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- Murdoch now circling paper even closer
- Puzzling spotlight on random executives
- Former Editor Paulson out as Freedom Forum president
- More secrecy around financial health
Showing posts with label Recap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recap. Show all posts
Monday, August 16, 2010
Recap | USA Today posts you may have missed
Monday, May 25, 2009
Recap | Diamonds are a manager's best friend!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 774 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
Dealing a fatal blow to the Tucson Citizen, a federal judge turned aside Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's request that Gannett resume publishing the paper in print. Next, the top editor at The Detroit News confirmed recent speculation that layoffs are now in the works at the paper, plus at the Detroit Free Press, and the Detroit Media Partnership, which handles circulation and other business for the two papers. Finally, in a surprisingly strong reaction, many readers here ripped into Corporate for awarding coveted President's Rings and cash gifts to top managers across the company, despite the latest round of layoffs, furloughs and other expense reductions.
Dealing a fatal blow to the Tucson Citizen, a federal judge turned aside Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's request that Gannett resume publishing the paper in print. Next, the top editor at The Detroit News confirmed recent speculation that layoffs are now in the works at the paper, plus at the Detroit Free Press, and the Detroit Media Partnership, which handles circulation and other business for the two papers. Finally, in a surprisingly strong reaction, many readers here ripped into Corporate for awarding coveted President's Rings and cash gifts to top managers across the company, despite the latest round of layoffs, furloughs and other expense reductions.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Recap | The TV division is getting Gannettoided!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 910 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
The Obama Administration denied Corporate's request to completely shutter Arizona's Tucson Citizen. But a settlement announced Friday allows Corporate to strip the afternoon paper of virtually all its editorial employees, replacing them with an online-only publication that appears to be little more than a fig leaf. Gannett and partner Lee Enterprises will continue splitting the roughly $10 million in annual profit produced by their joint operating agreement. Arizona's attorney general intervened, filing a suit to block Gannett, but it's unclear where the case is headed next. Next, in Minnesota, the St. Cloud Times confirmed that it's closing its press, shifting production to a Gannett Offset factory near Minneapolis. Finally, seeking to trim costs once more, the broadcasting division reportedly replaced all its local webmasters with a smaller number of regional employees.
The Obama Administration denied Corporate's request to completely shutter Arizona's Tucson Citizen. But a settlement announced Friday allows Corporate to strip the afternoon paper of virtually all its editorial employees, replacing them with an online-only publication that appears to be little more than a fig leaf. Gannett and partner Lee Enterprises will continue splitting the roughly $10 million in annual profit produced by their joint operating agreement. Arizona's attorney general intervened, filing a suit to block Gannett, but it's unclear where the case is headed next. Next, in Minnesota, the St. Cloud Times confirmed that it's closing its press, shifting production to a Gannett Offset factory near Minneapolis. Finally, seeking to trim costs once more, the broadcasting division reportedly replaced all its local webmasters with a smaller number of regional employees.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Recap |Guten tag, Katzenjammer Kitties!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 969 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
Channeling the cunningly compelling 35-year-old mouthless animated Japanese character Hello Kitty, I assume a more pro-Gannett attitude. Next, I join Beltway Buzz Machine Politico in working the virtual Red Carpet rope line before, during and after the White House Correspondents' Association's annual belly-up-to-the-trough fun-raiser. Finally, Al Neuharth himself suggests there may be some Americans (moi?!) who are so bad, they don't deserve access to a free press. Yup: The USA Today founder, a man who still controls substantial purse strings at what remains of the old Gannett Foundation, apparently doesn't get the First Amendment.
[Glossary: Hello Kitty vs. the Katzenjammer Kids]
Channeling the cunningly compelling 35-year-old mouthless animated Japanese character Hello Kitty, I assume a more pro-Gannett attitude. Next, I join Beltway Buzz Machine Politico in working the virtual Red Carpet rope line before, during and after the White House Correspondents' Association's annual belly-up-to-the-trough fun-raiser. Finally, Al Neuharth himself suggests there may be some Americans (moi?!) who are so bad, they don't deserve access to a free press. Yup: The USA Today founder, a man who still controls substantial purse strings at what remains of the old Gannett Foundation, apparently doesn't get the First Amendment.[Glossary: Hello Kitty vs. the Katzenjammer Kids]
Monday, May 04, 2009
Recap | Twittering about our new big brother!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 1,701 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
Following Dave Hunke's appointment as USA Today publisher, we wondered what was about to go down, in Motown. Next, new circulation data for the six months ended on March 31 included the scariest USAT figures yet. Finally, a surge in negative comments left many readers asking: Is Corporate channeling Big Brother (left) in a bid to discredit this blog through a professional disinformation campaign?
