tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post9037368177898427593..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 13-19 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21599515988041083712012-08-21T23:54:33.971-04:002012-08-21T23:54:33.971-04:008/13/2012 10:26 PM I checked out the awesome Deal...8/13/2012 10:26 PM I checked out the awesome Deal Chicken app review!!! Amazing, I was the 144 person in 8 days to check this out. Those are fricking world wide numbers and I am sure Jim only sent 75% of then. Social media is sooo coool and we are all awesome. <br /><br />With all this traffic, we need to work on the actual deals, they kinda suck. I mean, they really look like they only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13708620610078309462012-08-15T10:08:06.949-04:002012-08-15T10:08:06.949-04:00Speaking of Indy, former gm jekel is wielding the ...Speaking of Indy, former gm jekel is wielding the scalpel at gatehouse in Ohio now. 20,000 circ operation formerly had 12 reporters now down to less than 5. Coverage suffers and employees have hawk watching over from above now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46467841004731418182012-08-14T22:48:03.996-04:002012-08-14T22:48:03.996-04:00Proves what you knowProves what you knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44806975556207100302012-08-14T22:46:26.717-04:002012-08-14T22:46:26.717-04:008:37 Pete leaving is not the reason for Shrevepor...8:37 Pete leaving is not the reason for Shreveport not recovering, but it was another nail in the coffin. There were problems before he ever got there but he was a better person, man, and publisher than the one before or the one after him. Funny I haven't heard anything about the one who set the course for Shreveport 's downward spiral .......lkwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7746641363676436402012-08-14T10:16:48.663-04:002012-08-14T10:16:48.663-04:00My husband works in the mailroom ( not Indy) @ ano...My husband works in the mailroom ( not Indy) @ another Gannett paper, has no addiction problems, and does take pride in doing his job well, thank-you...That said, he's ready to go if Gannett would offer a similar buyout to those 55 and older production workers as they've been offering to other non-union employee's...Moral isn't good where he is.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66772877715782669792012-08-14T08:37:16.469-04:002012-08-14T08:37:16.469-04:00Pete Zanmiller was good at what he did, how ever h...Pete Zanmiller was good at what he did, how ever he is not bigger than any paper. Their are Production people out their who could do a fine job and replace Pete. No one is bigger than the gameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7380246399040993472012-08-13T22:26:55.454-04:002012-08-13T22:26:55.454-04:00You have to check out the Deal Chicken app, it'...You have to check out the Deal Chicken app, it's awesome. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcflWmGtnHY<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30634784460241696522012-08-13T21:59:22.746-04:002012-08-13T21:59:22.746-04:00Press mangers earn every cent. Yea right..what a j...Press mangers earn every cent. Yea right..what a joke. This is the reason pressman get let go, so theses guys can sit and stare at their computer all day doing nothingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11748722934635615822012-08-13T21:51:25.603-04:002012-08-13T21:51:25.603-04:00@4:30 pm
I agree, serious attention should be paid...@4:30 pm<br />I agree, serious attention should be paid regarding the production end of the Indy Star. Packaging (mailroom) is an incredible joke full of drugs and alcohol and don't-give-a-crap attitudes.<br />There are a few of us who would like to see the end of ink come with some grace and professionalism. <br />Wake up, you lazy jerks. Have some pride in what you do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55998580583605334782012-08-13T20:26:50.127-04:002012-08-13T20:26:50.127-04:00Shreveport will collapse when it's pay wall go...Shreveport will collapse when it's pay wall goes up. One of the worse web sites in the company. Heard they will not even raise prices there for the pay wall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31633904028254386322012-08-13T19:54:02.958-04:002012-08-13T19:54:02.958-04:003:39 Frank is the Editor. Murcko is responsible fo...3:39 Frank is the Editor. Murcko is responsible for National Advertising. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2322907207365350262012-08-13T19:06:58.695-04:002012-08-13T19:06:58.695-04:00It is poor to suggest one site has a revenue probl...It is poor to suggest one site has a revenue problem that is bigger than all others without the context of how the others are doing. Which newspapers are the top 10, 20 or 50 properties to budget or YOY. <br />Perspective is needed. <br />If one property is down, in this cycle, you have to know if they are down more or less than other papers to comparable markets. Which is down the least? Is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59481932027988021192012-08-13T18:25:10.424-04:002012-08-13T18:25:10.424-04:007:54 - Zanmiller left Gannett. He is one of the s...7:54 - Zanmiller left Gannett. He is one of the smartest people I ever worked for. We will never get him back. He was the only publisher I worked for that cared and knew about our product, the employees, and the community. He talked to everyone that worked here and knew us all by name. When Zanmiller left Gannett for another job in a different industry it was obvious to the community and theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68366813472278718352012-08-13T17:05:21.535-04:002012-08-13T17:05:21.535-04:00((( A busy lady. Now, USA Today can only write NIC...