tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8424794398334284947..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Jan. 23-29 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29221313305833957092012-01-24T13:46:37.197-05:002012-01-24T13:46:37.197-05:00Hi, 6:35. 4:44 here, who's "never worked ...Hi, 6:35. 4:44 here, who's "never worked in Classified." Yes, I know very well what is "supposed" to happen, and you are exactly right in describing it. It's good to see.<br /><br />My point was the possibility that the Class person might not have been fully trained in view of the advertiser's evident expectations/conclusions, and that someone should have made the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84068485993839340452012-01-24T09:37:54.521-05:002012-01-24T09:37:54.521-05:00Maryam is spending money USAT does not have to tel...Maryam is spending money USAT does not have to tell us stuff everyone already knows. <br /><br />Wake up Gracia. This woman has not a clue and therefore spends millions asking consultants tell her how to do her job.<br /><br />What a joke. Did we really need to spend all this research money (and fire people to afford it) to provide zero new information?<br /><br />Maryam, where is the marketing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66447587935004541712012-01-24T08:46:49.672-05:002012-01-24T08:46:49.672-05:006:21 - NOTHING is ever done! It's the greates...6:21 - NOTHING is ever done! It's the greatest con job known to man.<br /><br />Meaningless information that half the room has known for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82704421227472772992012-01-24T06:21:28.770-05:002012-01-24T06:21:28.770-05:00I totally disagree. I found the presentation infor...I totally disagree. I found the presentation informative and extremely positive. They told us several times the plan wasn't ready but they wanted to share the findings. Yes Hunke was his normal bombastic self. But overall a great presentation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9580984682493475322012-01-23T23:48:54.968-05:002012-01-23T23:48:54.968-05:0010:26, good point. But it's one few people wil...10:26, good point. But it's one few people will follow.<br /><br />If they did, then their copy wouldn't look like the post at 10:11.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60509393738983919492012-01-23T23:15:39.599-05:002012-01-23T23:15:39.599-05:00Jim, any more early retirement news? lot of people...Jim, any more early retirement news? lot of people are straining at the bit!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-714368947436406232012-01-23T23:00:21.665-05:002012-01-23T23:00:21.665-05:00To the "Happy Pressman" at 10:11: No, I ...To the "Happy Pressman" at 10:11: No, I did not receive your e-mail.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76308623392454949082012-01-23T22:26:46.276-05:002012-01-23T22:26:46.276-05:008:51, I used to blame the CPC in Louisiana for the...8:51, I used to blame the CPC in Louisiana for the typos, etc., in my local newspaper and true, they have admitted they do not have the staff to proof pages. But, I also remember as a reporter always carefully re-reading my stories and doing a spellcheck before ever turning them into an editor. To assume an editor or copy editor will catch any mistake a reporter makes is no longer wise and as we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18909594703304518052012-01-23T22:24:00.978-05:002012-01-23T22:24:00.978-05:00Just shy of the buyout, but I will take a layoff. ...Just shy of the buyout, but I will take a layoff. Get a part time gig and be happy again, going to work sucks so bad, and it used to be a good feeling to go in and put out a great paper. I have over a million at my disposal, so I will milk this job until they have to pay me unemployment, and tell my boss and his boss what total yes men they are and have no balls to stand up for what is right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45037703889417689092012-01-23T22:21:27.031-05:002012-01-23T22:21:27.031-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80951705116830359952012-01-23T22:11:45.874-05:002012-01-23T22:11:45.874-05:008:51 Right in the mark on CW in Cicny, shw is a on...8:51 Right in the mark on CW in Cicny, shw is a onpass ass who has no dlue what the blue collsr worker deals with day in and d ay out, she sounds out of toch and maybe a tad crazy. Some one box her up and sent her off to a mental ward, were sge can get a grip on reality. Clueless when it comes to the average guy..How the hell could GCI put such a dip shut, crazy, moral? person in that position? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53945533524118707542012-01-23T21:21:37.886-05:002012-01-23T21:21:37.886-05:00Digital or Print??? I understand print may be 60+...Digital or Print??? I understand print may be 60+% of revenue, what percent of profit does that stand for? I'm a newspaper fan but the moved Gannett is making is clearly not in favor of or support of a currently relevant, marketable print product. Wire reports, yesterday's news, poor grammar and bad spelling doesn't create a viable, relevant product. As a publicly held company, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13833436205872703552012-01-23T21:04:32.878-05:002012-01-23T21:04:32.878-05:00Any updates on the remains of the group-layoff in...Any updates on the remains of the group-layoff in USAT Production HQ (McLean)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65924446779785146462012-01-23T20:51:40.385-05:002012-01-23T20:51:40.385-05:00The latest on CW and her demoralizing ways in Cinc...The latest on CW and her demoralizing ways in Cincy:<br />Today an email went out from her about an email she had received from a reader criticizing us for typos especially in the Sunday edition. The email had a typo in it - the guy spelled wonder as "wander" - but we were supposed to take all this seriously. Read what she suggests and weigh in please.