tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1967833223099277266..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 30-Oct. 6 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21435413566245614882013-10-05T15:22:53.975-04:002013-10-05T15:22:53.975-04:00Paper may be good but readers are balking at the $...Paper may be good but readers are balking at the $2 charge. Asked a store owner Friday morning how it was going (readers have a choice of two Detroit papers and the Port Huron paper all for $1 each). He said USAT readers decided to switch when he told them the cost and he had not sold any yet that morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87239060441003095882013-10-05T14:26:14.704-04:002013-10-05T14:26:14.704-04:00Your scenario assumes that both markets, digital a...Your scenario assumes that both markets, digital and print, are equal in dollar value, before deducting costs. That's not always the case.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79687125457480885282013-10-05T14:02:04.506-04:002013-10-05T14:02:04.506-04:00If a company captured the entire market for digita...If a company captured the entire market for digital content and print content...they would make more money off of selling the digital content (primarily due to decreased costs). In theory, digital is more profitable which is why these decisions are made. There is money in print, but they want to risk cutting some print resources and put the money in digital hoping to capture a large portion of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55127790073584457692013-10-05T10:30:10.713-04:002013-10-05T10:30:10.713-04:00People like you are among the reasons print is los...People like you are among the reasons print is losing ground. There are plenty of people who want the paper but it/they just keep turning their backs. See the USAT price raise, ridiculous as it is, people still fork over the 2 bucks. If print is a dead issue then people should be not buying it, especially with circumstances like this. How many digital enterprises have to go silent before it'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42257196892213623192013-10-05T10:25:57.187-04:002013-10-05T10:25:57.187-04:00Only the USAT is 2 dollars, NOT Florida Today. The...Only the USAT is 2 dollars, NOT Florida Today. There hasn't been a memo for FT to go to 2 dollars, just for USAT. Whoever told the store guy is wrong USAT went up 9/30. I am a S/C carrier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32271558493912615502013-10-05T10:17:23.579-04:002013-10-05T10:17:23.579-04:00I agree with the idea that this could lead to word...I agree with the idea that this could lead to word herders being declared 1099 contract workers. Likewise, Gannett can't be far behind the Chicago Sun Times on the race to mediocrity. Lay off the photographers and replace them with the USATSI freelancers. In some of the larger markets (Phoenix, Indy) this would be very easy because there are already lots of freelance photographers. It would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13627487921683794052013-10-05T00:13:52.720-04:002013-10-05T00:13:52.720-04:00Ramping up for the local Butterfly markets, don...Ramping up for the local Butterfly markets, don't ya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70494068121949709292013-10-04T20:32:24.612-04:002013-10-04T20:32:24.612-04:00Im often a critic of the paper and particularly, t...Im often a critic of the paper and particularly, the website, which appears staffed by junior underachievers. But the paper is pretty darn good today, i must say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47316769428430275302013-10-04T18:33:11.953-04:002013-10-04T18:33:11.953-04:00is Florida Today going to $2 also. Bought a paper ...is Florida Today going to $2 also. Bought a paper at store for $2 guy said he got a memo stating to start charging that. anyway. saw $1 retail on page- brought back paper gave him the paper back and got my $2 back- went down the street to CVS and bought one for $1-is it going to start charging $2 also if so, say good bye! Not worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19640110455423933922013-10-04T16:44:00.958-04:002013-10-04T16:44:00.958-04:00Where I live I have my choice of buying two Gannet...Where I live I have my choice of buying two Gannett local papers - Rochester or Elmira and two Gatehouse papers - Corning and Hornell - USA Today, while twice the price, is the better read by far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75170986680005463552013-10-04T16:31:33.640-04:002013-10-04T16:31:33.640-04:00Advertisers apparently haven't gotten the memo...Advertisers apparently haven't gotten the memo yet. They don't seem to know USAT is a dying brand. I don't care how many blue dots or other idiotic things they do, the people who run USAT are on life support, and it shows each and every day in the product -- print and online. Why the hell would Samsung invest those kind of ad dollar on an antiquated media source that is littered with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89872550747627742582013-10-04T16:23:13.346-04:002013-10-04T16:23:13.346-04:00USA TODAY finally lives up to its $2 price tag wit...USA TODAY finally lives up to its $2 price tag with a 50-page paper today!