tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8149470565639627067..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: May 16-22 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44547623836068186492011-05-24T18:06:57.473-04:002011-05-24T18:06:57.473-04:00...Or maybe Charles Lindner's family can be hi......Or maybe Charles Lindner's family can be hit up an investment like Carlos Slim made in the New York Times. It might get the stock up if Lindners were interested and they have been treated royally by the Enquirer over the years (except for one minor slipup on a banana peel, instantly regretted.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75519764976307883612011-05-24T17:58:02.356-04:002011-05-24T17:58:02.356-04:008:20 Now that GCI needs some cash, perhaps Buchana...8:20 Now that GCI needs some cash, perhaps Buchanan can get her buddies at Fifth Third to cough up a bridge loan for us. After all, they owe us because she responded to their complaints, and I know they have tons of money, and GCI has gold-plated credit having never defaulted on a loan payment. Should be easy for Buchanan to set up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57795394293883117932011-05-23T13:03:57.577-04:002011-05-23T13:03:57.577-04:00everyone in Elmira and Ithaca took a 5% pay cut in...everyone in Elmira and Ithaca took a 5% pay cut in Jan from the braintrust in Binghamton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31086944776277988272011-05-23T08:20:25.365-04:002011-05-23T08:20:25.365-04:00The Enquirer's downward spiral accelerated whe...The Enquirer's downward spiral accelerated when Carolyn Washburn arrived in January. Talk about mediocrity? She's brought nothing to the table and marches to the cadence shouted out from the 20th floor. Publishers should concentrate on making money, not running newsrooms, but then if Margaret Buchanan didn't get involved the business section just might get a story on Fifth Third or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77921629901995102922011-05-23T07:11:29.952-04:002011-05-23T07:11:29.952-04:00Everything we have is rigged for print. We're ...Everything we have is rigged for print. We're like the guy who bought an expensive plaid red sports coat with pink socks so he could go to a white tie dinner. We are overdressed and conspicuously out of place. We've paid lip service to aligning ourselves to the Internet, but everything we do and look like is the old print model. We need to get hip and get with the fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41665253419577297892011-05-23T06:05:18.346-04:002011-05-23T06:05:18.346-04:00The Enquirer is another example of what happens wh...The Enquirer is another example of what happens when publishers meddle in news operations. As we are seeing with USA Today, it's an utter disaster, but some publishers can't seem to stop themselves from getting involved in news stories as Buchanan did under the Callinan regime. It's the touch of death, and Washburn isn't going to get anywhere until she declares war on Buchanan, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65316980850823455072011-05-23T00:11:59.659-04:002011-05-23T00:11:59.659-04:0011:10 I agree with you and think the chains that w...11:10 I agree with you and think the chains that were formed after WW2 are all going down. Lee, McClatchy and Gannett. But there's still a chance for strong local papers if they reinvent themselves quickly perhaps with weekly print Sundays and the rest a much improved local report on the Web. But the chain currently has become an anchor around their neck and is drawing them under.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65780154419181937502011-05-22T23:10:10.828-04:002011-05-22T23:10:10.828-04:00The sad reality is that this is a dying industry. ...The sad reality is that this is a dying industry. Gannett hopped on the digital bandwagon too late and it now cannot make up the lost print revenue. Same with the branding campaign — way over due. Consumers still only think we just print a paper. <br /><br />I would suggest going back to school or learning another trade — because this ship is sinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2555017608646291572011-05-22T21:12:01.932-04:002011-05-22T21:12:01.932-04:00To all the Wilmington posters,as with all newspape...To all the Wilmington posters,as with all newspapers the economy and the loss of critical advertisers have led in our decline however unless you've been under a rock in Wilmington the downfall began with Riddle hiring Sheely and the demise continues after Sheely and Riddle walk away. Sheely laid off critical people,sat in his office and played with whatever new electronic gadget he could get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20205063415241802962011-05-22T21:09:34.719-04:002011-05-22T21:09:34.719-04:00You said it all 5:22!! You are so right.You said it all 5:22!! You are so right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85456584302546709142011-05-22T20:56:50.290-04:002011-05-22T20:56:50.290-04:00Got the Monday morning blues already. Another week...Got the Monday morning blues already. Another week where the life will be sucked from great people and a once great company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90331379558961364072011-05-22T20:54:06.456-04:002011-05-22T20:54:06.456-04:003:25 Next time you are in the Enquirer OC, approac...3:25 Next time you are in the Enquirer OC, approach one of these "dregs" who are reporters or editors and just ask them what they do during the day. Don't be afraid: you are paid in the news business to ask questions and talk to people. I think you will find a story there and those you think are dregs really are not so much so. Just a suggestion who himself has never set foot in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41284843003885225412011-05-22T20:06:03.985-04:002011-05-22T20:06:03.985-04:007:25 