tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post9111824980006714512..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Kramer's push: 'more pronounced voices'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19496620470211477222012-05-24T01:52:08.867-04:002012-05-24T01:52:08.867-04:00Stronger voices? More like less minorities and old...Stronger voices? More like less minorities and older workers even those with great reviews. Great new management hires -- do they promise to make the company whiter and younger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50467163190138328142012-05-23T16:03:39.497-04:002012-05-23T16:03:39.497-04:00Larry? Please tell us the farce that BEUSSE is eng...Larry? Please tell us the farce that BEUSSE is engineering in Sports will not be repeated elsewhere. how will you get anyone worth a damn to stay or consider working here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66207502329595134432012-05-23T10:02:05.410-04:002012-05-23T10:02:05.410-04:005:22,
4:34 here. We all received an announcement ...5:22,<br />4:34 here. We all received an announcement on the hiring of a new Travel President and VP. It was from Larry Kramer. I'm sure the search was in the works for a while, but his signature implies endorsement. Does it not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20817308020311071472012-05-22T22:28:51.901-04:002012-05-22T22:28:51.901-04:003:50
"This guy didnt take the job to fail at...3:50<br /><br />"This guy didnt take the job to fail at it. changes are coming. the big uncomfortable kind that shakes things up. Be afraid. Feel the fear. Enjoy the ride."<br /><br />I couldn't agree more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86038720779741810622012-05-22T22:26:43.047-04:002012-05-22T22:26:43.047-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78186021887236433582012-05-22T20:26:28.400-04:002012-05-22T20:26:28.400-04:00To 5:32PM, Jim doesn't need to call-out the bs...To 5:32PM, Jim doesn't need to call-out the bs because that's what we're all here to do and thanks to Jim there's a forum to do just that. I agree the naysayers are so bitter and in some cases rightfully so, that they no longer see any hope for a turnaround. I'm not convinced Kramer can do it either but he has the journalistic chops and maybe even the gravitas to right this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59548293911377266332012-05-22T17:32:19.957-04:002012-05-22T17:32:19.957-04:00People here don't know what they are talking a...People here don't know what they are talking about. They should stop acting as if they do.<br /><br />Great job, 5:22, of calling them out. We need more of that. Jim refuses to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9938014825122533512012-05-22T17:22:48.848-04:002012-05-22T17:22:48.848-04:004:34 Kramer hasn't hired anyone. Youa re think...4:34 Kramer hasn't hired anyone. Youa re thinking of someone else. 1:38 if you were actually here when Big Al started USAT you'd know that he wanted it to be the anti WP and NYT. It was NEVER designed to compete with them. You are literally reinventing history. Sorry if that hurts but it is absolutely the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27355203137689874222012-05-22T16:34:18.140-04:002012-05-22T16:34:18.140-04:00Kramer has been here only a week or so, but that h...Kramer has been here only a week or so, but that hasn't stopped him from hiring his first President and VP. Dave Hunke Part 2 I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39798833906376369942012-05-22T15:50:54.002-04:002012-05-22T15:50:54.002-04:00This guy didnt take the job to fail at it. changes...This guy didnt take the job to fail at it. changes are coming. the big uncomfortable kind that shakes things up. Be afraid. Feel the fear. Enjoy the ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60992234651063469042012-05-22T15:35:37.449-04:002012-05-22T15:35:37.449-04:00He's bloviating too much already. Whether USAT...He's bloviating too much already. Whether USAT fails or survives is no biggie for him, if he was smart enough to save his dough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74461029147267344922012-05-22T14:23:04.458-04:002012-05-22T14:23:04.458-04:00I dont want to sound like a broken record. but it ...I dont want to sound like a broken record. but it starts with energetic news veterans who are demanding and hold people accountable. there arent many like that around the building now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21585854654561905332012-05-22T13:38:39.025-04:002012-05-22T13:38:39.025-04:00There is a lot of rebuilding of trust that will ne...There is a lot of rebuilding of trust that will need to occur at USAT before anything else can be addressed. Words alone won't solve our problems. Kramer will need to repair broken relationships and forge new ones in order to move the product forward.<br /><br />Frankly, I don't see USAT ever returning to its journalistic glory days, online or in print. The bad rep that this brand has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40630518151493754142012-05-22T10:38:44.767-04:002012-05-22T10:38:44.767-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39340024050955467692012-05-22T09:49:10.260-04:002012-05-22T09:49:10.260-04:00A turnip would be a welcome departure from Hunke. ...A turnip would be a welcome departure from Hunke. Smarter, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29368228587813022582012-05-22T08:56:13.078-04:002012-05-22T08:56:13.078-04:00I agree with him and was impressed with the Kurtz ...I agree with him and was impressed with the Kurtz interview. This seems to be a bright and earnest man who is a welcome department from the snake oil style of his predessor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com