<br /><br />Until you open up the front section... and realize 10 pages in a row are for Samsung's products. Five double trucks of advertising. <br /><br />Yeah, I know that was likely a pretty good ad buy, but still...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53418093903675464892013-10-04T12:01:11.000-04:002013-10-04T12:01:11.000-04:00Um, why wouldn't you link to it or post a samp...Um, why wouldn't you link to it or post a sample? Fail. Everett Fail -- the Mount Everest of fail!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48074155309811229862013-10-04T11:00:40.127-04:002013-10-04T11:00:40.127-04:00any details available for DealChicken layoffs?any details available for DealChicken layoffs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22803524626474467572013-10-04T10:58:52.809-04:002013-10-04T10:58:52.809-04:00The Enquirer did not break it; AP did. Enquirer wa...The Enquirer did not break it; AP did. Enquirer was playing catchup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89106416071574948852013-10-04T10:47:47.545-04:002013-10-04T10:47:47.545-04:00Another sign of a faltering digital strategy. Another sign of a faltering digital strategy. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14779855645664767682013-10-04T10:47:19.492-04:002013-10-04T10:47:19.492-04:00In other DealChicken news, those remaining yesterd...In other DealChicken news, those remaining yesterday was told of "DealChickazon" (unofficial name), which will be an aggregator of DealChicken, LivingSocial, Groupon, etc. other daily deal sites. Some e-mail sends will be local, but for the most part DealChicken has given up on the local model and will become a Huffington Post of daily deals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26988620301453718432013-10-04T10:45:01.853-04:002013-10-04T10:45:01.853-04:00Yesterday they laid off pretty much the remainder....Yesterday they laid off pretty much the remainder. Any operations employees not in McLean (and some in McLean making a certain amount) were dropped. Cited cost-cutting. Senior management who make several times the salary remain intact. Looks to be about 10-12 people laid off in total.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84803817922650885012013-10-04T09:12:38.599-04:002013-10-04T09:12:38.599-04:00The third quarter financials will be released in l...The third quarter financials will be released in less than two weeks. Has anyone heard about how continuing downward revenue will be handled this time?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33105517454144351682013-10-04T08:55:19.247-04:002013-10-04T08:55:19.247-04:00Cincinnati.com breaks a big local story this morni...Cincinnati.com breaks a big local story this morning -- Reds manager Dusty Baker has been fired -- and the article looks like it wasn't edited. So many errors in spelling and grammar, an effort so embarrassing I won't even link to it.Charles Everettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73339121586733486772013-10-04T08:04:50.785-04:002013-10-04T08:04:50.785-04:00About 6 months ago they laid off basically all of ...About 6 months ago they laid off basically all of the "area managers" aka processors across all sites. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23399608764333303352013-10-03T21:51:53.131-04:002013-10-03T21:51:53.131-04:00Are there still deal chicken employees?Are there still deal chicken employees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10884168472260539402013-10-03T21:50:43.814-04:002013-10-03T21:50:43.814-04:00Yikes. Thanks for reminding me to update that figu...Yikes. Thanks for reminding me to update that figure.<br /><br />Answer: No. Here's what I made:<br />* Advertising: $1,609<br />* Reader donations: $908<br /><br />Total: $2,517<br /><br />And, once more, I'm grateful for every dollar my readers gave.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34806090444518158542013-10-03T21:42:26.404-04:002013-10-03T21:42:26.404-04:00Jim did you earn $4000 in the third quarter?Jim did you earn $4000 in the third quarter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62543845970991829662013-10-03T21:40:06.945-04:002013-10-03T21:40:06.945-04:00Oh the horror! Reporters being forced to interact ...Oh the horror! Reporters being forced to interact with the public. What's next? Will they be forced to actually speak to the public? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com