tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1966845518502463750..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Des Moines | A video shows the new newsroomJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74940197233439082102013-07-02T11:53:45.081-04:002013-07-02T11:53:45.081-04:00GPS also includes IT and all of Toni Humphrey'...GPS also includes IT and all of Toni Humphrey's PMS/GIADC/RTC department, doesn't it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86832002243678947472013-07-02T11:44:06.122-04:002013-07-02T11:44:06.122-04:00Keep in mind most GPS employees in Des Moines are ...Keep in mind most GPS employees in Des Moines are based at the production plant, and weren't counted in the total employees that moved from the downtown headquarters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6787551842322998162013-07-01T13:41:25.508-04:002013-07-01T13:41:25.508-04:00It is a nice newsroom. Too bad it's supposed t...It is a nice newsroom. Too bad it's supposed to be an information center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31429461260399104892013-07-01T10:33:43.108-04:002013-07-01T10:33:43.108-04:00That's a little true. But there's no way G...That's a little true. But there's no way GPS accounted for anywhere near the 475 layoffs and other job cuts at Des Moines since 2008.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14272478030961401792013-07-01T09:35:25.653-04:002013-07-01T09:35:25.653-04:00Apples and oranges, since many positions went to G...Apples and oranges, since many positions went to GPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25716781841489253842013-06-30T20:46:00.124-04:002013-06-30T20:46:00.124-04:0012:44 - What are you smoking? This was shot on hi...12:44 - What are you smoking? This was shot on high end HDSLR video, with a steady-cam and ultra wide lens. Can't do that with a decade-old Sony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50373652879489109012013-06-30T19:17:09.713-04:002013-06-30T19:17:09.713-04:00At least they're not spending it on Detroit.At least they're not spending it on Detroit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26058059009359293882013-06-30T15:20:38.371-04:002013-06-30T15:20:38.371-04:00That's a nice news room. Pisses me off they sp...That's a nice news room. Pisses me off they spend that kind of money on one property and shit all over so many others. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87167568523347994502013-06-30T15:01:46.725-04:002013-06-30T15:01:46.725-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8831153121256520512013-06-30T12:44:56.078-04:002013-06-30T12:44:56.078-04:00The irony here is that Green points to a "sta...The irony here is that Green points to a "state of the art" room which will be used for video, but this video itself was shot with a crappy camera, probably one of those Sonys Gannett bought in the middle of the last decade. NO HDSLRs get bought? His face goes into shadow as he walks around, sheesh.<br /> A box of tschit in a gift-wrapped box with a bow on top is still...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23238462385036155632013-06-30T10:57:08.892-04:002013-06-30T10:57:08.892-04:00Here's a post following an August 2008 layoff ...Here's <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/roll-call-say-goodbye-to-your-pink.html" rel="nofollow">a post following an August 2008 layoff</a> that shows total employment at most of Gannett's U.S. community dailies, according to Corporate's records at the time.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66693804527769298592013-06-30T09:57:40.679-04:002013-06-30T09:57:40.679-04:00This past Wednesday, Green Bay staff was shown a p...This past Wednesday, Green Bay staff was shown a portion of that video after the announcement their building was on for sale, as an example of what could be possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73979817647789279212013-06-30T09:33:19.323-04:002013-06-30T09:33:19.323-04:00Now that is under the radar layoffs!
I live in Iow...Now that is under the radar layoffs!<br />I live in Iowa and that has never been reported on.<br />In fact, I was employed at a Gannett weekly in Iowa until 2011 and had no idea that many cutbacks were being made.Not even competing newspapers reported it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61209397732836410692013-06-30T07:58:22.152-04:002013-06-30T07:58:22.152-04:00In 2008, just before Gannett launched a series of ...In 2008, just before Gannett launched a series of layoffs across the company, the Des Moines Register alone employed about 1,000 workers. Five years later, according to this video, that number has been cut in half.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com