tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8017781712448112252..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: July 23-29 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40699795833656185912012-07-30T23:35:59.509-04:002012-07-30T23:35:59.509-04:00Where are all the disgrunted VPs who hate Howard G...Where are all the disgrunted VPs who hate Howard Griffin? You haven't posted lately. Maybe someday you will grow the hell up and move on. About time upper management was eliminated. Too much dead wood in management and there still is. Welcome to the ranks of the forgotten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3924994914282730162012-07-30T19:26:25.644-04:002012-07-30T19:26:25.644-04:00Bob Cambell for VP Operations of GPSBob Cambell for VP Operations of GPSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35348462744628922152012-07-30T11:10:03.893-04:002012-07-30T11:10:03.893-04:0010:38 P.M. Truth be told, I don't think anyone...10:38 P.M. Truth be told, I don't think anyone looks at the Reporter for news. Regurgitated press releases and stale photo galleries, maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60064328198328383582012-07-30T10:03:24.048-04:002012-07-30T10:03:24.048-04:0011:59 gotta make me laugh King Bob
ha ha ha!11:59 gotta make me laugh King Bob<br />ha ha ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60447092394231548362012-07-29T22:38:55.158-04:002012-07-29T22:38:55.158-04:00FDL Reporter didn't update their website after...FDL Reporter didn't update their website after Friday's Brewers trade of Greinke or have results of Friday's game on their site on Saturday. Guess they're running the website like the paper - Sunday through Friday only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90721595926273893462012-07-29T22:21:14.808-04:002012-07-29T22:21:14.808-04:00Damn right, 9:50 and 10:33! I camped at The USAT L...Damn right, 9:50 and 10:33! I camped at The USAT Lodge for 23 years and got paid way better than you, I could afford to live in an awesome home in the DC, and I traveled all over the world on your dime. You get to work harder, get sick and suffer, I get to work less and raise stronger offspring on your hard work. Survival of the smartest, dontcha know. Now go back to sulking and living in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88713593172979312252012-07-29T21:36:04.719-04:002012-07-29T21:36:04.719-04:00Hey, man, stop railing on the Enquirer. They'...Hey, man, stop railing on the Enquirer. They've got 150 journalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39450905772806801282012-07-29T21:01:32.668-04:002012-07-29T21:01:32.668-04:00Made me laugh, 6:38.
Washburn should be where sh...Made me laugh, 6:38. <br /><br />Washburn should be where she belongs. Deputy chief of the copy desk. No vision. No presence. No leadership skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61774425452064547942012-07-29T20:44:54.123-04:002012-07-29T20:44:54.123-04:00So has anyone else been through the farce that is ...So has anyone else been through the farce that is United Health Care's on site biometric screening? What a waste of time. Erroneous test readings, people who can barely speak English "advising" you how to deal with your results. No point asking any questions when you can barely comprehend the response. Can't wait to see how they'll use that information to raise your rates, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30135764529609731592012-07-29T18:38:03.491-04:002012-07-29T18:38:03.491-04:00Interesting read in today's Cinci Enquirer, wh...Interesting read in today's Cinci Enquirer, where editor Carolyn "CarWash" Washburn explains the new format for newspaper (of which a prototype will be available at every public library branch in town for viewing!) news.cincinnati.com/ARTICLE/20120728/COL/307290013&Ref=AR<br /><br />"We showed readers the current and new print editions. People recall the ads about 20 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48759222767937940342012-07-29T17:32:42.434-04:002012-07-29T17:32:42.434-04:0012:25 no he is certainly not a production guy. He ...12:25 no he is certainly not a production guy. He is nobody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83386790032368602642012-07-29T16:02:52.983-04:002012-07-29T16:02:52.983-04:0010:33 let's get more dramatic. 20 years ago on...10:33 let's get more dramatic. 20 years ago one reporter would have one or two bylines a week. Now the bug bad company wants four and you cry. The web killed print journalism. I remember hanging out with folks from the newsroom and they were whinnying that there was no way they were going to write for the web. Yea they got it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14100463105258360602012-07-29T15:38:16.901-04:002012-07-29T15:38:16.901-04:00We were told we would add staff for passion topics...We were told we would add staff for passion topics and the paywall. So far, we continue to CUT staff -- not add. <br />It's an absolute joke what they are expecting of usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84405197300734430742012-07-29T12:37:50.941-04:002012-07-29T12:37:50.941-04:00Speaking of Wisconsin, I thought the sites were go...Speaking of Wisconsin, I thought the sites were going to