tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8699578526199496124..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 20-26 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89132338783409071802012-08-23T18:11:13.669-04:002012-08-23T18:11:13.669-04:00ANYTHING ELSE?
The UC teacher union owes Jim, big...ANYTHING ELSE?<br /><br />The UC teacher union owes Jim, big time, IMO.<br /><br />Chances of Jim getting a dime from the UC teacher union: 0.0000001%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64547022636726279602012-08-23T12:42:04.391-04:002012-08-23T12:42:04.391-04:00Enough about the Enquirer already. Borrrrring. We ...Enough about the Enquirer already. Borrrrring. We gotcha, bad pub, bad editor, no quality. Anything else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40328492383718201472012-08-23T06:02:34.607-04:002012-08-23T06:02:34.607-04:00If Gannett wants readers to pay for online content...If Gannett wants readers to pay for online content, it better start demanding higher quality. The Reds story this a.m. in the Enquirer appears to be been twittered in at 146 a shot. It's choppy, choppy, choppy. In addition, it would be nice if someone edited it before slapping it up online. Needs help. An editor should not have accepted something like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75233757385540322572012-08-23T03:23:57.167-04:002012-08-23T03:23:57.167-04:00I was just informed by my wife that her mother'...I was just informed by my wife that her mother's subscription to the Arizona Republic was increasing from $15 to $24!!! Not only that, the paper's representative who called her today said that she had a contract and had to pay it. I smell a strong arm tactic here.<br /><br />Not sure of all the particulars, but I will call her in the morning and hopefully post more about the 50 plus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74947590915814153962012-08-22T21:48:25.023-04:002012-08-22T21:48:25.023-04:00While we're on the subject of sports...USCP si...While we're on the subject of sports...USCP sites must add a USAToday Sports module to their websites. Just a matter of time before the content we feed USAT shows up in the module back on our sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52178037056743059642012-08-22T20:58:35.787-04:002012-08-22T20:58:35.787-04:00I concur with the assessment that HighSchoolSports...I concur with the assessment that HighSchoolSports.net is horrible. It must have been developed by someone who's never had to take stats by phone.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69193394535057626842012-08-22T20:54:12.612-04:002012-08-22T20:54:12.612-04:00highschoolsports.net = TOTAL CRAP
Epic FAIL.
Ever...highschoolsports.net = TOTAL CRAP<br />Epic FAIL.<br /><br />Everyone but Kate (apparently) knows that.<br /><br />At one time, I thought it was supposed to have stats on it, entered by the coaches. LOL, like they have time.<br />Or interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55309279530040553512012-08-22T20:39:32.355-04:002012-08-22T20:39:32.355-04:00Im ignorant about what this means in obtuse langua...Im ignorant about what this means in obtuse language. what does it mean for jobs and who is at risk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33489908490324467142012-08-22T19:32:47.039-04:002012-08-22T19:32:47.039-04:00I don't believe in any "report" that...I don't believe in any "report" that's really just self-promoting p.r. from the World Association of Newspapers or Newspaper Association of America or any so called journalism group. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56923381109397739572012-08-22T19:02:28.006-04:002012-08-22T19:02:28.006-04:00Agree, 5:14.
It would be nice if the energy being...Agree, 5:14.<br /><br />It would be nice if the energy being spent to make this a "mandate" were devoted to making it something worth using.<br /><br />I was on that conference call/webinar thing that 2:44 referenced. If there are sites just refusing to use it, that's a pretty clear sign how much clout Marymount and Ahern really have for their pet projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37294081978107246012012-08-22T18:46:41.951-04:002012-08-22T18:46:41.951-04:00I remember when highschoolsportsnet came out. We w...I remember when highschoolsportsnet came out. We were required to tell all of our local schools about it. And all the local schools told us they weren't going to use it because they wouldn't benefit from it.<br /><br />So management wanted us workers to use it. Only, thanks to furloughs and layoffs, none of us HAD ANY TIME to do so.<br /><br />A total joke, just like Gannett corporate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20271233919226026432012-08-22T17:14:14.439-04:002012-08-22T17:14:14.439-04:00Highschoolsports.net was horrible from the start a...Highschoolsports.net was horrible from the start and has never gotten better. Sites were smart to avoid it, and corporate is making a big mistake in mandating participation. There are alternatives out there that are far better. <br /><br />By the way, will highschoolsports.net have a paywall, too? If so, it'll be eaten alive by free competitors.