tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7643446084547408255..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Week Feb. 14-20 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83084945330509234982011-02-14T23:48:34.621-05:002011-02-14T23:48:34.621-05:00If My Boss' #4 and #5 are both true, it speaks...If My Boss' #4 and #5 are both true, it speaks volumes about the poor leadership we have. Our paper has to hire freelancers left and right to do the work FTEs used to do.<br />Isn't that some sort of federal violation anyway?<br />And My Boss is saying it's gonna get worse?<br /><br />When our EE is writing all the blogs, covering all the news and sports events, taking all the videos Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53315510679284033932011-02-14T23:46:53.953-05:002011-02-14T23:46:53.953-05:00I think if things unfold, as My Boss has said, I h...I think if things unfold, as My Boss has said, I honestly think we will all be fine, maybe better than when we worked for Gannett. I have been with this company for a very long time. I love my job and give my best each and every day. I do it for myself and my co-workers, not for Gannett. Since the layoffs I have expanded my interests in numerous other areas and have gained expertise in these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75899705462817875142011-02-14T23:37:45.846-05:002011-02-14T23:37:45.846-05:003:55 -- And I suspect there will be financially su...3:55 -- And I suspect there will be financially successful newspapers in the future just as there are financially successful radio stations. But radio, although still viable, is a shell of what it used to be. I think niche market is a good way to categorize it. <br /><br />Only a handful of stations offer anything of unique value to their listeners. Yeah, some of them play good music, but that&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71896377643394100042011-02-14T23:36:36.670-05:002011-02-14T23:36:36.670-05:00Good for Saradakis! Seems like a man with a vision...Good for Saradakis! Seems like a man with a vision and respect for his employees – plus he threw Gannett under the bus after he made millions from them. Now there's a man I can admire!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85330579692256692282011-02-14T23:35:41.891-05:002011-02-14T23:35:41.891-05:003:20, you are dumber than dirt. First you refer to...3:20, you are dumber than dirt. First you refer to rumors, then you describe them as news.<br /><br />That post is an example of what this blog has to offer -- very weakly sourced "information" that is suspect as soon as it is posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13704936368476175582011-02-14T23:30:35.799-05:002011-02-14T23:30:35.799-05:00No merit raises for the people who produce the pro...No merit raises for the people who produce the product?<br /><br />What the heck do Towns and Donovan and their gang of ass kissers do to get their bonus?<br /><br />Oh I know. They watch their circulations decline and their advertisers wave bye bye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63090269813169579262011-02-14T23:26:34.965-05:002011-02-14T23:26:34.965-05:00Hey 10:51 p.m....What you relate is like a nightma...Hey 10:51 p.m....What you relate is like a nightmare. I guess the higher ups have so much free time that they can devise these "story spreadsheets" and story position counts.<br /><br />Either that, or they're just trying to make life as miserable as possible with the hope of trimming the troops WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY TPP OR WHATEVER CROCK OF CRAP THEY COME UP WITH NEXT!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57521374505005192442011-02-14T22:51:20.240-05:002011-02-14T22:51:20.240-05:00Dear 12:05 - maybe Gannett made the Forbes top 100...Dear 12:05 - maybe Gannett made the Forbes top 100 crappiest places to work. Upper management put APP reporters on notice they're expected to generate one A-1 story or centerpiece a week and they are being recorded on a spreadsheet. What the staff hasn't been told, but has learned, is that management is also keeping a byline count as well. To what end, I can't imagine, since a merit Snookered in Snookie Landnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26886572366963628332011-02-14T22:01:35.120-05:002011-02-14T22:01:35.120-05:00How can a small daily 28k daily and 35k sunday sti...How can a small daily 28k daily and 35k sunday still have a publisher making over $200k. How can a small daily 18k daily and 26k sunday have a GM/EE make $160k. What a joke how these executives are being place in sites that have no business make such wages when the rank and file are being laid off or required to take a furlough week. Why are the group presidents keeping these overpaid ass kissersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33064027600701004452011-02-14T20:23:58.038-05:002011-02-14T20:23:58.038-05:00So, My Boss, what happened to the idea of spinning...So, My Boss, what happened to the idea of spinning off USA Today instead of selling it? Is spinning it off the fallback position if a sale doesn't happen. And since the word has gone out that it is for sale, has anyone expressed any interest in it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18051202107014476312011-02-14T20:06:31.258-05:002011-02-14T20:06:31.258-05:00#4, above, makes me gag. I hope it is not true.#4, above, makes me gag. I hope it is not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5335655684740795262011-02-14T19:56:09.995-05:002011-02-14T19:56:09.995-05:001. USAToday is cleaning up it's financials and...1. USAToday is cleaning up it's financials and dressing the pig upmfor a sale.<br />2. Pointroll is announcing the departure of Jason Tafler, current CEO, tomorrow. Mr. Tafler is joining a Canadian media company.