tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8255817991894425122..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Pay to play: Dickey, 'sharing the financial hardship'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66211438884045794482009-01-21T14:35:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:35:00.000-05:00Trade deal or not - it's recorded on the books as ...Trade deal or not - it's recorded on the books as an operating expense. That means it has a direct impact on the bottom line. <BR/><BR/>For you journalists: Revenue minus expenses = profits. <BR/><BR/>Higher expenses = lower profits = cuts.<BR/><BR/>Word Verifier: budgete; <I> budget + elite: budgete</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50356969159598773742009-01-21T11:48:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:48:00.000-05:00Responding to my own post of a minute ago ... yep,...Responding to my own post of a minute ago ... yep, sho' 'nuff, Krans is on the Palm Springs International Film Festival board of directors, and timed HER apparently company-bought trip out west to coincide with the film fest:<BR/><BR/>http://www.psfilmfest.org/society/about/board.aspx<BR/><BR/>Say one thing for Dickey and Krans -- they're good multi-taskers. <BR/><BR/>1. Announce furlough<BR/>2. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14151289477707363682009-01-21T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:40:00.000-05:00Did anyone else catch that Dickey and the Gang wer...Did anyone else catch that Dickey and the Gang were out in Palm Springs for "meetings" of the regional team? I know Dickey, Krans and Hollingsworth were at The Desert Sun, and did have some meetings. But now we also know that Dickey was out west to play golf. I've heard Krans is on the board of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, which was going on just before the golf tournament. So atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57067666674528890632009-01-21T11:31:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:31:00.000-05:00Wow, you certainly can tell who the corporate suck...Wow, you certainly can tell who the corporate suck-ups are in this thread. The McLean acolytes have their fangs bared and their claws sharpened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5552093274359186592009-01-21T10:12:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:12:00.000-05:006:41. LH a monster.. Great she is in Salem Oregon ...6:41. LH a monster.. Great she is in Salem Oregon today. Yep she is leaving suuny Palm Springs to experience 30 degreee weather and to critize and tear apart our Ad Dept. I doubt she is spending the night and I bet she did not take a commercial flight as we do not have a commercial airport. Great we will avoid her at all costs today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12432216389693028382009-01-21T01:22:00.000-05:002009-01-21T01:22:00.000-05:00Way to go, Jim! Gawker picked up your story about ...Way to go, Jim! Gawker picked up your story about Dickey's magical Gannett-sponsored golf tourney. Hooray for even more Gannett blog readers! I hope Dickey is shunned by the cool guys on the green. That entry fee could have paid my salary for another year, but I suppose golf is more important than the careers and livelihood of young writers, not to mention the quality of his failing newspapers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15309024693288453832009-01-20T23:34:00.000-05:002009-01-20T23:34:00.000-05:00With the writer's permission, I'm now posting an e...With the writer's permission, I'm now posting an edited version of their comment:<BR/><BR/>Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/>Let me take another crack at 1:43: <BR/><BR/>Listen, dumbass. The issue is not that Dickey is golfing in ritzy [ or "swank" ] Palm Springs. It's whether he used company funds to do so at a time of furloughs and layoffs.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, if company funds were used, how can Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43321672552636087002009-01-20T21:27:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:27:00.000-05:00What's in the "goody bag" of gifts that Dickey get...What's in the "goody bag" of gifts that Dickey gets, and what'll he take? Tara, how about answering that? Something for you, perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19312537215561705322009-01-20T21:05:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:05:00.000-05:007:25 pm: Exactly! I've been making the same argume...7:25 pm: Exactly! I've been making the same argument about the Gannett Management Committee perq, allowing Dubow, Dickey and others to earmark Gannett Foundation money for their alma maters, spouse's community project, etc.<BR/><BR/>That group controlled $320,000 of Gannett Foundation grant money in 2007 -- the most recent year available. I still don't understand the value to shareholders in Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14254359009835005402009-01-20T20:54:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:54:00.000-05:00Could someone that lives close to the course go an...Could someone that lives close to the course go and take pictures of him playing and send them to Jim so he could post them? And make sure it's a really bad shot showing really lousy form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78437771910209666072009-01-20T20:48:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:48:00.000-05:00Depending on how good a tipper he is, I'd caddy fo...Depending on how good a tipper he is, I'd caddy for him. Just might make up my lost furlough pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3796797186434567112009-01-20T20:36:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:36:00.000-05:00Something to consider from the Gannett Ethics Poli...Something to consider from the Gannett Ethics Policy; this is from the conflicts of interest section. Also, here's the link to the page: http://tinyurl.com/8jmhpt<BR/><BR/>A “conflict of interest” exists when a person’s private interest interferes in any way with the interests of the Company. A conflict situation can arise when a director, officer or employee takes actions or has interests that Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91740812083396458792009-01-20T20:22:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:22:00.000-05:00Who from GCI will by Dickey's caddy?Who from GCI will by Dickey's caddy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23750137917220952542009-01-20T19:25:00.000-05:002009-01-20T19:25:00.000-05:00Singing 5:20 p.m.: How is Bob Dickey doing his job...Singing 5:20 p.m.: How is Bob Dickey doing his job by playing a $25,000 round of golf? That's asinine.