tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post2832698423212365756..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: March 26-April 1 | Your News & Comments: Part 7Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20959482769206710122012-04-04T00:52:59.390-04:002012-04-04T00:52:59.390-04:00Editor who runs coverage of state college = paid t...Editor who runs coverage of state college = paid to teach at state college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57916712159464583172012-04-02T04:17:30.054-04:002012-04-02T04:17:30.054-04:00Simple, 2:30. Michigan has been a state for 175 y...Simple, 2:30. Michigan has been a state for 175 years and the LSJ has been around for 157 of them. <br /><br />Where did you go to school, that you can't understand that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48119234340937639952012-04-02T02:30:18.565-04:002012-04-02T02:30:18.565-04:00So, 7:34, which do you suppose it is? 175 years or...So, 7:34, which do you suppose it is? 175 years or 157?<br /><br />Yeah, I'd pay for this site. This is from the first two grafs of the Lansing paywall story.<br /><br />"For most of Michigan’s 175-year history, the Lansing State Journal, in one form or another, has been a valued voice in the state capital and its nearby communities.<br /><br />It has served its readers and advertisers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57080213139659084562012-04-02T01:38:27.929-04:002012-04-02T01:38:27.929-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34344294232449520742012-04-01T23:16:07.207-04:002012-04-01T23:16:07.207-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26049654720232463162012-04-01T21:57:10.538-04:002012-04-01T21:57:10.538-04:00Everybody whining about Wisconsin does realize tha...Everybody whining about Wisconsin does realize that the Gannett papers would have been raked over the coals in every other medium in every market in the state, had we not run that collaborative publishers' <i>mea culpa</i>?<br /><br />Keeping with the Latin, it's no <i>fait accompli</i> that we will editorially support Scott Walker in the recall, either.<br /><br />If anything, Gannett Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66817835228329741682012-04-01T21:24:44.318-04:002012-04-01T21:24:44.318-04:00It ends unless you purchase a policy through Met L...It ends unless you purchase a policy through Met LifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30468752240905441842012-04-01T21:20:39.869-04:002012-04-01T21:20:39.869-04:00@5:12 pm, didn't you know, the examples you ci...@5:12 pm, didn't you know, the examples you cited are content evolution at it's finest. We get bloggers and citizen journalists to help fill in that white space while the "real" journalists are pursuing the corporate determined Passion topics. And if those "citizens" happen to be county commissioners, their spokesfaces and bank big shots, well so much the better. MaybeFly on the Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42067002257964236002012-04-01T21:12:38.653-04:002012-04-01T21:12:38.653-04:007:22 "Tea dance"? You're showing you...7:22 "Tea dance"? You're showing your age, Miss Thing.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17033933615032286342012-04-01T20:33:45.910-04:002012-04-01T20:33:45.910-04:00We haven't heard anything from DealChicken lat...We haven't heard anything from DealChicken lately. With the latest bad news from Groupon, (http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/technology/groupon-earnings-refunds/) where "Groupon revealed that its independent auditor uttered the dreaded phrase "material weakness." <br /><br />I am curious as to how Gannett's Groupon wannabe is getting along. Anyone heard anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89389789787253597212012-04-01T20:11:35.743-04:002012-04-01T20:11:35.743-04:00"Nary a word of this had been spoken,..."..."Nary a word of this had been spoken,..." that's how Gannett rolls. Witnessed it many, many times. And it's always demeaning.<br /><br />The earliest instance: a great "assistant manager" worked her entire shift, skipping breaks, skipping lunch, a fixture of my department. A very conscientious employee.<br /><br />In thanks for that at the end of her shift, they just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32761311606418480972012-04-01T20:06:58.383-04:002012-04-01T20:06:58.383-04:00Ha!!! Taking them to taskHa!!! Taking them to taskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90687550120779533422012-04-01T19:34:31.253-04:002012-04-01T19:34:31.253-04:00Lansing State Journal going to paywall. My subhead...Lansing State Journal going to paywall. My subhead: Readers not pleased<br /><br />http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120401/NEWS01/304010187/Major-changes-coming-your-LSJ?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25521792205149789692012-04-01T19:24:24.800-04:002012-04-01T19:24:24.800-04:00Does anyone know anything about our life insurance...Does anyone know anything about our life insurance policy after we took the buy out at the Courier Post at Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35573637100731167012012-04-01T19:22:37.590-04:002012-04-01T19:22:37.590-04:00Jimmy ,
