tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2425561777622384865..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: April 9-15 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19100837479768469682012-04-09T23:37:53.249-04:002012-04-09T23:37:53.249-04:00Private equity will gut the place instead of the s...Private equity will gut the place instead of the s,ow strangulation going in now. Be careful what you wish for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70350271647176606592012-04-09T23:15:15.105-04:002012-04-09T23:15:15.105-04:00This whole freak show should be bought out by some...This whole freak show should be bought out by some private equity guys pretty soon. "Under new management" and " now focusing on real journalism" as part of the new marketing campaign is probably worth a 10% circulation boost. If they actually touted the real journalists they have left and brought back some of the retirees, they could really turn this mess around. Even theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34826074277251549762012-04-09T21:30:30.311-04:002012-04-09T21:30:30.311-04:00Susie Miles Ellwood needs either to go to memo wri...Susie Miles Ellwood needs either to go to memo writing class or stop issuing them altogether. Her latest is another in a string of inarticulate, needless missives.<br /><br />Please stop with the "Communication." Hold a staff meeting once in a while and foster a collaborative work environment with at least a semblance of two way dialog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88527594777463231732012-04-09T21:12:01.994-04:002012-04-09T21:12:01.994-04:00So, we now have two major Gannett newspapers witho...So, we now have two major Gannett newspapers without an editor? Does anyone want these jobs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84301053892647563322012-04-09T20:39:48.329-04:002012-04-09T20:39:48.329-04:00A CEO's, whether their background is accountin...A CEO's, whether their background is accounting or not, does not have their hand in the money day in and day out. Their focus is the company as a whole and how to create and execute business decisions that involve all major departments that will result in a profit. It isn't any different than a publisher verses a controller. A controller is paid to watch the money. A publisher is paidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36106440379372290242012-04-09T19:57:36.625-04:002012-04-09T19:57:36.625-04:00And Gracia used to be...?And Gracia used to be...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41787133585521284872012-04-09T19:49:57.597-04:002012-04-09T19:49:57.597-04:00The corporate VP of IT does not report to an accou...The corporate VP of IT does not report to an accountant, he reports directly to the CEO, Martore. Just a bit of fact checking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15561928786221492762012-04-09T17:50:26.831-04:002012-04-09T17:50:26.831-04:00Take it easy Nostradamus. This company has been r...Take it easy Nostradamus. This company has been running on Microsoft active directory since long ago. I have worked in IT at a newspaper for years, and let me tell you, years ago we had production threatening issues multiple times a year. We were all due it has been quiet. I have spent more than a few dozen nights dealing with these horrible systems that our vendors put together. We have just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8446787376693287472012-04-09T17:45:46.447-04:002012-04-09T17:45:46.447-04:004:47: Out of that avalanche of comments (without l...4:47: Out of that avalanche of comments (without looking, I'd bet it's less than 10 ... pretty poor for someone whose departure makes it a "sad day for the community"), how many are from former and current co-workers, current friends and family?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17613971427946516652012-04-09T17:44:57.033-04:002012-04-09T17:44:57.033-04:00Their are ways to not get the paper out. And it is...Their are ways to not get the paper out. And it is going to start happening at sites, more so than others. We had a bad night a few months ago were at several sites were very late, well this is going to happen again, very soon. Furloghhs = down time...lots of it<br />FU Evan RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22861157077768508422012-04-09T17:35:47.591-04:002012-04-09T17:35:47.591-04:00Yesterday someone asked about redundancy plans, an...Yesterday someone asked about redundancy plans, and I am sad to say, that ever since News gate there are none. As for Sundays company wide problems with user authentication across the network, that had a direct impact on how we do business. <br />You can't log in, then your week worth of stories is lost. No pages can be made and no new or old stories can be edited or sent anywhere. What ever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75687098689214460262012-04-09T16:47:23.715-04:002012-04-09T16:47:23.715-04:004:27, the story comments say otherwise.
