photos of sports or T&A, that means traffic is dropping off and the online folks have been ordered to punch up traffic to the site. They watch those Omniture reports very closely!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29193678808865768892012-09-11T15:46:19.501-04:002012-09-11T15:46:19.501-04:00At Gannett's TV station in Greensboro, plagiar...At Gannett's TV station in Greensboro, plagiarism is becoming an <a href="http://roch101.blogspot.com/2012/09/more-plagiarism-at-wfmy.html" rel="nofollow">almost-daily occurrence</a>. Local blogger Roch 101 has uncovered at least 11 bylined stories on the WFMY website (DigTriad.com) that were lifted word-for-word from a handout.<br /><br />(HT to Romenesko, who today linked to a Roch 101 Charles Everettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19562475417136698692012-09-11T15:08:14.137-04:002012-09-11T15:08:14.137-04:00I know the reason for the recent stock surge: Wall...I know the reason for the recent stock surge: Wall Street found out Hunke is leaving. That was good for an incremental $2-3 in value per share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81788275266000461882012-09-11T15:00:53.491-04:002012-09-11T15:00:53.491-04:002:49 I have not. And I really don't have any c...2:49 I have not. And I really don't have any clues. One poster here speculated that Warren Buffett's buying spree may have sparked speculation that GCI could sell some of its properties.<br /><br />Other news across the industry hasn't been so good recently: Journal Register just field for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection again, leading to speculation that MediaNews Group might followJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68866795462978009072012-09-11T14:49:46.528-04:002012-09-11T14:49:46.528-04:00Jim, have you talked to any analysts about why inv...Jim, have you talked to any analysts about why investors are so bullish on Gannett?<br />Those of us in the trenches just aren't that optimistic. Are we missing something?<br />I'd love to see more on this.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57368926592628947272012-09-11T14:40:40.001-04:002012-09-11T14:40:40.001-04:00Gannett's stock continues to climb higher toda...Gannett's <a href="http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=NYSE:GCI" rel="nofollow">stock</a> continues to climb higher today.<br /><br />Shares recently traded for $17.04, up 74 cents, after trading as high as $17.35 earlier today. <br /><br />That's another 52-week trading high and means GCI is now up 73% from a year ago vs. a much smaller 24% gain in the S&P 500 index.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73759286255878692612012-09-11T14:09:59.755-04:002012-09-11T14:09:59.755-04:00Ditto 12:56 & 1:46. I suspect there are a lot...Ditto 12:56 & 1:46. I suspect there are a lot more of us than folks realize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com