Following Dave Hunke's appointment as USA Today publisher, we wondered what was about to go down, in Motown. Next, new circulation data for the six months ended on March 31 included the scariest USAT figures yet. Finally, a surge in negative comments left many readers asking: Is Corporate channeling Big Brother (left) in a bid to discredit this blog through a professional disinformation campaign?
Monday, April 27, 2009
Recap | The wurst cheesy behavior is in Wausau!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 1,188 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
In a move that would be merely cheesy if it weren't such an ethical disaster, the Wausau Daily Herald handed over a reader's identity to a local government official after the reader made fun of his weight in anonymous comments on the paper's website. Next, we debated the cost of employee benefits for copy editors as The Ithaca Journal joined the Star-Gazette and the Press & Sun-Bulletin in establishing a central New York production hub at Binghamton. Finally, I tag-clouded, Twittered and generally drove management's allies into a big ol' tizzy over some sort of meeting taking place Tuesday morning at Gannett headquarters.
[Photo: The original Cheesehead hat, Foamation]
In a move that would be merely cheesy if it weren't such an ethical disaster, the Wausau Daily Herald handed over a reader's identity to a local government official after the reader made fun of his weight in anonymous comments on the paper's website. Next, we debated the cost of employee benefits for copy editors as The Ithaca Journal joined the Star-Gazette and the Press & Sun-Bulletin in establishing a central New York production hub at Binghamton. Finally, I tag-clouded, Twittered and generally drove management's allies into a big ol' tizzy over some sort of meeting taking place Tuesday morning at Gannett headquarters.[Photo: The original Cheesehead hat, Foamation]
Monday, April 20, 2009
Recap | Sending back-channel notes to the board!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 1,149 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
Florida Today sought candidates for one of its most important jobs: web producer/developer, responsible for virtually all aspects of the paper's website -- and the job pays shockingly little. Next, first-quarter net income plunged 60%, as CEO Craig Dubow warned Wall Street investors there's little sign of relief in this economically "extraordinary time." Finally, in a high-profile communique, one of the Gannett executives most likely to replace Dubow, 54, addressed speculation he's about to bolt. Yet, Chris Saridakis, 40 (inset), appeared to be sending a not-so-subtle message to the board of directors.
Florida Today sought candidates for one of its most important jobs: web producer/developer, responsible for virtually all aspects of the paper's website -- and the job pays shockingly little. Next, first-quarter net income plunged 60%, as CEO Craig Dubow warned Wall Street investors there's little sign of relief in this economically "extraordinary time." Finally, in a high-profile communique, one of the Gannett executives most likely to replace Dubow, 54, addressed speculation he's about to bolt. Yet, Chris Saridakis, 40 (inset), appeared to be sending a not-so-subtle message to the board of directors.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday Recap: Gannett target-moves 262 workers!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 1,093 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including these:
We counted 262 layoffs -- err, targeted moves -- across Gannett in less than three weeks, a period when job reductions began surging. The company reportedly rejected a bid for the Tucson Citizen, spurring speculation GCI isn't serious about saving the money-losing afternoon Arizona paper. Next, a Cornell freshman got interviews with Tara Connell and other current and former Gannett execs who don't always return phone calls; what was the student's secret? Finally, in a dramatic bid to shave newsprint costs, The Cincinnati Enquirer is considering a switch to a tabloid-like format; the daily reportedly has already gotten favorable consumer reaction to prototypes.
We counted 262 layoffs -- err, targeted moves -- across Gannett in less than three weeks, a period when job reductions began surging. The company reportedly rejected a bid for the Tucson Citizen, spurring speculation GCI isn't serious about saving the money-losing afternoon Arizona paper. Next, a Cornell freshman got interviews with Tara Connell and other current and former Gannett execs who don't always return phone calls; what was the student's secret? Finally, in a dramatic bid to shave newsprint costs, The Cincinnati Enquirer is considering a switch to a tabloid-like format; the daily reportedly has already gotten favorable consumer reaction to prototypes.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday Recap: And they earned every penny, too!
Gannett Blog readers wrote 1,043 comments last week on posts you may have missed, including the following:
We heard CEO Craig Dubow may still be refereeing a turf battle between two of his vice presidents: chief corporate publicist Tara Connell vs. community newspapers editorial czar Kate Marymont. Next, public documents showed bionic board member Karen Hastie Williams pulled down an estimated $819,000 in director's fees from Gannett and four other companies last year. Finally, GCI said revenue has plunged 24% in the first two months of this quarter, a disclosure made after the company revealed paying $2 million in bonuses to Dubow and four other top executives in 2008.