((( A busy lady. Now, USA Today can only write NICE things about the Navy's nuclear subs - see last graf)))<br /><br />Gannett CFO elected to Huntington Ingalls Industries board of directors<br />August 13, 2012 11:52 AM<br /><br /><br />Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Monday that Victoria D. Harker has been elected to its board of directors.<br /><br />Harker is currently the CFO forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43974163626618777202012-08-13T16:53:26.378-04:002012-08-13T16:53:26.378-04:007:54: The problem with Shreveport's revenue i...7:54: The problem with Shreveport's revenue is Laura Hollingsworth and Linda Greiwe. They are the problem with our site's revenue, too. Bad managers equal bad business. It's just that simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51556247414661946412012-08-13T16:46:21.119-04:002012-08-13T16:46:21.119-04:00REALITY
" .. Why isn't corporate looking...REALITY<br /><br />" .. Why isn't corporate looking into morale at Enquirer .."<br /><br />"E" don't hit numbers -- s--t hits the fan. Have seen a lot of losers get tossed for that, or get "a new assignment."<br /><br />Why do you think so many are being 'retired" at "E?" Panic is an ugly thing, isn't it?<br /><br />Cinci is probably Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35753037052234784452012-08-13T16:42:50.216-04:002012-08-13T16:42:50.216-04:00In Jacksonville, Gannett-owned First Coast News (W...In Jacksonville, Gannett-owned First Coast News (WTLV/WJXX) has a <a href="http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/61448/eric-land-new-wtlvwjxx-jacksonville-gm" rel="nofollow">new general manager</a>. Eric Land is a longtime TV executive and former chief operating officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40219229107188896122012-08-13T16:30:46.524-04:002012-08-13T16:30:46.524-04:00While they are making changes at The Production Ce...While they are making changes at The Production Center in Phoenix, they should do the same in Indy. They are over paid and over staffed and changes need to be made. The layers of managers in the pressroom is a joke. How do you pay a Press manger in Indy 125k and a night manger 90k? That is why GPS is losing moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35835214783407763732012-08-13T16:27:24.437-04:002012-08-13T16:27:24.437-04:0012:52: I've been hearing rag and worse lately....12:52: I've been hearing rag and worse lately...like it's not even good enough to line a bird cage with. I hear it more now in a month than I used to in 5 years, and it's getting hard to disagree.<br />With the way things are going, we'd better get used to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49453498247428116442012-08-13T15:58:57.997-04:002012-08-13T15:58:57.997-04:00To 11:53 AM:
Dubow sent someone into the Enquire...To 11:53 AM: <br /><br />Dubow sent someone into the Enquirer a number of years ago due to complaints, yet despite allegedly validating many that would have easily resulted in Buchanan’s dismissal at more employee-focused companies she was allowed to straighten herself up. <br /><br />The internal buzz and effect soon after was she’d just be discrete so people were watching their backs even more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73606536796716184742012-08-13T15:39:32.347-04:002012-08-13T15:39:32.347-04:00I don't get it. Why is Lori Altman at USAW rep...I don't get it. Why is Lori Altman at USAW reporting to Murcko and not to publisher Heather Frank? And where did Chuck Gabrielson get kicked off to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34506421374916043022012-08-13T14:40:04.241-04:002012-08-13T14:40:04.241-04:007:54 Gannett did this to themselves...you CANNOT h...7:54 Gannett did this to themselves...you CANNOT have two publishers working at the same site at the same time. You gave us Bailey but we already had Zanmiller. Why would we trade a people person who knew the employees and community (Zanmiller) for someone that wants to be the "BIG" man in charge (Bailey). Why would we trade someone we could communicate with (Zanmiller) for someone thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84037231222501531932012-08-13T14:37:03.372-04:002012-08-13T14:37:03.372-04:00Oh no! I see the consultants are back at USA TODA...Oh no! I see the consultants are back at USA TODAY. Guess the "leadership" ran out of ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79751658191454355482012-08-13T14:19:55.697-04:002012-08-13T14:19:55.697-04:00I guess with Gannett buying Blink for 90 million d...I guess with Gannett buying Blink for 90 million dollars puts an end to the posting of Gannett folding in 42 days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27687731170965776732012-08-13T14:15:37.392-04:002012-08-13T14:15:37.392-04:00"The smallest training camp crowd of the summ..."The smallest training camp crowd of the summer watched Sunday’s practice, which at one hour and 45 minutes tied for the second-shortest practice." - GB Press-Gazette<br /><br />Only in Green Bay would the Packer beat writers run a stopwatch on how long practice lasts. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com