tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8213799676438378676..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: April 4-10 | Your News & Comments: Part 4Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13736150689786932662011-04-08T00:06:45.347-04:002011-04-08T00:06:45.347-04:00Go EEOC! Thank you for revealing GCI's kind of...Go EEOC! Thank you for revealing GCI's kind of hardball -- against people with disabilities? Really? And thanks to the gutsy woman who pursued this claim.<br /><br />"The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Gannett Company, Inc. and Gannett Media Technologies, Inc., Case No. (CV 11-00675-PHX-DKD) in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in Phoenix after first attempting to reach a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30708315363702684222011-04-07T23:41:37.779-04:002011-04-07T23:41:37.779-04:00Gannett is not Walmart a large class action suit w...Gannett is not Walmart a large class action suit would bankrupt them and drive their stock into the toilet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23355626133483873572011-04-07T23:40:08.610-04:002011-04-07T23:40:08.610-04:00- Wouldn't it be great if that was the one thi...- Wouldn't it be great if that was the one thing that opened up a huge can of worms against Gannett. No company ever wants the EEOC on their back no matter how big. Because one you have them filing suit against you, you have a permanent bullseye - and open to very close scrutiny by the EEOC. I could see this totally snowballing not just here in Phoenix but through out all of Gannett. ThatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87575917259055675432011-04-07T23:12:26.140-04:002011-04-07T23:12:26.140-04:00There's an odd omission in that news release: ...There's an odd omission in that news release: It doesn't give the full name of the dismissed employee. Anyone know more?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8969160065793497152011-04-07T22:58:36.402-04:002011-04-07T22:58:36.402-04:00Here's a new interesting mess in Phoenix- http...Here's a new interesting mess in Phoenix- http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/4-7-11.cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55117844485250422192011-04-07T15:01:55.948-04:002011-04-07T15:01:55.948-04:004:55, all for getting the facts straight. 4:55 did...4:55, all for getting the facts straight. 4:55 did say goodbye and, given the tacky lack of acknowledgement that day by those in charge, 4:55's was surprising and very appreciated -- the only one in fact, the only one with some humanity to do so: an executive from an entirely different department and function.<br /><br />However, my post did not speak to an executive to whom one did not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41671246345770092122011-04-07T13:28:33.338-04:002011-04-07T13:28:33.338-04:00Yikes ... breaking news at Romenesko:
Report: Gan...Yikes ... breaking news at Romenesko:<br /><br />Report: Gannett to give page view bonuses to writers.<br /><br />Jim, time to spring into action. Inquiring minds want to know more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78038553192903670022011-04-07T13:21:42.039-04:002011-04-07T13:21:42.039-04:0012:56 For some sites, I believe the answer is: yes...12:56 For some sites, I believe the answer is: yes.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19112687430679421762011-04-07T13:20:42.184-04:002011-04-07T13:20:42.184-04:00This company spends millions upon millions re-bran...This company spends millions upon millions re-branding. It awards top executives and board members many millions more. There's no telling how much they spend on flights, motels, dining and other luxury items each month. All the while, we peons are furloughed or either in lay off situations. <br /><br />Here's another interesting circulation tid-bit. Indepent contractors are really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5707818875677889172011-04-07T12:58:37.597-04:002011-04-07T12:58:37.597-04:009:24 Yes, I've started a new layoff spreadshee...9:24 Yes, I've started a new layoff spreadsheet for the second quarter; I just haven't posted it yet.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57681978736121756522011-04-07T12:56:04.121-04:002011-04-07T12:56:04.121-04:00Is there a new layoff list prepared ?