Maybe it&...4:27, the story comments say otherwise.<br /><br />Maybe it's time for your nap?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86368270725900129892012-04-09T16:46:22.719-04:002012-04-09T16:46:22.719-04:004:03 That should have been Susie Ellwood. (Miles w...4:03 That should have been Susie Ellwood. (Miles was her last name when we worked together in Little Rock at the now-defunct Arkansas Gazette.)Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8118633141616738942012-04-09T16:27:37.544-04:002012-04-09T16:27:37.544-04:00"Farewell column published today from the Spr..."Farewell column published today from the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader's senior photographer. He wasn't ready to "retire" but had little choice. Sad day for the community."<br /><br />This is an example of the egotistical BS that shows the disconnect between newspapers and readers.<br /><br />I guarantee 99 percent of that paper's readers don't give a rat'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5655975732391606572012-04-09T16:03:38.495-04:002012-04-09T16:03:38.495-04:00Who is Susie Miles?Who is Susie Miles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72839625619536833942012-04-09T15:58:46.549-04:002012-04-09T15:58:46.549-04:00Not sure how over worked the IT dept is,But here i...Not sure how over worked the IT dept is,But here in Nashville The Tech Service side is pretty lame. Unless you need a Mic or a speaker for something. other then that they pretty much walk around and hit on the women most of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45829225010020793042012-04-09T15:42:14.371-04:002012-04-09T15:42:14.371-04:00Before I got the boot, I worked closely with sever...Before I got the boot, I worked closely with several areas of IT and saw them accomplish some amazing things. A very overworked bunch of people who don't get enough credit when things run smoothly and get way too much blame when they don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22463808112354403662012-04-09T15:11:41.700-04:002012-04-09T15:11:41.700-04:002:05 PM - Sure, tell that to Zuckerberg, Page, Gat...2:05 PM - Sure, tell that to Zuckerberg, Page, Gates, Jobs, or anybody else who's actually created value.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44694778433179416652012-04-09T15:09:31.186-04:002012-04-09T15:09:31.186-04:00Used to get daily reports on page views. Then thos...Used to get daily reports on page views. Then those reports became erratic in how often they were shared with the troops. Now...we don't see them at all at our locale. Sceptical me says that's not a good sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86060961811289739152012-04-09T14:53:09.208-04:002012-04-09T14:53:09.208-04:00Farewell column published today from the Springfie...Farewell column published today from the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader's senior photographer. He wasn't ready to "retire" but had little choice. Sad day for the community.<br /><br />http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120409/NEWS01/304090023/linder-farewell-reflection-photo-community-hometown?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67150439504202251092012-04-09T14:51:28.093-04:002012-04-09T14:51:28.093-04:002:05 I agree but it matters who that non technical...2:05 I agree but it matters who that non technical person is. If you want to push innovation that person should be the CEO not the accountant. Most forward thinking companies understand that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7066773517259681712012-04-09T14:45:35.352-04:002012-04-09T14:45:35.352-04:002:31 We've heard that rumor so many times, it&...2:31 We've heard that rumor so many times, it's hard to believe any of this kind of speculation.<br /><br />That said, it's worth noting that his heir-apparent, Susie Miles, was promoted to the paper's No. 2 executive in June last year. So she's now got nearly a year of experience under her belt.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76131173848340914822012-04-09T14:43:34.591-04:002012-04-09T14:43:34.591-04:00Exactly, 2:31.
Here's proof:
http://www.wctv.t...Exactly, 2:31.<br />Here's proof:<br />http://www.wctv.tv<br />Look at the number of comments on some of the stories. Over 100 sometimes. <br />That's their biggest competition, and they're eating their lunch. (No paywall.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52085942476796308342012-04-09T14:42:56.334-04:002012-04-09T14:42:56.334-04:00Exactly, 2:31.
Here's proof:
http://www.wctv.t...Exactly, 2:31.<br />Here's proof:<br />http://www.wctv.tv<br />Look at the number of comments on some of the stories. Over 100 sometimes. <br />That's their biggest competition, and they're eating their lunch. (No paywall.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11195113039605374512012-04-09T14:41:57.995-04:002012-04-09T14:41:57.995-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com