<br />3. Rob Gatto, VP of Account Management, will be named Pointroll CEO, replacing Jason Tafler. <br />4. Showing Ms. Martore's desperation, the Pointroll management team My Bosshttp://www.gannett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1805156146586471182011-02-14T18:14:20.558-05:002011-02-14T18:14:20.558-05:00Here's a job opening with Nickelodeon that sou...Here's a job opening with Nickelodeon that sounds similar to the corporate MomsLikeMe content director position:<br /><br />http://www.mediabistro.com/mediajobsdaily/nickelodeon-seeks-seo-savvy-site-editor-for-parentsconnect-com_b5763Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72466536436784728142011-02-14T17:36:20.967-05:002011-02-14T17:36:20.967-05:00Haven't seen many Gannett troll comments latel...Haven't seen many Gannett troll comments lately. Maybe they were laid off or are on furlough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28136942229263460002011-02-14T16:50:34.068-05:002011-02-14T16:50:34.068-05:00The Arizona Republic rolled out yet another new lo...The Arizona Republic rolled out yet another new look today ... in conjunction with Arizona's 99th year of statehood. A new look? I believe this is what the Republic looked like 99 years ago ... Awful typographical changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44421128144344568492011-02-14T16:40:15.395-05:002011-02-14T16:40:15.395-05:00Remember when they used to Super Glue pennies on e...Remember when they used to Super Glue pennies on eyes of the Al Head at Rosslyn? Somehow that seems appropriate. Defacing the vain monument to a robber baron who was succeeded by soul-less bean counters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45751799568569590462011-02-14T16:34:08.049-05:002011-02-14T16:34:08.049-05:00Longtime Cincinnati business reporter James Pilche...Longtime Cincinnati business reporter James Pilcher, who left the paper a week or two ago, just tweeted minutes ago: "Just found out my former employer is going to be laying people off - less than 2 weeks after I left." Look for that to include business and features folks. New editor Carolyn Washburn has stated openly that she regards those departments as overstaffed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34618728458288341802011-02-14T16:09:23.133-05:002011-02-14T16:09:23.133-05:00Thanks 11:18. I'll keep that in mind. I shou...Thanks 11:18. I'll keep that in mind. I should be able to time my rollover nicely with the end of the quarter since it seems to take Gannett a while to send out any paperwork of any kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65374038765446741692011-02-14T15:55:43.508-05:002011-02-14T15:55:43.508-05:003:13, you're painting with an awfully broad br...3:13, you're painting with an awfully broad brushstroke in your comment on radio. There are hundreds of radio owners across the country who are doing very, very well with a combination of syndicated and locally-originated programming or all locally-originated programming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26376490424952857752011-02-14T15:33:25.377-05:002011-02-14T15:33:25.377-05:003:20 Repeating what I've said before: For now,...3:20 Repeating what I've said before: For now, these USAT rumors remain just that, rumors. Although Corporate apparently has yet to issue a statement today on this latest round of speculation, its silence doesn't necessarily represent indirect confirmation. As a matter of policy, companies usually don't comment on rumors unless they are moving stock prices.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20523910821672984462011-02-14T15:25:07.914-05:002011-02-14T15:25:07.914-05:00Hey Al:
Look what they done to your McPaper, gramp...Hey Al:<br />Look what they done to your McPaper, gramps.<br />On the auction block: your "crown jewel."<br />I hear that for an extra $9.95 from the winning bidder, they'll throw in your over-sized statue!<br /><br />"Get in there and BUY, BUY, BUY!"<br /><br />(word verification: ransid, LOL!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4698290976785063912011-02-14T15:20:18.207-05:002011-02-14T15:20:18.207-05:00Poynter's Romenesko cited Gannett Blog's r...Poynter's Romenesko cited Gannett Blog's rumors of USAT being sold or set off on its own. Others will follow as the news spreads, like ripples riling a once calm pool of water.<br />Even the hardest headed GCI shills must see the growing influence of Jim's blog.<br />Ah, the power of the written word, printed on paper or transmitted online. In our open society, the truth always finds Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65459727680843849432011-02-14T15:13:21.453-05:002011-02-14T15:13:21.453-05:002:12 -- Well said. You hit the button on the nose....2:12 -- Well said. You hit the button on the nose. Print newspapers are going to become a heavily consolidated niche media with a few standout publications that are funded by tax dollars or academia. Look at what happened to radio and you see exactly where we're headed. <br /><br />NPR is great but most commercial radio is weak at best. A handful of personalities and nationally syndicated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2388297756425451232011-02-14T15:09:31.414-05:002011-02-14T15:09:31.414-05:00I have seen little news or discussion over the mer...I have seen little news or discussion over the merger of Huffpost with AOL. AOL, as you know, owns Patch.com, the local news startup that depends on overworked and underpaid reporters for its content. As does Huffpost. But nonetheless it is an interesting dynamic, the sudden creation of 800 local papers with a national presence. Gotta give AOL credit for that much, even if they are bleeding Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-130033065754387882011-02-14T15:06:10.365-05:002011-02-14T15:06:10.365-05:00RIP USAT
Big Jim picks up MinnPost story referenci...RIP USAT<br />Big Jim picks up MinnPost story referencing Lil' Jim's blog:<br />http://www.minnpost.com/johnreinan/2011/02/14/25707/rip_usa_todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com