beef up their websites after going to the paywalls. Tomorrow maybe? Next week? I see a photo gallery from July 4th on one site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47044377135438547562012-07-29T12:25:53.715-04:002012-07-29T12:25:53.715-04:00who is Bob Campbell, a Production guy?who is Bob Campbell, a Production guy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43356056715469917552012-07-29T11:59:15.149-04:002012-07-29T11:59:15.149-04:00Why are people constantly worried about what Bob C...Why are people constantly worried about what Bob Campbell is doing. He is doing the best he can with an ageing press crew and a maintenance staff that cant fix much.We are lucky he is still around to keep things running smoothly on the press, pre press, and mailroom. Knowledge is king "Bob is king ". Now get back to work and don't worry about Bob. Worry about yourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68541650325794857852012-07-29T10:33:26.971-04:002012-07-29T10:33:26.971-04:00Love it or hate it, the fact is, the Gannett model...Love it or hate it, the fact is, the Gannett model of buying up local papers, slashing staff and sucking up their revenues to support USA Today and pay down debt worked brilliantly for 30 years. It was a huge success for stockholders and executives, even though it destroyed small town journalism across the nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40467014944391101532012-07-29T09:50:40.664-04:002012-07-29T09:50:40.664-04:00Gath-Look at pages 6D & 7D. Wonderful, great ...Gath-Look at pages 6D & 7D. Wonderful, great color and a nice breakdown about some of the athletes. Who needs adds, adds only take up space. If USAT needs additional revenue they'll just "borrow" it from some of the Wisconsin papers. Isn't that the way USAT rolls? Always have and always will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17036573063246055872012-07-29T08:08:36.523-04:002012-07-29T08:08:36.523-04:001:06AM, that's a great idea.
Why don't you...1:06AM, that's a great idea.<br />Why don't you take out an ad in your local Gannett half-sized rag that you'll be glad to subscribe IF they pay you and see if you get an offer, hah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-715612488356306332012-07-29T01:06:43.000-04:002012-07-29T01:06:43.000-04:00Is there a reliable free way to obtain monthly cir...Is there a reliable free way to obtain monthly circulation numbers for my local paper? This is the paper that doubled their rates and dropped the pay wall to reveal, well not much. A week of news lumped together as though it was current. I can't believe there is anyone with half a brain paying for this stuff. It is almost unconscionable. Some of these articles look like they are shills,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43429424667934298732012-07-28T20:50:06.419-04:002012-07-28T20:50:06.419-04:00My local paper printed two copies of Mike Lopresti...My local paper printed two copies of Mike Lopresti's commentary on the opening ceremony in the sports section today. Brilliant.BTDTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89882238941883435902012-07-28T19:29:51.534-04:002012-07-28T19:29:51.534-04:00As a now long-time outsider - but one who was ther...As a now long-time outsider - but one who was there for a long time - I thumbed through USAT's Olympics tab yesterday. I didn't notice a single ad in it. Was that the plan? Really? No ads?!?<br /><br />Back in the day, we'd do 12 bonus sections during the Olympics - with 6-10 ad pages per day. Took in millions.<br /><br />Odd decision to put out that piece with nothing but circ Gathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3227623925335265082012-07-28T18:13:42.396-04:002012-07-28T18:13:42.396-04:00I don't fault the small papers' editorial ...I don't fault the small papers' editorial too much. They had to give up staff to pay for the Design Center staff and their beach umbrellas - staff that typically didn't <i>just</i> do layout or <i>just</i> report or <i>just</i> shoot photos. <br /><br />The process follows the press room, the maintenance guys, the circ customer care, the composing room, the photo editors, the finance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47909065017687832542012-07-28T16:06:49.336-04:002012-07-28T16:06:49.336-04:009:30, That's an on-the-mark assessment. An org...9:30, That's an on-the-mark assessment. An organization committed to excellence would never have promoted Buchanan into management in the first place. Her leadership abilities are nonexistent, and her presence is detrimental to the company. Those who might appear to be "loyal" to her are actually looking out for themselves and doing what it takes to survive and maybe even get a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66324241192348340372012-07-28T14:14:28.353-04:002012-07-28T14:14:28.353-04:00Wow, those new guys in USAT sports sure know how t...Wow, those new guys in USAT sports sure know how to sell ads. Why, that Olympics pullout is just chock-full... of no ads. Gosh and golly, how are they ever going to meet that revenue goal with no ads? Of course, by that time, Sports management will have feathered their nests and moved on to another sucker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com