tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2782483488428690233..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Urgent: MarketWatch's Callaway new USAT editorJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18335467446111826992012-07-14T16:01:13.089-04:002012-07-14T16:01:13.089-04:001:39 is right. The lack of experience is telling. ...1:39 is right. The lack of experience is telling. But lets forget sbout basic news gathering skills or judgement. Most lack even rudimwntary copy editing skills.<br /><br />Who is responsible for hiring and staffing digital with thes people? Why is the most important link to the future staffed by the most inexperienced, naive staffers? <br /><br />I dont get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11068629135603365252012-07-13T01:39:22.768-04:002012-07-13T01:39:22.768-04:00"I don't think you are a phony and I know..."I don't think you are a phony and I know you care deeply about USA TODAY. But before you call somebody a fraud, look in the mirror."<br /><br />So 1:56, you say you don't think 1:08 is a phony, yet you then turn around and call 1:08 a fraud. I can't tell if it's a glaring logical contradiction, or if you just don't know the definition of fraud and/or phony. Either Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29194782878578920012012-07-12T11:58:20.163-04:002012-07-12T11:58:20.163-04:00He is not a good journalist or leader. I dont care...He is not a good journalist or leader. I dont care what his background is. He is petty and autocratic, as is his young deputy clockwatcher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-829100130515760232012-07-12T11:53:08.844-04:002012-07-12T11:53:08.844-04:00Would love to see them report and write something ...Would love to see them report and write something to establish their cred. i bet they have a lot to teach the rest of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26372003115799111092012-07-12T07:40:25.411-04:002012-07-12T07:40:25.411-04:005:46 I'm always struck by the fact that people...5:46 I'm always struck by the fact that people who jump up and down touting their own integrity never have any. You're one of those. Spend less time preaching and picking everyone else apart and more time working on your journalism. Maybe some integrity will accidentally rub off on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54685960497562026312012-07-11T18:00:03.463-04:002012-07-11T18:00:03.463-04:005 am is unfortunately correct although he could ha...5 am is unfortunately correct although he could have worded it better. The problem with USAT isn't the editorial content -- 'Ghost Factories' was fantastic -- it's the industry. If you don't sell ads and don't diversify to take advantage of revenue from mobile and digital platforms, then it doesn't matter what's in print. Changing the editorial heads won't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47106513888406193122012-07-11T17:46:03.217-04:002012-07-11T17:46:03.217-04:007:23. Sounds like someone touched on something a l...7:23. Sounds like someone touched on something a little too close to home for you.<br /><br />Unlike you, I happen to agree that this whole profession is a mess, mostly because of under-qualified people scattered about the newsroom. I believe public polls show that most readers/viewers don't trust the news media. That seems to run in direct correlation to the lack of integrity I am seeing in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91926154441691714732012-07-11T17:18:31.019-04:002012-07-11T17:18:31.019-04:002:14, do you even know what visual media is? It...2:14, do you even know what visual media is? It's reporting a story that requires researching, writing and editing but is delivered in a different format than print. Video editors, photojournalists and producers are all working journalists. Welcome to 2012.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40822012547868953072012-07-11T16:54:27.039-04:002012-07-11T16:54:27.039-04:00To 2:14, So visual journalism isn't journalism...To 2:14, So visual journalism isn't journalism? Ever heard of USA TODAY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4101595813774683802012-07-11T16:52:26.775-04:002012-07-11T16:52:26.775-04:00To 5:15 So let me get this straight, you want to p...To 5:15 So let me get this straight, you want to put a product that has been losing circulation and ad pages for the past five years at our core? <br /><br />If the print product was so core to success then the New York Times wouldn't have gone from $6 billion company to a $900 million one. <br /><br />Our newsroom has always been driven primarily by print needs. Digital has never truly beenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21037824846999381062012-07-11T14:16:22.645-04:002012-07-11T14:16:22.645-04:00Right on!Right