tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1989053631522158111..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Fort Myers | $240K museum donation clarifiedJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68882477792873825042011-10-30T22:26:11.368-04:002011-10-30T22:26:11.368-04:00@8:11 AM...11:39 isn't saying it- EVERY corpor...@8:11 AM...11:39 isn't saying it- EVERY corporate ass pulling the strings in this company is. Wake up and smell the latte!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48877015382114795962011-10-30T08:11:27.031-04:002011-10-30T08:11:27.031-04:0011:39 so are you saying as the Official chronicle ...11:39 so are you saying as the Official chronicle it's ok to get lazy over lattes and fail to check the facts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57171093142650390482011-10-29T23:44:16.966-04:002011-10-29T23:44:16.966-04:00Actually, Jim's gaffe is similar to ones I saw...Actually, Jim's gaffe is similar to ones I saw many reporters make. Sometimes they were young and inexperienced. Sometimes they were simply not paying attention or had become apathetic.<br /><br />Someone with a good rep usually could absorb that type of mistake without much punishment. But others were usually assigned to a mentor and placed on some sort of unofficial probation. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55010389285808494412011-10-29T23:39:25.308-04:002011-10-29T23:39:25.308-04:007:37, considering this blog is quoted by other new...7:37, considering this blog is quoted by other news organizations, I can assure you it holds some weight. When Gannett is gone, Jim will be remembered as the source who chronicled its demise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68648008445354688802011-10-29T22:26:30.644-04:002011-10-29T22:26:30.644-04:00#OWS Is About Justice, Not Wealth or Class These p...#OWS Is About Justice, Not Wealth or Class These people aren't protesting money. They're not protesting banking. They're protesting corruption on Wall Street like Gannett. You get laid off, Pip'd furloughed, you work for those who are gone, while Dubow gets $38 million golden parachute as if he did a great job. Unions = jobs. #occupygannett #occupywallst the revolution will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54396165113464724042011-10-29T22:05:39.936-04:002011-10-29T22:05:39.936-04:00So 9:16 your retort is you'd rather work with ...So 9:16 your retort is you'd rather work with an unremarkable, firmer writer, who has only written one true in depth story in four years, over hard working journalists that you've worked with? I'd love to hear what those journalists think if you. I'm not sure that was the zinger defense of Jim you were truly going for. But please, jeep them coming. Jimmy needs all the support he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28246745189032855022011-10-29T21:16:19.466-04:002011-10-29T21:16:19.466-04:00Never worked with Jim, but I'd prefer him over...Never worked with Jim, but I'd prefer him over about 90% of the Gannett reporters I had the misfortune of working with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41821383849988823812011-10-29T20:10:05.703-04:002011-10-29T20:10:05.703-04:00The sarcasm failed. He only worked for USAT and GB...The sarcasm failed. He only worked for USAT and GB. But don't forget those potato stories in Boise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18643014961379158362011-10-29T19:37:13.217-04:002011-10-29T19:37:13.217-04:00Jimmy you can "challenge" all you wish. ...Jimmy you can "challenge" all you wish. Here is a fact. You researched past large gifts after your post was challenged. You love to remind readers that you have 25 years experience. Even a recent grad would have done a deeper dive when they saw the size of the gift. You didn't. Sloppy at best, calculated at worst. You are starting to phone it in Jim. Sloppy is sloppy pure and simpleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64200510316447538762011-10-29T19:06:11.944-04:002011-10-29T19:06:11.944-04:00It was negative because it was incorrect. You have...It was negative because it was incorrect. You have a history of being wrong in a negative way toward the company.<br /><br />Does that help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23653559610054801922011-10-29T17:17:35.914-04:002011-10-29T17:17:35.914-04:004:13 You are correct that the amount was unusually...4:13 You are correct that the amount was unusually large. But a gift that size would not have been a record, according to the foundation's 2008-2009 IRS tax reports, the most recent available.<br /><br />In 2009, the foundation gave $1.5 million to the Rochester Area Community Foundation. And in 2008, it gave even more to the same group: $8.6 million. (Why the big drop-off? The Gannett Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88142109200515253502011-10-29T16:52:15.769-04:002011-10-29T16:52:15.769-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28086425059059737322011-10-29T16:13:54.846-04:002011-10-29T16:13:54.846-04:0010:20 the figure was so large, so out of the ordin...10:20 the figure was so large, so out of the ordinary, yeah he should have checked. In the history of Gannett the Foundation has never given a grant of this magnatude. Comon sense dictates he'd check. But when you run an attack blog the truth is not as important as getting the smear up. Once again I will say it, other than the great piece on the Freedom Forum Jim just throws crap up and hopesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19513374892577323192011-10-29T10:20:59.478-04:002011-10-29T10:20:59.478-04:00So when a church submits a press release for a cal...So when a church submits a press release for a calendar item for a chicken dinner, do you call the pastor and verify that every element - time, date, place, cost - is accurate? Or do you see that it's written on church letterhead and rewrite it for your calendar?