tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3516934849607442628..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Survey: Why did you come to this blog today?Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8419050432908697432010-01-04T20:28:30.702-05:002010-01-04T20:28:30.702-05:00I came because of the Romenesko link and, frankly,...I came because of the Romenesko link and, frankly, I found a strange kind of solace in the blog. Strange in that it often revealed the dark inner workings of a corporation that has no values other than money and has a collection of thoughtless, mindless and soulless people running it. They are responsible for more human and professional damage than any collection of newspaper executives. So that&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55332556361771664102010-01-04T13:38:36.498-05:002010-01-04T13:38:36.498-05:00I come back periodically in hopes you will reconsi...I come back periodically in hopes you will reconsider and resume this blog. Gannettoid is a partial fill, but he doesn't have the go for the guts approach I really enjoyed here. Also the systematic destruction of a newspaper company needs a historian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2115053245883041352009-12-27T20:55:14.459-05:002009-12-27T20:55:14.459-05:00i liked your insightful wisdom and getting to the ...i liked your insightful wisdom and getting to the heart of the matter. i really miss that.<br />the Mcclatchy Watch blog is shutting down and i am wondering who, if any, will keep those interested readers informed. i liked gannettoid<br />because it gave me some info. hope to read your posts soon. thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72230218256079081002009-12-22T06:53:47.717-05:002009-12-22T06:53:47.717-05:00Hey Ibiza Jim!
I heard about your blog about two y...Hey Ibiza Jim!<br />I heard about your blog about two years ago through co-workers (obviously while I was still a "co-worker"). Seems there was a lot of excitement surrounding some of the comments. I loved tuning in to your for the excitement. One could write anything they wanted, which turned out to be good as well as bad. Gannettoid is OK although it just doesn't have the drama Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19914573803690521092009-12-18T03:39:27.413-05:002009-12-18T03:39:27.413-05:00Saw you on my Twitter account. Welcome back. A lot...Saw you on my Twitter account. Welcome back. A lot of newspaper traditions have died. Glad you put an end to "30" meaning "The End."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19297288532891630332009-12-16T09:23:41.126-05:002009-12-16T09:23:41.126-05:00We came becasue we love you Jim. Thanks for comin...We came becasue we love you Jim. Thanks for coming back online, even if it's just an experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49090877193402413462009-12-15T22:51:41.625-05:002009-12-15T22:51:41.625-05:00This blog was a life line to reality when the tunn...This blog was a life line to reality when the tunnel of mass confusion was and still is going on in the glass house. I came back in hopes you would have an update. I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you did and do Jim. It helped me make some life changing decisions after more than two decades with THEM. I love to see the first amendment in use. Be strong. I still am fighting to get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1903801322859254222009-12-15T11:03:42.936-05:002009-12-15T11:03:42.936-05:00Thank you for coming back, brother! I missed you!Thank you for coming back, brother! I missed you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11003328381399009272009-12-14T22:14:50.275-05:002009-12-14T22:14:50.275-05:00I wasn't aware there was a Gannett Blog until ...I wasn't aware there was a Gannett Blog until today. I'm simply tired of the incompetence of the paper in my one-paper town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15363409433563517582009-12-14T14:51:37.026-05:002009-12-14T14:51:37.026-05:00just kept missing you! and because i am constantly...just kept missing you! and because i am constantly searching for Gannett news and updates and context.<br /><br />and because I have news about what's going on in Asheville!<br /><br />hope you're back for good, Jim.ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155570958033525188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88070367582304028102009-12-13T11:32:13.784-05:002009-12-13T11:32:13.784-05:00I came back to this site after I heard that it was...I came back to this site after I heard that it was somewhat active again. Have been very unhappy with Gannetoid site, both content, format and lack of updating and timeliness. Are you back? Hope you and Sparky are well and enjoying life "over there." Miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81654397570705419372009-12-13T07:53:09.922-05:002009-12-13T07:53:09.922-05:00just in hopes that you would come back. Gannettoid...just in hopes that you would come back. Gannettoid does not supply the updates and does not provide an easy forum for commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80496767926791505072009-12-12T23:12:10.764-05:002009-12-12T23:12:10.764-05:00I came hoping to see new posts. I have not embrac...I came hoping to see new posts. I have not embraced the Gannettoid blog - I miss yours. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41486204358592885002009-12-12T12:00:26.325-05:002009-12-12T12:00:26.325-05:00Hi Jim:
I originally started reading because a co...Hi Jim:<br /><br />I originally started reading because a colleague told me about the blog. I've come back a couple times in the past to do research for a piece I was writing for a non-Gannett company. And I came back today because, on Facebook, I saw that you made a new post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37700088304111866152009-12-12T11:29:42.716-05:002009-12-12T11:29:42.716-05:00Welcome back Jim.