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69424171637181476242012-08-22T16:56:04.981-04:002012-08-22T16:56:04.981-04:00Jim I haven't seen a post indicating how much ...Jim I haven't seen a post indicating how much money you've raised this quarter. What's up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56751540506974714502012-08-22T14:48:59.866-04:002012-08-22T14:48:59.866-04:00I just read on the World Association of Newspapers...I just read on the World Association of Newspapers site that once again it seems, the whole world's newspapers are doing great EXCEPT North America and parts of Europe. Why is that? It's been that way for at least 4 years now that I have checked the site out. Seems most countries are really informing their citizenry while We. and others, are doing our best to uninform them. Must say Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90769234853959686842012-08-22T14:44:36.058-04:002012-08-22T14:44:36.058-04:00"So Gannett's Des Moines paper refuses to..."So Gannett's Des Moines paper refuses to enter information into www.highschoolsports.net website because it's too slow and clunky? <br /><br />That is just awesome!"<br /><br />That's interesting, and maybe worth following up, Jim. I heard Kate Marymont say on a conference call this summer that with the highschoolsports.net now falling under the USA Today umbrella now, thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40367048463019984442012-08-22T14:39:32.668-04:002012-08-22T14:39:32.668-04:00Holy crap, 9:45! That column about the exodus of c...Holy crap, 9:45! That column about the exodus of credibility at the Courier-Journal was a good read until about half-way through. That had to be around 2,000 words -- double what it should have been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60042624173013369352012-08-22T12:51:14.108-04:002012-08-22T12:51:14.108-04:00Someone told me that they heard Florida Today is g...Someone told me that they heard Florida Today is going to prin t 3 days a week---is this true, any info?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15198019210005912132012-08-22T12:03:25.437-04:002012-08-22T12:03:25.437-04:00Thanks so much for the prepress information, I jus...Thanks so much for the prepress information, I just resigned from the prepress/IT managers position in Atlanta.<br />It has been apparent to me over the course of the last year that major changes were going to unfold.<br />Best of luck to all DTP folks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70009118143040785082012-08-22T11:48:40.587-04:002012-08-22T11:48:40.587-04:00Re: azcentral.com. A website that fails to cover b...Re: azcentral.com. A website that fails to cover big storms has truly lost its way. Asking readers to pay $10 a month for coverage of something so basic, so essential then becomes an insult. It's the kind of failure that will send readers to the free websites of local TV stations, and they won't come back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7668446178409644862012-08-22T11:04:10.629-04:002012-08-22T11:04:10.629-04:00phx big storm, damage, power outage and there only...phx big storm, damage, power outage and there only one small blip buried on az central.<br />they must need the $10 now to pay the reporter they just hired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68067625533087176412012-08-22T10:42:31.319-04:002012-08-22T10:42:31.319-04:00QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It has a newspaper operati...QUOTE OF THE DAY<br /><br />"It has a newspaper operation, for which it is unfortunately known, which attaches a stigma to the company."<br /><br />-- Alden Global Capital's Randy Smith. <br /><br />http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/business-news/the-biz-blog/185165/newspaper-investor-randy-smith-breaks-silence-to-speak-up-for-gannett/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3900965161259644122012-08-22T10:06:49.245-04:002012-08-22T10:06:49.245-04:00We're not just shoving all our eggs in one bas...We're not just shoving all our eggs in one basket on Email and GIADC and NewsGate and obituaries and Finance, now our press sites are all going to be using the same centralized software?<br /><br />What's our BCP action steps for a failure? "Go home, there's nothing you can do?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44664630657006011582012-08-22T09:52:38.381-04:002012-08-22T09:52:38.381-04:00Oh my, 5:43 you may be right. Mr. Zidich's let...Oh my, 5:43 you may be right. Mr. Zidich's letter on our subscription increase just said "The new rate for your subscription . . . will be $14.33." Since for 30 years, we've paid a weekly rate (we pay once a year), I assumed he meant per week. My mistake for making an assumption or maybe his for not adding per month to the end of his sentence. My math is fine ($14.33x52=$745.16)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48589698575678304832012-08-22T09:45:30.789-04:002012-08-22T09:45:30.789-04:00Interesting take from former C-J sports writer on ...Interesting take from former C-J sports writer on the recent exodus of former colleagues to the competition:<br /><br />http://insiderlouisville.com/news/2012/08/22/mark-coomes-every-time-the-courier-journal-chases-off-a-distinctive-voice-it-diminishes-the-paper-as-a-whole/<br />ex C-J (not sports)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74540639191105122082012-08-22T09:26:02.213-04:002012-08-22T09:26:02.213-04:00Here's the prepress consolidation news release...Here's the prepress consolidation news release from the software company, dated Aug. 10:<br /><br />Gannett Selects Presteligence for Prepress Production Workflow Consolidation Project <br /><br /><br />NewsXtreme software will manage all pages and products that Gannett prints or distributes.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Gannett selected Presteligence’s NewsXtreme Production Workflow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com