<br />CW's email said: "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49862197455224690492012-01-23T20:25:52.254-05:002012-01-23T20:25:52.254-05:00Very surprised no one has weighed in on the comple...Very surprised no one has weighed in on the completely useless meeting with dave Hunke, Maryam and her cast of high paid marketing consultants. A 90 minute waste of time by new execs telling us they have gotten up to speed after months of navel gazing. They told us already what we knew, failed to disclose a new marketing plan, and generally left everyone baffled. Of course, Hunke once again triedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7923805743520791712012-01-23T19:49:55.582-05:002012-01-23T19:49:55.582-05:004:11 your ying & Yang is a lot of apples and o...4:11 your ying & Yang is a lot of apples and oranges. How many large or small newspapers do you know that have abandoned print for digital? You need to get your yang out of talking business. The customer is always right and the customer has spoken. The customer has spoken for years now. Put down your smart phone and get back to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29161124318836758462012-01-23T19:11:58.262-05:002012-01-23T19:11:58.262-05:00Want to understand where Gannett is headed? Listen...Want to understand where Gannett is headed? Listen to this piece from last week explaining why Kodak, once the leader in photography, finally filed for bankruptcy. (http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/kodak-files-bankruptcy)<br /><br />Notice the parallels with Gannett's print vs. digital dilemma: <br /><br />"Kodak failed to leverage its own innovation in the digital camera, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56774336657990411812012-01-23T18:55:10.529-05:002012-01-23T18:55:10.529-05:006:35, the first thing we move out of Classified wh...6:35, the first thing we move out of Classified when its tight are legals, then service directory. Before we do that, we'll kill all house ads -- and even the section flag, of course. We don't like moving anything around. But here, and I'm sure also in Pensacola, we can't jack the section up by two pages (or the paper up by four pages, since Classified has to balance in number of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88407895903769815392012-01-23T18:45:55.141-05:002012-01-23T18:45:55.141-05:00There is no original-news operation in the nation ...There is no original-news operation in the nation that can pay for its content through on line revenue without a pay wall. Not one.<br /><br />That means you either put your original content behind a pay wall and sue any aggregator who steals it or you cut the content provider staff by about 90% until cost of the content is slightly less than the on-line revs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34551028653254949292012-01-23T18:35:26.010-05:002012-01-23T18:35:26.010-05:00@ 4:09 & 4:44, clearly neither of you have eve...@ 4:09 & 4:44, clearly neither of you have ever worked in Classified. It's a different beast than retail. Section is never promised to a retailer (unless they pay a higher price), but their ad will NOT be in classified. Service ads BELONG in classifed. Even if you don't need to refer to it on a daily basis, you always know what section to turn to when you need a service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11490463210335080992012-01-23T17:53:31.080-05:002012-01-23T17:53:31.080-05:00I'll tell you this about Kevin Doyle. He's...I'll tell you this about Kevin Doyle. He's one of the very best in the business, a true newspaperman at heart and someone who doesn't suffer fools gladly. He's an old sports writer and NFL beat reporter at heart, someone who rose from the newsroom and never forgot his roots. Can he be a real sumbitch at times? Sure, like any publisher, he crank it up to 11 when required and, yes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79924704856980943052012-01-23T16:46:42.666-05:002012-01-23T16:46:42.666-05:00Checked, I mean.Checked, I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81210865358841192012-01-23T16:44:39.075-05:002012-01-23T16:44:39.075-05:004:09 knows what they're talking about.
But in...4:09 knows what they're talking about.<br /><br />But in addition, from the description by joneson at 12:20, it sounds as if someone told a now-fed-up customer they were (incorrectly) selling him a "guaranteed position."<br /><br />These days the Service Finder, where early on it was required to be on the same page "or else," it has often been moved around predicated upon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16172072120621689682012-01-23T16:09:12.205-05:002012-01-23T16:09:12.205-05:00It's not considered a filler - or it would be ...It's not considered a filler - or it would be left completely out of the paper. It's being moved most likely to economize on newsprint. Why kill a tree and run four extra pages of paper so one group of ads runs in the classified section? <br /><br />We ask large and small advertisers to move out of their preferred section all the time, to ensure color or because too many advertisers want Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61780924339825751042012-01-23T14:59:10.025-05:002012-01-23T14:59:10.025-05:00"12:20 Jones. I wasn't aware Kevin Doyle ..."12:20 Jones. I wasn't aware Kevin Doyle was still with Gannett. Good example of the Peter Principle. Had plenty of dealings with him in Wisconsin. Wasn't pretty."<br /><br /><br />He seemed to get personally offended when I used the word "filler", in his responding emails. He said there wasn't a guarantee that the Service Finder would stay in the classified Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com