tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post876835875252676199..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | For this top editor, the ampersand is inJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70845386425743812342012-10-09T08:57:48.006-04:002012-10-09T08:57:48.006-04:0011:40, who are you talking about? I think the voic...11:40, who are you talking about? I think the voices in your head have won.<br /><br />Jim, I am certain your boss was REALLY worried about your investment statement. In fact, I bet the company invested in a party once you were out the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2290827032321326052012-10-08T23:44:48.728-04:002012-10-08T23:44:48.728-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84737308138132762482012-10-08T23:40:27.371-04:002012-10-08T23:40:27.371-04:00Jack epitomizes exactally what ails Gannett newsr...Jack epitomizes exactally what ails Gannett newsrooms. Clueless management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30782486498767996402012-10-08T23:38:16.175-04:002012-10-08T23:38:16.175-04:00Brent rose up the ranks from research assistant to...Brent rose up the ranks from research assistant to editing letters to editor.I'm not sure what his qualifications are above those grades. The job title he has now seems to be glorified cooy editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56131180116855988312012-10-08T15:06:03.211-04:002012-10-08T15:06:03.211-04:00Brent Jones.
He got that position after the Jack ...Brent Jones.<br /><br />He got that position after the Jack Kelley (sp?) scandal, more or less to ensure accuracy, kinda like an ombudsman.<br /><br />He's there to ensure accuracy and act as an advocate by what measure - obfuscation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33442785386650443622012-10-08T14:29:30.220-04:002012-10-08T14:29:30.220-04:00The only sensible comment in this entire thread is...The only sensible comment in this entire thread is the one calling out Brent Jones.<br /><br />Hate to break this, 8:05, but 1912 could be just a typo. It's still embarrassing, but I am not sure that mistake constitutes a failure of the whole education system, Einstein.<br /><br />They should call this place the Jamestard Colony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87299907269644962172012-10-08T11:22:00.477-04:002012-10-08T11:22:00.477-04:00This is so symbolic of everything that has gone wr...This is so symbolic of everything that has gone wrong at USAT in the last four years. Not only has this brand's credibility been tarnished countless times and in a variety of ways via errors, oversights, plain stupidity, etc., the people running the show still won't admit that driving out the time-tested employees who used to catch these kinds of mistakes was a destructive way to trim theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37449706564294163892012-10-08T09:39:01.792-04:002012-10-08T09:39:01.792-04:00Remember when Hunke was hiring SVPs and VPs practi...Remember when Hunke was hiring SVPs and VPs practically every day? Someone thought it was a good idea to put all these people on the masthead instead of our most senior management as had always been the case.<br /><br />The result? A masthead that took half the Forum page and everyone listed except the janitor and the guy who parks Gracia's car. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69446919077679407122012-10-08T08:36:30.035-04:002012-10-08T08:36:30.035-04:00Its the fault of Chet and Teeuwen that people like...Its the fault of Chet and Teeuwen that people like this are running digital. The inexperience and incompetency is telling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65179975189400826342012-10-08T08:05:53.114-04:002012-10-08T08:05:53.114-04:00NOW FIXED.
NYT-Android this AM - "War of 191...NOW FIXED.<br /><br />NYT-Android this AM - "War of 1912 & Canada" -- off by 100 years. The USA's K-12 system, producing great results!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38378248434045538292012-10-08T05:43:29.195-04:002012-10-08T05:43:29.195-04:00Just checked out the Linked In Profile for Brent J...Just checked out the Linked In Profile for Brent Jones.<br /><br />The Director of Standards and Staffing at USAToday merely has "college degree" in the field for his Education?<br /><br />Yikes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70814907635801703332012-10-07T20:50:41.325-04:002012-10-07T20:50:41.325-04:00Not when they're the prime newsgathering tools...Not when they're the prime newsgathering tools, along with cribbing from AP & TMZ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44659485211564864532012-10-07T18:05:37.786-04:002012-10-07T18:05:37.786-04:00But 5:56, wouldn't you agree that news gatheri...But 5:56, wouldn't you agree that news gathering now <i>includes</i> "tweets and facebook and google searches?"Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40840069907273984002012-10-07T17:56:57.949-04:002012-10-07T17:56:57.949-04:008:42 is one of those "whiz" kids with a ...8:42 is one of those "whiz" kids with a title on the digital desk. She doesn't know copy editing style, how to report or write a story and has no knowledge about news or historical context. To her, tweets and facebook and google searches constitute news gathering. She probably feels that windbags are holding back her advancement at Usa Today because she knows html and how to put Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5143883052843461862012-10-07T17:32:04.996-04:002012-10-07T17:32:04.996-04:00F U, 5:02
5:02, that was way out of line.