on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-865229490733930912012-07-11T14:14:44.892-04:002012-07-11T14:14:44.892-04:00According to his linkedin profile, his background ...According to his linkedin profile, his background is not in reporting or editing, but visual media.what am i missing regarding his vast background as a working journalist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86787888928273027442012-07-11T12:14:28.075-04:002012-07-11T12:14:28.075-04:001:12 no he didn't.1:12 no he didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17211458588627006382012-07-11T11:03:35.743-04:002012-07-11T11:03:35.743-04:006:11, his background is not in video. Further proo...6:11, his background is not in video. Further proof that you have no idea what his background is and you simply dislike him. I'm in the newsroom and you certainly don't speak for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36328644371772167412012-07-11T07:23:33.831-04:002012-07-11T07:23:33.831-04:001:08 Aren't you just too smart and too holy to...1:08 Aren't you just too smart and too holy to work in a real newsroom? What a sel-serving sermon written by someone who clearly thinks more of him/herself than he/she should. You should be the first one shown the door. Please send an email to the new editor. If he has brains, heart and empathy, like any good editor does, you'll be looking for work in another profession. You imply by yourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11020571759751955352012-07-11T05:00:18.598-04:002012-07-11T05:00:18.598-04:00Too bad all here are more worried about editorial ...Too bad all here are more worried about editorial content than ad revenue. Sorry, but without a better cash flow, whether at 1.8M circ or not, the patient will soon die... Kramer or Callaway, no matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2480762684384684392012-07-11T01:12:09.184-04:002012-07-11T01:12:09.184-04:00in a meeting Larry Kramer stated that he wanted to...in a meeting Larry Kramer stated that he wanted to "fire the fuck out of people here".<br /><br />This guy is a certifiable lunatic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33083891902422619742012-07-11T00:16:23.936-04:002012-07-11T00:16:23.936-04:00I like the choice, as well as Cramer. Interesting ...I like the choice, as well as Cramer. Interesting how LK expressed enough already with the complaints from staff about how they've been mistreated and continue to live through uncertainty and fear that's lingered for years.<br /><br />You should know, Larry, that you need to go a long way to change the gulag mentality of the place. Telling us that the management talent in the room was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18075175621535025822012-07-10T21:53:41.952-04:002012-07-10T21:53:41.952-04:005:15 is the perfect example of what's wrong wi...5:15 is the perfect example of what's wrong with USAT. Please stop thinking about yesterday and start thinking about tomorrow. Today was the best meeting in years and yet you find a way to piss on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84037313963130799232012-07-10T18:36:49.789-04:002012-07-10T18:36:49.789-04:00Makes you wonder what's going on with MarketWa...Makes you wonder what's going on with MarketWatch. Did these guys<br />abandon a sinking ship, or is the ship abandoning them? Seems odd that MarketWatch can't hold on to its supposed top two talents, with perhaps more expected to follow them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74546926794135357062012-07-10T18:19:17.596-04:002012-07-10T18:19:17.596-04:00He is not a good journalist.He is not a good journalist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-43960718577979618372012-07-10T18:18:20.253-04:002012-07-10T18:18:20.253-04:00Start with revitalizing leadership in digital and ...Start with revitalizing leadership in digital and Money. The two sorriest places for leadership. even worse than News.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63217735141347317752012-07-10T18:13:34.726-04:002012-07-10T18:13:34.726-04:00Creative in that he is not Gannett. thats already ...Creative in that he is not Gannett. thats already an improvement. big time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82919080937253853742012-07-10T18:11:54.948-04:002012-07-10T18:11:54.948-04:00He is not a journalist, visionary or leader. he wo...He is not a journalist, visionary or leader. he worked his way up from video editor. he has as much reporting experience as a cub reporter. he is not well liked or respected by the digital team or newsroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86781057759499570192012-07-10T18:08:49.038-04:002012-07-10T18:08:49.038-04:00Couldnt agree with you more. its a long list of pr...Couldnt agree with you more. its a long list of protected souls and their pathetic underlings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com