Got the Rudd shit? On the trail? Just ...Jimmy ,<br /><br />Got the Rudd shit? On the trail? Just on the Castro?<br /><br />Tea dance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84361837083914328192012-04-01T18:47:07.012-04:002012-04-01T18:47:07.012-04:00Always nice to learn from Gannett Blog that my job...Always nice to learn from Gannett Blog that my job is being eliminated. Nary a word of this had been spoken, but obvioulsy planning has been ongoing for some time.<br /><br /><br />Anonymous said...<br />Gannett Co., Inc., is searching for a Consolidated Wire Chief to manage a newly-formed national desk in Des Moines, IA.<br />www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1340931<br /><br />A Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29141846130296806192012-04-01T18:45:59.496-04:002012-04-01T18:45:59.496-04:002:45 - Read it but the answer doesn't contain ...2:45 - Read it but the answer doesn't contain much detail "you will be able to continue health insurance coverage, if eligible, under retiree medical program . . ."<br /><br />3:58 - Thanks for the info, more detail than the FAQ or info received from the folks on the HR 800-line have provided.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89764966745660876492012-04-01T17:37:44.182-04:002012-04-01T17:37:44.182-04:00As Gannett continues to slowly lead from behind in...As Gannett continues to slowly lead from behind in building its brand, led by Banikarim’s intense focus on her own, others sharpen their focus on profitability building theirs….Beginning in April, visitors to NYTimes.com can access 10 free articles each month, rather than 20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65836510479828893342012-04-01T17:20:17.564-04:002012-04-01T17:20:17.564-04:00I have to say I am also one of those who believe r...I have to say I am also one of those who believe reporters really should not be signing petitions - but having said that, because of a past experience in a newsroom I worked in (and to clarify - it was non-Gannett), I have to wonder how far this is taken and to what degree.<br /><br />Just because a reporter should not/ can not sign a petition, does that bar their spouse or others living in theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64964072359476818732012-04-01T15:58:41.130-04:002012-04-01T15:58:41.130-04:00I was one of those laid off in the big 2008 downsi...I was one of those laid off in the big 2008 downsizing, and I found that I was still eligible for employee retiree benefits as long as I claimed them before my severance payments ran out. I don't know whether that's still the case this time around, but it's certainly worth checking on. I pay $500-plus a month for the same United Healthcare plan that the employees at the paper get. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12581862188628239682012-04-01T14:45:56.535-04:002012-04-01T14:45:56.535-04:00mention of retiree benefits was in the FAQ sent ou...mention of retiree benefits was in the FAQ sent out with the packet. Did anyone read it??? You have to be 55Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58480901299696362152012-04-01T14:43:40.031-04:002012-04-01T14:43:40.031-04:00Sadly, 9:16 IC is more appropriate since what is b...Sadly, 9:16 IC is more appropriate since what is being produced is not really news anymore - which is why NEWSpapers don't sell now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75055737486963154292012-04-01T14:29:15.989-04:002012-04-01T14:29:15.989-04:00Why has nothing about the retiree health plan been...Why has nothing about the retiree health plan been provided people receiving the buyout offer? Has anyone had trouble getting details about the benefits until after you signed to accept?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89702286809235621032012-04-01T14:06:23.552-04:002012-04-01T14:06:23.552-04:00@12:02 Where is Kurtz taking the journalists?@12:02 Where is Kurtz taking the journalists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6667049803291414522012-04-01T14:04:55.028-04:002012-04-01T14:04:55.028-04:00Agree with 11:07 on insurance info. Have a family ...Agree with 11:07 on insurance info. Have a family member in a state high risk pool (only insurance he can get due to pre-existing conditions). Premiums go up each year on his birthday and because it is only high risk people, the premiums are very high. He is 55 and his monthly premium is $975 per month with a $1500 deductible which includes medications. This time of year, his bill at the drug Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com