If you...F U, 5:02<br /><br />5:02, that was way out of line.<br /><br />If you knew anything about bell curves, you'd know, there IS a 1%. Really great performers, with native skills, early on. They're at NYT-National, New Yorker.<br /><br />Most of us aren't 1%. It takes years of experience to get good, be good, and stay good. You and the hate-crowd here just don't get it, you were neverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67208524216394120032012-10-07T17:17:09.820-04:002012-10-07T17:17:09.820-04:005:02 The late-2007 buyouts were offered with a sig...5:02 The late-2007 buyouts were offered with a significant warning: Take one, or risk being laid off under less-generous terms.<br /><br />As it turned out, the paper followed those buyouts with years of layoffs that included, as promised, severance worth much less.<br /><br />But more important to my decision, the buyouts were a sign USA Today was entering a period of at least temporary decline.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20193865065437471602012-10-07T17:02:53.558-04:002012-10-07T17:02:53.558-04:00Jim you have t been a journalist in years. Running...Jim you have t been a journalist in years. Running a nasty gossip site is not journalism. If you think it is then you prove my point. Anyone can do it. You were never a distinguished journalist. You were average at best. That's why you took the buyout. If you were good you'd still be there. If you did t have a sugar daddy you'd still be there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47824615392817183442012-10-07T10:58:01.167-04:002012-10-07T10:58:01.167-04:008:42 let me guess. You are 22 and couldn't get...8:42 let me guess. You are 22 and couldn't get into a decent college/journalism school so you started a tumblr and now think you are a journalist?<br /><br />LOL. Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12971723808457450962012-10-07T10:43:09.755-04:002012-10-07T10:43:09.755-04:00Just change Callaway's name to Perry White and...Just change Callaway's name to Perry White and it will be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75772064306061020162012-10-07T10:36:01.883-04:002012-10-07T10:36:01.883-04:0010:19 Let's revisit your comment in October 20...10:19 Let's revisit your comment in October 2013, when USAT will have logged a full year under its redesign and new leadership.<br /><br />By then -- but likely well before -- we'll be able to measure the success of the paper's latest reorganization. The trend in digital revenues will be key.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89778168817330097682012-10-07T10:34:01.569-04:002012-10-07T10:34:01.569-04:00To everyone responding to 8:42:
Please don't...To everyone responding to 8:42: <br /><br />Please don't feed the trolls. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-608708489575947422012-10-07T10:19:13.990-04:002012-10-07T10:19:13.990-04:008:42 here. I can see from your responses the truth...8:42 here. I can see from your responses the truth indeed hurts. It's over for you pompous windbags and you know it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69888286944958870042012-10-07T05:42:04.937-04:002012-10-07T05:42:04.937-04:00Still not fixed. No OT budget, obviously.Still not fixed. No OT budget, obviously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23462239967788233972012-10-07T05:39:55.439-04:002012-10-07T05:39:55.439-04:008:42, really dug your lack of grammar. The USA'...8:42, really dug your lack of grammar. The USA's excellent K-12 system, at work! Korean bosses, hello!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5351322152271180772012-10-07T02:14:21.028-04:002012-10-07T02:14:21.028-04:008:42, there's no such title in journalism. Som...8:42, there's no such title in journalism. Someone got it wrong. It's no different than a typo or misspelling. It makes the organization look even more amateurish than it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com