We heard CEO Craig Dubow may still be refereeing a turf battle between two of his vice presidents: chief corporate publicist Tara Connell vs. community newspapers editorial czar Kate Marymont. Next, public documents showed bionic board member Karen Hastie Williams pulled down an estimated $819,000 in director's fees from Gannett and four other companies last year. Finally, GCI said revenue has plunged 24% in the first two months of this quarter, a disclosure made after the company revealed paying $2 million in bonuses to Dubow and four other top executives in 2008.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Monday Recap: Send all your love to Tucson!
You wrote 1,494 comments last week, on posts including these ones you may have missed:We're feeling the squeeze from the latest jobless jump, especially in five U.S. regions (map, left) comprising 12,000 employees, and nearly half of Gannett Blog's traffic. Today, investors are watching shares when trading resumes at 9:30 a.m. ET; Gannett's stock closed at $2.20 a share Friday, down a stunning 32% from a week before. Plus, the Justice Department is probing the Tucson Citizen's sale, after Gannett imposed unusually strict auction rules. Deadline for bids: March 21. The Citizen's likely death -- it would be the first GCI paper to be shuttered in the industry's crisis -- is now less than two weeks away.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday Recap: GCI's fallen down, and can't get up!
You wrote 824 comments last week on posts that included:
Gannett's stock resumes trading at 9:30 ET this morning, after falling to $3.70 a share on Friday; for the week, GCI lost nearly 12% of its value. You urged the national news media to write about delays in pension payouts. Corporate discovered that employees found the "water cooler element of a blog to be very reassuring,'' and said it might actually launch a blog of its own; no word on whether this will happen in 2009, however.
Gannett's stock resumes trading at 9:30 ET this morning, after falling to $3.70 a share on Friday; for the week, GCI lost nearly 12% of its value. You urged the national news media to write about delays in pension payouts. Corporate discovered that employees found the "water cooler element of a blog to be very reassuring,'' and said it might actually launch a blog of its own; no word on whether this will happen in 2009, however.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Monday Recap: We get a peek at Christina's world!
You wrote 1,270 comments last week on posts including:
Gannett's share price collapsed, and its market value plunged below $1 billion. I gave the board of directors an earful about paying six-figure bonuses to the top brass. We prepared a new online story format to boost page views across the entire network. The ghost of fearless leader Frank E. Gannett returned to The 11th Floor. And we marveled over Christina Neuharth's influence on the corporate psyche, a full 17 years after her son retired as CEO.
Gannett's share price collapsed, and its market value plunged below $1 billion. I gave the board of directors an earful about paying six-figure bonuses to the top brass. We prepared a new online story format to boost page views across the entire network. The ghost of fearless leader Frank E. Gannett returned to The 11th Floor. And we marveled over Christina Neuharth's influence on the corporate psyche, a full 17 years after her son retired as CEO.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Monday Recap: We're all looking for a new deal!
Some of the popular posts you might have missed last week:
In an open letter, I asked the board of directors to discourage bad management by withholding bonuses from the top brass. Next, Gannett's stock fell through its psychologically important floor, closing below $5 a share. Then, we wondered whether New York's Poughkeepsie Journal might sell its historic building, an edifice reflecting the sensibilities of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left), who lived part of the year in nearby Hyde Park. Finally, you gave mixed reviews to CareerBuilder's six-figure Super Bowl commercial.
In an open letter, I asked the board of directors to discourage bad management by withholding bonuses from the top brass. Next, Gannett's stock fell through its psychologically important floor, closing below $5 a share. Then, we wondered whether New York's Poughkeepsie Journal might sell its historic building, an edifice reflecting the sensibilities of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left), who lived part of the year in nearby Hyde Park. Finally, you gave mixed reviews to CareerBuilder's six-figure Super Bowl commercial.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Monday Recap: We've had one million-plus visits!
Noteworthy posts you may have missed last week:
We watched video of a TV broadcast, showing publishers experimenting with electronic newspapers -- way back in 1981. Next, readers said the board of directors dismissed my shareholder's complaint, asking whether CEO Craig Dubow violated the company's ethics policy; at issue: $40,000 in still-unaccounted for Gannett Foundation money. Meanwhile, the company warned in the fourth-quarter earnings report of a surprise write-down as high as $5.9 billion. And Gannett Blog recorded its one-millionth visit, capping an unlikely man-bites-blog story.