<br /><br />When the mayor sends out a press release about a grant to a local fire company, do you call the mayor's office and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71384411923895844072011-10-29T01:01:14.738-04:002011-10-29T01:01:14.738-04:0012:13, after he ran with the original info. Stop m...12:13, after he ran with the original info. Stop making excuses; you just look sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61885825017694236142011-10-29T00:13:32.331-04:002011-10-29T00:13:32.331-04:00With so few journalists left at newspapers and at ...With so few journalists left at newspapers and at crappy Patch sites, Yahoo, etc. press releases are slapped online or on paper more than ever. At least Jim, a one-man band, had the right instinct to follow up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22722251772684256232011-10-29T00:06:08.392-04:002011-10-29T00:06:08.392-04:0011:52, anyone who rewrites a press release without...11:52, anyone who rewrites a press release without contacting anyone risks exactly this sort of outcome.<br /><br />11:54, I'm not sure what you are trying to do. And I'm not sure you know what you are trying to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20289625493859590912011-10-28T23:54:26.281-04:002011-10-28T23:54:26.281-04:00Folks stop bashing Jim. This blog is designed to m...Folks stop bashing Jim. This blog is designed to make Gannett look bad at all times, in all instances. Matore volunteers her time ... Bash her motives. Make a charitable donation....bash the gift. No one ever said the blog was fair or unbiased. No one ever said Jim had a stellar career. No one ever said Jim was fair. So stop holding him or the blog up to some high standard of reporting. It's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6103083438375080872011-10-28T23:52:16.503-04:002011-10-28T23:52:16.503-04:00The reality is that few reporters would question a...The reality is that few reporters would question a routine press release from a seemingly reputable source that would be a brief; nor would they have time to do so. However, once burned, most reporters would check out all such press releases from that source in the future. Now we know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3669940319503533102011-10-28T23:17:09.712-04:002011-10-28T23:17:09.712-04:009:02, he didn't check anything out until after...9:02, he didn't check anything out until after he ran with the info. That's the point. Try to keep up, eh?<br /><br />9:48, if you just rewrote press releases, then let's hope you and the other 99.8 percent who did the same are no longer in a position to rewrite press releases.<br /><br />Also, defenders, one of you has the amount wrong. Perhaps you should improve yourselves if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50484311385709555442011-10-28T21:48:16.100-04:002011-10-28T21:48:16.100-04:00If a reputable source - such as a museum or other ...If a reputable source - such as a museum or other nonprofit - tells me that someone donated $240,000, I'm not going to waste time calling the donor to confirm. I'm going to take the source at their word. So would 99.99 percent of working reporters.<br /><br />But I'm glad that 5:41 and 8:23 are among the .01 percent of super-perfect reporters out there. Maybe you can now get off your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90960809667937992642011-10-28T21:02:44.246-04:002011-10-28T21:02:44.246-04:00Jim did not rush to judgment. He checked out a fis...Jim did not rush to judgment. He checked out a fishy press release. It's refreshing that in this instance a publisher responded with candor rather than get defensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23486942553359092512011-10-28T20:57:48.236-04:002011-10-28T20:57:48.236-04:00Damn you, 8:23, you stole my post.
First, to be f...Damn you, 8:23, you stole my post.<br /><br />First, to be fair, the source is admitting lack of clarity. That being said, I know that in one newsroom, a mistake like this would have led to Jim being assigned a mentor and being placed on some type of unofficial probationary status for a time.<br /><br />I have to assume that Jim either rushed to judgment here to continue bashing Gannett or that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35231949131625870962011-10-28T20:23:21.875-04:002011-10-28T20:23:21.875-04:00jim, you were a reporter for USAT all those years ...jim, you were a reporter for USAT all those years and you screwed this up?? Actually, no, you didn't ... you really had no interest in being fair to begin with. Good Lord, I bet your bosses were thrilled to get rid of you. Pathetic. Again. the Jimbo Way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8190577624290920162011-10-28T18:06:51.687-04:002011-10-28T18:06:51.687-04:00When someone - especially someone in the media who...When someone - especially someone in the media who is supposed to make their living at writing with clarity - says they donated $250,000 to a museum, my logical conclusion is that this is what they did.<br /><br />This isn't Jim's "fault" or faulty reporting.<br /><br />In-kind advertising or trade should never be rolled up with cash to inflate a donation amount to make yourselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com