I am thinkin...Is there a new layoff list prepared ?<br />I am thinking it will be needed in the next <br />few weeks ahead and beginning soon.<br />Individual sites know already how bad the revenue numbers are for Quarter 1. The layoff lists are probably being developed right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67829444394013938772011-04-07T11:57:29.421-04:002011-04-07T11:57:29.421-04:00why does Google have to pay for studio produced TV...why does Google have to pay for studio produced TV shows but not for publisher produced news? Really messed up model.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84643009489742721472011-04-07T11:48:55.053-04:002011-04-07T11:48:55.053-04:00So it probably isn't a good thing when your de...So it probably isn't a good thing when your dept has to start documenting their work to show how busy (or slow) they are on a daily basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38288365078236389672011-04-07T11:38:53.827-04:002011-04-07T11:38:53.827-04:00Why is it taking NYT.com 2 hours to get a story up...Why is it taking NYT.com 2 hours to get a story up about the Japan earthquake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75190554017288704512011-04-07T11:29:09.566-04:002011-04-07T11:29:09.566-04:004:24 -- Most of the Gannett executives I've me...4:24 -- Most of the Gannett executives I've met do seem to be Yes Men and Yes Women. In the culture that Gannett has created, those are the people who get promoted. Gannett has never liked people who rock the boat. Generally speaking, those folks can't be easily pressed into molds and Gannett is all about producing the same paper in Detroit that it produces in Visalia that it produces in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89046457281497653122011-04-07T11:11:30.844-04:002011-04-07T11:11:30.844-04:00Breaking Now: New York's embattled schools chi...Breaking Now: New York's embattled schools chief and former Gannett employee, Cathleen Black, is out, a person familiar with the situation said.<br />..WSJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45386509442326875412011-04-07T11:01:02.628-04:002011-04-07T11:01:02.628-04:00@4/06/2011 10:20 PM
I have to call B.S. on the co...@4/06/2011 10:20 PM<br /><br />I have to call B.S. on the comment that the executive editor conveniently disappeared when the layoffs were made in the Montgomery newsroom. I and others witnessed her attempt to speak to and comfort the graphic artist but he (understandably upset) blew her off. As far as the photographer, the executive editor's first action was to go to talk to his fellow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87232406335138561102011-04-07T10:49:20.688-04:002011-04-07T10:49:20.688-04:00"Want to use your severance as a cushion whil..."Want to use your severance as a cushion while you start freelancing (for newsroom employees)? Sorry you can't ..."<br /><br />OK, for the last time: Freelancing is simply another word for doing work on a contractual/as needed basis verses fulltime employment, ok? Meaning ANYONE can do it ... Not just those in the newsroom. If you ever got $5 as a kid for cutting a lawn, you were a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71708751614533646712011-04-07T10:14:31.529-04:002011-04-07T10:14:31.529-04:00That is why the anger. It is not about the necessi...That is why the anger. It is not about the necessity of layoffs, but the failure of management to take prudent actions that would likely have made them less pervasive. It is anger out of frustration at our leaders, who have embarked on a disgraceful and greedy effort to grab as much as they can before the company collapses around them.<br />4/06/2011 9:07 PM<br /><br />Listen, I agree with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42932405078711421222011-04-07T09:58:38.914-04:002011-04-07T09:58:38.914-04:00GCI stock showing bearish technicals.
http://www.m...GCI stock showing bearish technicals.<br />http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com/analyfav/1264445Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80468049949388125072011-04-07T09:24:47.219-04:002011-04-07T09:24:47.219-04:00OK, any other stealth layoffs yesterday or this mo...OK, any other stealth layoffs yesterday or this morning? Drip-drip-drip.<br />@Jim: are you adding the Montgomery jobs to the spreadsheet or starting a new spreadsheet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1460222928834093552011-04-07T04:24:10.229-04:002011-04-07T04:24:10.229-04:00So where is the dissent in executive ranks over po...So where is the dissent in executive ranks over policies that are ripping this company apart. Are they all yes-men and women, or is there some secret dissent there from those who came up through newsrooms and realize the damage being done to newspapers? Are they all bought off with high salaries, and sit silently compliant? Or are there any no-votes from realists in their 50's who got into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com