We watched video of a TV broadcast, showing publishers experimenting with electronic newspapers -- way back in 1981. Next, readers said the board of directors dismissed my shareholder's complaint, asking whether CEO Craig Dubow violated the company's ethics policy; at issue: $40,000 in still-unaccounted for Gannett Foundation money. Meanwhile, the company warned in the fourth-quarter earnings report of a surprise write-down as high as $5.9 billion. And Gannett Blog recorded its one-millionth visit, capping an unlikely man-bites-blog story.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday Recap: You're now in a Dickey-free zone!
Posts you might have missed last week, while B** *****y played the Bob Hope Classic -- and right after announcing those furloughs, too!
In Lafayette, La., that sucking sound is The Daily Advertiser's dwindling profits, getting whisked to McLean, Va., The Independent Weekly says: "For centuries, locally owned papers had a different mission, but now the Advertiser's readers are being told they must pay for Gannett's mistakes." Next, it's a nagging feeling we know too well: Why we linger in the parking lot before going in. Finally, in a virtual time capsule, we collect artifacts for future researchers, tracing Gannett's 21st-century decline.
In Lafayette, La., that sucking sound is The Daily Advertiser's dwindling profits, getting whisked to McLean, Va., The Independent Weekly says: "For centuries, locally owned papers had a different mission, but now the Advertiser's readers are being told they must pay for Gannett's mistakes." Next, it's a nagging feeling we know too well: Why we linger in the parking lot before going in. Finally, in a virtual time capsule, we collect artifacts for future researchers, tracing Gannett's 21st-century decline.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday Recap: We're in a Barack Obama-rama!
Posts you might have missed last week, while we revealed the benefit only publishers are granted.
Gannett took ContentOne for a test drive, deploying the web wire to anchor online coverage of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration for all 85 newspapers. Meanwhile, Freedom Forum documents painted a portrait of the journalism foundation giving years of cradle-to-grave support to charities near founder Al Neuharth's Florida home. Plus, rumors flew that Gannett might soon mandate one-week unpaid vacations in the current quarter for all U.S. newspaper workers, as part of another payroll reduction.
[Photo: Barack Obama]
Gannett took ContentOne for a test drive, deploying the web wire to anchor online coverage of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration for all 85 newspapers. Meanwhile, Freedom Forum documents painted a portrait of the journalism foundation giving years of cradle-to-grave support to charities near founder Al Neuharth's Florida home. Plus, rumors flew that Gannett might soon mandate one-week unpaid vacations in the current quarter for all U.S. newspaper workers, as part of another payroll reduction.[Photo: Barack Obama]
Monday, January 05, 2009
Monday Recap: Charity begins in Cocoa Beach!
Posts you might have missed last week, while this site's readership soared through the roof.
- Crowdfunding: Trying a new financing scheme, I solicited sponsorships for a Freedom Forum foundation investigation.
- Big shrink: A growing number of newspapers are combining sections -- and eliminating stuff altogether.
- Money trail: Documents reveal what happened to $650 million turned over to retired CEO Al Neuharth 17 years ago.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday Recap: We're all starting scholarship funds!
Posts you might have missed last week, while some of us puzzled over that Snidely post.
- Gannett Blog University! New, in our continuing ed series: "How to report possible ethics policy violations by Gannett's highest-ranking executive."
- S-h-h-h-h-h! There are growing signs the nation's top newspaper publisher is imposing greater secrecy on operations.
- Zip Code 22066: Craig and Denise maybe had drinks with George and Laura back in 2005 -- but for sure, George and Tina Turner got along swell.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Monday Recap: We're doubling down in Detroit!
Posts you might have missed last week, while Dubow & Co. were doing the electric slide in a holiday video.
- CareerWrecker? Giant Gannett-controlled employment site CareerBuilder laid off more than 300 workers.
- Open Wounds: What happens when a popular co-worker gets laid off
- Motown lowdown: The company is poised to unveil its plan to save Detroit's two dailies: the 2008 Gannett Griffon.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Monday Recap: We say goodbye, over and over!
The three most clicked-on posts last week, while yours truly was getting sick as a dawg:
- Roll call: Based on hundreds of contributions, readers counted layoffs one paper at a time. Total jobs cut so far: 1,904.
- The decision is final: The company launches what is likely the industry's biggest-ever mass layoff.
- Gross vs. net: Those year-ago profit margins suggest Gannett could have been setting aside money for a rainy day, no?
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