tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3287716576471205732..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Board elects HP exec Prophet as new memberJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13147561029003209762013-10-29T14:42:44.991-04:002013-10-29T14:42:44.991-04:00In point of fact, several are trans.In point of fact, several are trans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87912947725649913472013-10-29T14:14:21.243-04:002013-10-29T14:14:21.243-04:00Look, it's a stretch for them to have Black pe...Look, it's a stretch for them to have Black people on the board. Look at how many there are in senior level positions around the company - almost none. So, do you think they would even consider Asians or Hispanics? When Gracia took over, she was hell bent on hiring as many white women as possible - and boy did she achieve that - and then some! So, she and all the other non-minority senior Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44855927808722235502013-10-29T14:03:41.961-04:002013-10-29T14:03:41.961-04:00Where are the Asians and Hispanics? When will we g...Where are the Asians and Hispanics? When will we get someone who is dosabled? What about transgendered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10395350549609036402013-10-29T12:59:25.529-04:002013-10-29T12:59:25.529-04:00It's not disturbing, it's quite accurate. ...It's not disturbing, it's quite accurate. Please list all the ways the Gannett Board of Directors is not lazy. And why would they appoint another person who doesn't fit that mold?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78610174269121668322013-10-29T10:43:10.205-04:002013-10-29T10:43:10.205-04:00Nobody in the developed world has yet figured out ...Nobody in the developed world has yet figured out how to save the newspaper business. It's ridiculous to expect anybody to pull that kind of rabbit out of a hat unless they have a lot more at stake than $108,820 or $405,807 a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49997154208212584122013-10-29T10:34:59.790-04:002013-10-29T10:34:59.790-04:00Disturbing that this particular appointment alread...Disturbing that this particular appointment already has prompted two comments with the word "lazy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20381203661344794652013-10-29T07:36:50.927-04:002013-10-29T07:36:50.927-04:00They needed another conservative thinking lazy-ass...They needed another conservative thinking lazy-ass board member who brings absolutely nothing to the table but - 'Yes Gracia, that sounds good.' 'Sure Gracia, you should do that.' 'Of course Gracia, that's a great idea.' Oh yeah, appointing this guy is like dropping a grain of sand into the Atlantic...it means absolutely nothing to the long term growth of Gannett. In Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88211527710405119232013-10-29T00:39:55.055-04:002013-10-29T00:39:55.055-04:00Mazel tov! Welcome aboard, Tony!Mazel tov! Welcome aboard, Tony!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16506549118829121092013-10-28T23:50:35.883-04:002013-10-28T23:50:35.883-04:00Quota filled.Quota filled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82081057172722650642013-10-28T23:26:18.163-04:002013-10-28T23:26:18.163-04:00What is the connection between running a printer d...What is the connection between running a printer division and being on the board of a communications firm? Is ther some sort of mimeograph synergy here, or is Gannett merely trying to be a good corporate citizen by appointing a minorty to replace another? Also, do we really need a neophyte as a director. Dont get this. At all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com