<BR/><BR/>Corporate lackey 5:20 p.m.: It doesn't matter if this is just "part of the deal," or if it's been done for years and years. This is a different world now, people. Gannett is in the shitter, and Dickey and his ilk still go off on their paid junkets. Fuck them.<BR/><BR/>Here's a thought. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58451441640495253972009-01-20T19:14:00.000-05:002009-01-20T19:14:00.000-05:00Eddie said... who here can afford to pay $25,00...Eddie said...<BR/><BR/> who here can afford to pay $25,000 for a round of golf? Good for you if you can. But if you can, you should not be laying off employees.<BR/><BR/> That's the point.<BR/><BR/><BR/>--- so, what's the point in being successful if you can only partake in the things you enjoy in positive economic times? you think this is a big expense? his successor made $3 mil a year -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64684612541586673342009-01-20T19:11:00.000-05:002009-01-20T19:11:00.000-05:00If Bob paid for this out of his own pocket, it is ...If Bob paid for this out of his own pocket, it is really not anyone's business. Each person has the right to spend their income however they choose. It seems that everyone on this blog spends time criticizing others instead of focusing on how to make a difference in our industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-92071178879617451962009-01-20T18:50:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:50:00.000-05:00USA Today Publisher Craig Moon likes to play golf;...USA Today Publisher Craig Moon likes to play golf; is he at the Hope Classic?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78510908269175557502009-01-20T18:41:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:41:00.000-05:00Laura Hollingsworth is going on the golf outing???...Laura Hollingsworth is going on the golf outing????? She is Gannett corporate through and through -clearly the reason she was asked. <BR/><BR/>I can't help myself from some negative comments about her - LH is very nice as long as you agree with her & DO EXACTLY WHAT SHE TELLS YOU TO DO. Disagree or question a command and she is a soldier/militant/heartless/little tiny stone statue-like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12187653715683088052009-01-20T18:17:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:17:00.000-05:005:20 PMWhere's that ethics policy when I need it?T...5:20 PM<BR/>Where's that ethics policy when I need it?<BR/>This reminds of an earlier post about someone driving an Indy pace car at race time.<BR/><BR/>Why in the world was someone's personal entry fee included in negotiations of any sort? If he wants to pay, make him pay.<BR/><BR/>An I wrong to think that Gannett would have made more had the entry fees not been a part of the negotiations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27946352190461842482009-01-20T18:13:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:13:00.000-05:00who here can afford to pay $25,000 for a round of ...who here can afford to pay $25,000 for a round of golf? Good for you if you can. But if you can, you should not be laying off employees. <BR/><BR/>That's the point.<BR/><BR/>Great post.enhagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295021553496101292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42161573507056140812009-01-20T18:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:10:00.000-05:005:50 pm: Thank you; I've tweaked that. I realize n...5:50 pm: Thank you; I've tweaked that. I realize now that I was thinking of the situation at Augusta National.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62826342657355773462009-01-20T18:07:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:07:00.000-05:00I don't understand why anyone is outraged by any o...I don't understand why anyone is outraged by any of this - this is par for the course (ouch!) when it comes to corporate media.<BR/><BR/>You folks in the newsrooms have no idea what kind of perks are given to key advertisers, ad execs and publishers! Skybox seats are the norm in this company! From the big metros down to the little community dailies.<BR/><BR/>They all spend a fortune on "bonus" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2120333125537549542009-01-20T17:50:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:50:00.000-05:00There are no "PGA rules" prohibiting women from co...There are no "PGA rules" prohibiting women from competing in this or any Tour event. Ever heard of Annika Sorenstam or Michelle Wie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88398132972799893222009-01-20T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:48:00.000-05:00Even if he paid his own way, it's in poor taste th...Even if he paid his own way, it's in poor taste that he take part in this. The timing is just wrong seeing that all Gannett employees pretty much got hit with a 2% pay cut (I mean furlough).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18928367589363285322009-01-20T17:21:00.001-05:002009-01-20T17:21:00.001-05:00Anon 3:02, I don't know about checking hotel toile...Anon 3:02, I don't know about checking hotel toilets in advance of site visits from corporate, but old-timers in Springfield claim that Kate Marymont, in her younger days, changed out lightbulbs to higher wattage ones in hotel rooms reserved for corporate royalty. Look where it got her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com