tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4288856024790853497..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 29-Sept. 4 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19032831357773110692011-09-03T14:03:13.854-04:002011-09-03T14:03:13.854-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14977513870903958142011-09-03T13:16:32.820-04:002011-09-03T13:16:32.820-04:00People look to the blog for the water cooler talk,...People look to the blog for the water cooler talk, Jim. Everyone is too scared to have an honest discussion about inept managers at the office. I understand your consideration to remove the overkill comments, but again, they are selective. They weren't offensive, didnt involve name calling and I've seen you leave far worse up regarding other managers. You would do everyone a favor to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66669091615235390412011-09-03T08:36:23.147-04:002011-09-03T08:36:23.147-04:00Why is there such little criticism of other editor...Why is there such little criticism of other editors ? Certainly, they do far more damage with the head in the sand approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64322577721101179942011-09-03T08:26:57.497-04:002011-09-03T08:26:57.497-04:00I didn't see the deleted comments, but I agree...I didn't see the deleted comments, but I agree: There's no purpose served in tearing down Susan Weiss. As one poster pointed out, she did build up the Life section, and while arguably her attitude was one of benign neglect, she did get out of our way and let us do our jobs. <br /><br />What is revealing about this animosity is that no one cared one way or the other about Susan's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63470086073563538472011-09-03T08:04:31.049-04:002011-09-03T08:04:31.049-04:00Folks at USAT:
Many of you -- perhaps all -- will...Folks at USAT:<br /><br />Many of you -- perhaps all -- will disagree with my decision to remove most of the Susan Weiss-related comments that had been posted in this thread late this evening. But it was overkill.<br /><br />I've tried to leave behind a few representative ones. Beyond these, I hope you will agree this discussion would be better continued around a real water cooler.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74573324158400514102011-09-02T23:14:57.818-04:002011-09-02T23:14:57.818-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47133215637478371872011-09-02T23:11:10.059-04:002011-09-02T23:11:10.059-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82178410747706362852011-09-02T23:03:52.837-04:002011-09-02T23:03:52.837-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64135083418396595222011-09-02T22:47:37.962-04:002011-09-02T22:47:37.962-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91464334623513218492011-09-02T22:17:16.569-04:002011-09-02T22:17:16.569-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10249235557131797192011-09-02T21:54:25.481-04:002011-09-02T21:54:25.481-04:00Criticizing Susan Weiss? That's crackers. She ...Criticizing Susan Weiss? That's crackers. She built LIFE hire-by-hire into a section that won awards and challenged other lifestyle sections back when NEWS was cheering Jack Kelly and quaking under Hal. Do you really think she has been happy to see all those people walking? If you want to tell Weiss a problem, walk into her office in the morning or evening, and she'll hear you out and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72283006380595488312011-09-02T21:30:26.307-04:002011-09-02T21:30:26.307-04:00To follow up on a comment I read about the digital...To follow up on a comment I read about the digital specialists team. What purpose do they serve? Shouldn't every sales rep be savvy in our digital world? <br /><br />Turn digital people into regular sale reps instead of having double dipping all over the place. That would help our financial issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76798694987015226262011-09-02T19:58:00.792-04:002011-09-02T19:58:00.792-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10859054600293409212011-09-02T19:38:20.111-04:002011-09-02T19:38:20.111-04:00Heard there was a shake-up this week in USAT Sport...Heard there was a shake-up this week in USAT Sports. Heard there were hirings, too. Anyone know the details?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28431910460057960832011-09-02T17:39:48.682-04:002011-09-02T17:39:48.682-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1175011222199439542011-09-02T17:21:27.816-04:002011-09-02T17:21:27.816-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31600134100297255532011-09-02T16:28:00.665-04:002011-09-02T16:28:00.665-04:00WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth grou...WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August, reviving recession fears and piling pressure on both President Barack Obama and the Federal Reserve to provide more stimulus to aid the frail economy.<br />And you think folks will rush out to buy newspapers???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20638336121190335442011-09-02T14:55:35.805-04:002011-09-02T14:55:35.805-04:00Don't forget Susan Weiss! Though she has been ...Don't forget Susan Weiss! Though she has been so marginalized, it's easy to leave her off the list of USA Today's worst managers. Those of us in Life have suffered her aristocratic indifference so long it would still be nice to see her removed with the rest of the so called leaders who have wrecked this newspaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15824699409353620132011-09-02T13:58:17.800-04:002011-09-02T13:58:17.800-04:00Motiff, Rudd (i dont inhale) Davis and others can ...Motiff, Rudd (i dont inhale) Davis and others can certainly be added to that list, IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53443012826633815332011-09-02T13:54:45.043-04:002011-09-02T13:54:45.043-04:00The only way things could look up at USAT is the f...The only way things could look up at USAT is the firing of Hillkirk, Czarniak, Teeuven, Stephens, Ullman, the entire AOL mafia that oversees verticals and Hunke. Oh, and getting rid of incompetents on the business side and ad teams. Is that too much to ask?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18937537336116306782011-09-02T13:29:58.101-04:002011-09-02T13:29:58.101-04:00Damn! 12:50 PM is on to us!Damn! 12:50 PM is on to us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28474859847886868482011-09-02T12:50:11.297-04:002011-09-02T12:50:11.297-04:00I don't know if the dismantling post has any t...I don't know if the dismantling post has any truth to it, but doesn't a vertical by definition have to have a sales staff so that it can "go deep"? <br /><br />I'll admit that I'm not quite sure what "go deep" means. However, we sure heard that phrase a lot every time we tried to pin them down on what exactly a vertical is and why it's different from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46144135110395821222011-09-02T12:50:10.438-04:002011-09-02T12:50:10.438-04:00@ 3:50 and 3:59 (9/1) Gannett sold its 1/2 million...@ 3:50 and 3:59 (9/1) Gannett sold its 1/2 million + cable subscribers to Cox back in 1999 for $2.7 billion: <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/28/business/cox-is-in-deal-with-gannett-for-cable-tv-subscribers.html<br /><br />I believe that may have provided some of the cash to complete the Newsquest deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31188342122876215772011-09-02T11:59:35.447-04:002011-09-02T11:59:35.447-04:00Jim says: Proceed with caution; this is a free-for...Jim says: Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore abusive posters, and recommend you do, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-66338879651350905222011-09-02T11:26:46.131-04:002011-09-02T11:26:46.131-04:00Really? Is that why the dismantling of the vertica...Really? Is that why the dismantling of the verticals has begun? <br /><br />Word is that Vertical sales people are being moved to advertising instead of being kept aligned with the verticals themselves.<br /><br />Confusing but long overdueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com