I too checked back from time to...Welcome back Jim. <br />I too checked back from time to time to see if anyone posted an update on how you're doing. <br />I'm so glad to be able to read this blog again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4849381264676874652009-12-12T11:04:57.958-05:002009-12-12T11:04:57.958-05:00Like others, Jim, I never deleted you from my Goog...Like others, Jim, I never deleted you from my Google Reader (and have secretly hoped you'd be back), and noticed the new entries this week.<br /><br />And like the others, it's good to hear from you, Jim -- I hope you and yours are doing well....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86552557148771372702009-12-12T02:34:27.423-05:002009-12-12T02:34:27.423-05:00Welcome back, Jim. A longtime friend and former fe...Welcome back, Jim. A longtime friend and former fellow worker e-mailed me that you had posted new material during the past few days. The discovery that you were back in business, however limited, really lifted my spirits. I learned of your blog from another former fellow worker in August 2008 and I read it faithfully through July 10. The work of Gannettoid has been fine as far as it goes and has Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70192698897086811122009-12-11T18:05:32.679-05:002009-12-11T18:05:32.679-05:00I've missed you SO MUCH. I hope you're ba...I've missed you SO MUCH. I hope you're back for a while - came across this by accident (sorry you didn't email me to let me know). Glad you're ok - was beginning to worry something happened to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90687334557829615432009-12-11T17:58:51.545-05:002009-12-11T17:58:51.545-05:00long-time reader of the blog, but had left when i ...long-time reader of the blog, but had left when i saw the final "30".<br /><br />saw on twitter today that it was back up. i'm grateful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37154881649490141632009-12-11T15:40:41.433-05:002009-12-11T15:40:41.433-05:00Thanks, Jim. As much as my situation resembles tho...Thanks, Jim. As much as my situation resembles thousands of other layoff victims, there were some unique if not downright mean circumstances surrounding my dismissal. So I kind of feel alone in my situation. It's made it hard to find closure, even one year later. I guess if I were to find another viable job, that would help heal some of the wounds, but as you know, there aren't a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9967191987611390432009-12-11T15:24:32.042-05:002009-12-11T15:24:32.042-05:002:59 p.m.: It grieves me to read about your situat...2:59 p.m.: It grieves me to read about your situation. I only wish I had more to offer than my sympathy.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30057452432019948342009-12-11T14:59:21.545-05:002009-12-11T14:59:21.545-05:00I am a former blog reader. Was laid off from USAT ...I am a former blog reader. Was laid off from USAT in 2008 and just thought I would check in to see if there was any news here about the latest round of cuts. My layoff was baffling to many. They tried to portray it as a "job elimination" but my duties still exists, leaving me to believe my dismissal was personal or age related. It's been a very tough year as I still have not found aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54870242090033279732009-12-11T13:20:29.602-05:002009-12-11T13:20:29.602-05:00I saw the post on Gannettoid and I never deleted t...I saw the post on Gannettoid and I never deleted the bookmark for your site.<br /><br />I sent $20 to Gannett Blog when this site was active. I never left the house in the morning without taking a look to see what was the latest outrage at Gannett.<br /><br />Too bad so few readers of Gannett Blog were willing to fork over a little money.<br /><br />Gannettoid is ok, but it lacks the depth of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10033463959206600292009-12-10T17:47:37.723-05:002009-12-10T17:47:37.723-05:00Hoping you'll continue with the blog. It used...Hoping you'll continue with the blog. It used to be great reading.<br /><br />I never put my hand in my pocket to help fund the service before but having lost it, I now realize how importnat it is to help keep people in touch. Would happily send you $50 to get the service back up and running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33656264552721138012009-12-10T13:15:27.616-05:002009-12-10T13:15:27.616-05:00Like others, I come back because the page was book...Like others, I come back because the page was bookmarked and I missed all the action. Gannett and GannettBlog in it's final days were like a trainwreck. I felt bad for all involved but had to watch. Hope the time off has been a good rest and that you will begin providing your commentary and journalistic skills to the site, Jim. Keep it perspective this time and don't be the trainwreck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com