tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1620781590439860429..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: After decades of diversity, looking for reader gainsJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84745708331834555722008-04-23T15:57:00.000-04:002008-04-23T15:57:00.000-04:00Gannett was the first big journalistic plantation,...Gannett was the first big journalistic plantation, and we were the cotton pickers.<BR/>And after years in the field, they let the older workers go.<BR/>Beware young plantation workers. You face the same fate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78639085124986228142008-04-22T12:44:00.000-04:002008-04-22T12:44:00.000-04:00A reader sent the following note to me in an e-mai...A reader sent the following note to me in an e-mail. With his permission, I'm posting it as a comment:<BR/><BR/>"I couldn't agree more with the readers post. I don't feel that there is anyone in management that speaks for me. I am gay, biracial, and Jewish. I am the company's poster for diversity. My biggest frustration with this company is that they talk about diversity and grooming the Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651269559205765985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83141656640145424062008-04-22T11:24:00.000-04:002008-04-22T11:24:00.000-04:00Jim:Your main point seems to be that the expected ...Jim:<BR/>Your main point seems to be that the expected circ gains have not followed the emphasis on diversity.<BR/>Several years ago, a book author, William McGowan, made the same point in "Coloring the News."<BR/>Here is a WSJ link to a review of the book.<BR/>Diversity may be a social good in its own right. There dosen't appear to be much evidence that it draws new customers.<BR/><BR/>http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52032812462168692882008-04-22T10:28:00.000-04:002008-04-22T10:28:00.000-04:00The good ol' boy network will protect itself as lo...The good ol' boy network will protect itself as long as it can. Diversity is for the lower ranks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7066443153446263132008-04-22T10:06:00.000-04:002008-04-22T10:06:00.000-04:00Part of the problem is management is not nearly as...Part of the problem is management is not nearly as diverse as the people who fill the run-of-the-mill jobs in most newsrooms. A generation isn't long enough to see that diverse pool of reporters and editors make it to the executive level, where the real decisions are made. There's ad in a recent issue of Presstime with GCI wishing Sue Clark-Johnson the best in retirement. On the next two pages isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15286892320699440782008-04-21T22:28:00.000-04:002008-04-21T22:28:00.000-04:00Hey, GCI Anon 4:35pm. You're comments are boring. ...Hey, GCI Anon 4:35pm. You're comments are boring. Go away. Leave it to the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30642044745940611652008-04-21T19:35:00.000-04:002008-04-21T19:35:00.000-04:00Boring, boring,boring Jim. This blog is boring.Boring, boring,boring Jim. This blog is boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com