It's like what you see in a pro football ...7:25 It's like what you see in a pro football team on TV. On the sideline are coaches and assistant coaches, plus an array of support staff for the team from bus drivers to physicians. Without the support, the team doesn't play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44543028690640150612011-05-22T20:00:26.492-04:002011-05-22T20:00:26.492-04:007:25 True. Probably 60-80 percent of our OC is vit...7:25 True. Probably 60-80 percent of our OC is vital but not known by customers, but that's just a guestimate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54285230017136791102011-05-22T19:25:36.280-04:002011-05-22T19:25:36.280-04:003:17, I can tell from your phrasing that anything ...3:17, I can tell from your phrasing that anything mentioned specifically will draw scoffing from you. Plus, shouldn't you and others here already know? I mean, we are supposed to believe most people here are experts about how to make Gannett successful. Just ignore the bad writing, ignorance of how benefits work, ignorance of finance as a whole, inability to understand any level of managementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33521732861013006812011-05-22T17:59:47.128-04:002011-05-22T17:59:47.128-04:0010:46 said:
"You took a once great adv dept ...10:46 said:<br /><br />"You took a once great adv dept and put it in the toilet so your post falls on deaf ears. Nice job"<br /><br />If my post fell on deaf ears it's fortunate that I typed it out....<br /><br />And speaking to your full post. I find it hard to believe that if you don't know who preceded the current AD that you could have any sort of an idea as to what the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70816611667813469262011-05-22T17:22:44.177-04:002011-05-22T17:22:44.177-04:004:32 That's a good suggestion. I've now mo...4:32 That's a good suggestion. I've now moved that USAT-Frank post back to the homepage.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45217945379544621292011-05-22T17:22:16.728-04:002011-05-22T17:22:16.728-04:00I think it is a disgrace that an AD would blame sa...I think it is a disgrace that an AD would blame sales reps for layoffs in their company. It is Gannett corporate that is destroying all the properties. IT doesn't matter how much money is brought in. If corporate wants to cut, it will and always has. What ever happened to encouraging people? Bottom line is – Wilmington is making a profit – it always has and always will. It just isn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86817952371681464032011-05-22T17:06:40.730-04:002011-05-22T17:06:40.730-04:00Wall Street put a value of $9 billion on the socia...Wall Street put a value of $9 billion on the social site Linked In when the stock was floated this week, so how much would corporate get if they sliced off Metromix and floated it as a separate company? There must be parts of this company worth money as independent entities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28154056199982514202011-05-22T16:55:52.982-04:002011-05-22T16:55:52.982-04:00Let's see some bold moves from the big bonus g...Let's see some bold moves from the big bonus guys. Give us something to say, "I don't know if it'll work, but let's try it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43675060863386414682011-05-22T16:37:06.506-04:002011-05-22T16:37:06.506-04:00USA Today, USAT online, and big CP online sites un...USA Today, USAT online, and big CP online sites under the Big G would collapse if AP is dropped. Gannett won't have the staff to fill the space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39941355006018557132011-05-22T16:35:02.193-04:002011-05-22T16:35:02.193-04:00Anon@233 has a good point. Several non-Gannett dai...Anon@233 has a good point. Several non-Gannett dailies have cut back on distribution or eliminated publication days for cost reasons.<br /><br />The Atlanta Journal-Constituion used to be available all across the South; now their print edition is available only in metro Atlanta. The Frederick News-Post in Maryland stopped printing a Monday paper last year and moved their Monday features to SundayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72692259450946329182011-05-22T16:32:47.684-04:002011-05-22T16:32:47.684-04:00Jim, the USA Today - Heather Frank post and thread...Jim, the USA Today - Heather Frank post and thread is still drawing heavy comments and traffic. It's a subject of keen interest to many of us. Why don't you put that back near the top of your blog, or at least on the front page? As someone else noted, it's a story with legs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62197267878995478842011-05-22T16:29:43.591-04:002011-05-22T16:29:43.591-04:00I think Fifth Third in Cincy will be helpful to us...I think Fifth Third in Cincy will be helpful to us, because the Enquirer was real nice to them about that SEC investigation -- you know, the investigation by the same agency that let Bernie Madoff skate eight years after being told he was running a Ponzi scheme. Publishers have a number of chits in the community they can call in from community heavies to help us out in these straits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46515466165787197652011-05-22T16:25:52.346-04:002011-05-22T16:25:52.346-04:004:11 Yep, we can do that, but I'm hearing comp...4:11 Yep, we can do that, but I'm hearing complaints about how the paper isn't what it used to be, and readers will have less interests in picking it up. That means less circulation revenue, which in turn means less advertising and less ad revenue. So when corporate comes for its cut, there's less money to be sent to McLean, where they need the money to pay the executives, make the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com