tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4628030101515517566..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: April 9-15 | Your News & Comments: Part 6Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51435449561706400162012-04-16T14:10:05.112-04:002012-04-16T14:10:05.112-04:00All:
I remove comments by readers who post under ...All:<br /><br />I remove comments by readers who post under assumed names.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81797752120836663712012-04-16T14:02:32.828-04:002012-04-16T14:02:32.828-04:008:04 I will be thankful for what ? What if the job...8:04 I will be thankful for what ? What if the job you get is less pay. I am thankful because I won't have to work with creepy people that think I should be thankful, for the few scraps they may or may not decide to pay in severance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73764017805820581002012-04-15T13:41:44.328-04:002012-04-15T13:41:44.328-04:00About the mess in Cinci with golden boy writer --
...About the mess in Cinci with golden boy writer --<br /><br />let the BS go through -- show the "Einstein" as he is.<br /><br />It used to be, no one at Det Freep questioned Mitch Albom. Then a HUGE-HUGE error appeared and blew up in the fools' faces.<br /><br /><br />"You can do 'zip' and 'live' with dreck (more mindless Top 20 stories and Lotto BS) -- or striveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57198838470512591832012-04-15T08:37:12.580-04:002012-04-15T08:37:12.580-04:0010:43 refer to the above post 8:51!10:43 refer to the above post 8:51!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65591808545507095182012-04-15T08:04:19.284-04:002012-04-15T08:04:19.284-04:00If you get a job after three weeks, what do you ca...If you get a job after three weeks, what do you care about severance? Be thankful for the little you do get, other companies have done much less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38690921165933324002012-04-15T07:36:42.559-04:002012-04-15T07:36:42.559-04:00To: 9:48 PM
That's pretty rank. Is this guy...To: 9:48 PM<br />That's pretty rank. Is this guy's wife so great and such a visionary that they needed to bring him in as a "storyteller?" Please. They laid off some great story tellers in June.<br />Then, again, this is Carolyn Washburn's newsroom and she's doing nothing but tearing it down and running off good people. Morale here is so low it is in crisis stage. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9571485649097990102012-04-15T00:33:37.019-04:002012-04-15T00:33:37.019-04:00Gannett will never be one of the most hated compan...Gannett will never be one of the most hated companies in America. It is fast becoming irrelevant, and will eventually be bought and broken up, which is the fate of all companies that outlive their markets. And few will care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-58162175810401162192012-04-14T22:43:46.769-04:002012-04-14T22:43:46.769-04:00Shame on you Gannett for using people then tossing...Shame on you Gannett for using people then tossing them out like they are yesterdays news. At least the ones who got a buy out were given something. As a soon to be ex employee I won't be getting any severence because you have tied it in to State unemployment. If I find a job after just two, or three weeks Gannett won't need to pay anything. I put in many years of dedicated work at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35708121204167828832012-04-14T21:48:08.672-04:002012-04-14T21:48:08.672-04:00Dangerous liaison in Cincy when our new storytelle...Dangerous liaison in Cincy when our new storyteller boy John Flaherty cc's his wife (his boss) and CW whenever the copy desk questions his stories because they are poorly written and way beyond length. Then his wife steps in and makes sure he gets what he wants no matter what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71182829385230032012-04-14T20:34:00.603-04:002012-04-14T20:34:00.603-04:00To 5:50: That's the beauty of Gannett, every t...To 5:50: That's the beauty of Gannett, every time they rotate a new person in, they feel the need to re-invent, and eventually they just take things back to where they started. I had the joy of working for 11 different bosses over the course of 11 years after Gannett bought the paper I worked for. I got so exhausted from going from stupid to brilliant back to stupid again, all depending on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33586967258129498732012-04-14T20:32:00.554-04:002012-04-14T20:32:00.554-04:00Using your logic why didn't GOOGLE inventUsing your logic why didn't GOOGLE inventAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27539001508300312602012-04-14T20:10:40.606-04:002012-04-14T20:10:40.606-04:00Any good ideas are squashed before they can fully ...Any good ideas are squashed before they can fully formulate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74556826490472689712012-04-14T17:58:06.989-04:002012-04-14T17:58:06.989-04:00The Journal News allowed their columnist to pen a ...The Journal News allowed their columnist to pen a farewell column. It was a gem, as he looked back on nearly 40 years in the biz and recalled some people he wrote about who touched his life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38105910382095027022012-04-14T17:55:20.200-04:002012-04-14T17:55:20.200-04:00Instagram had 10 employees and came up with Instag...Instagram had 10 employees and came up with Instagram.<br /><br />Gannett had 20,000 employees and came up with DealChicken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30523162230212911802012-04-14T17:50:48.408-04:002012-04-14T17:50:48.408-04:00USAT advertising team is reorganizing for the 3rd ...USAT advertising team is reorganizing for the 3rd time in 15 months. Yes, 3rd time. I have to give Murko credit for realizing the past the current structure was a joke and moved quickly to change it. Funny that we are going back to the way we were structured 15 months ago. Interesting. But, makes you wonder about the USAT staff and legion of consultants who decided that restructuring was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57447817947964146872012-04-14T17:37:19.585-04:002012-04-14T17:37:19.585-04:00While I am sad by the farewell notes and comments ...While I am sad by the farewell notes and comments posted here about the exodus of years of talent and longevity we are losing with these buyouts, I must also direct your attention to the story Jim posted about the Instagram purchase for $1 billion by Facebook.<br /><br />Instagram had a employee staff of 10. Even after these buyouts, we will still have tens of thousands of employees. Yet somehow,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42516872155454063352012-04-14T17:04:44.983-04:002012-04-14T17:04:44.983-04:00You'll be just fine. Change is hard and scary...You'll be just fine. Change is hard and scary but the economy is improving and there are lots of good jobs out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18979357384714996252012-04-14T16:50:13.528-04:002012-04-14T16:50:13.528-04:00Eight men out at The News-Press in Fort Myers Frid...Eight men out at The News-Press in Fort Myers Friday. A combined more than 325 years of experience in reporting, editing, photography, column writing and IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13622556569604938082012-04-14T13:46:36.600-04:002012-04-14T13:46:36.600-04:0011:19, if you work with information (as opposed to...11:19, if you work with information (as opposed to running presses), why should your age matter? What's stopping you from working for yourself or an employer virtually? After I was laid off from the CP (thanks Hunke), I worked for myself and none of my clients knew what I looked like or how old I was. That worked out just fine until I got hired fulltime after nearly a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54874000870429411902012-04-14T12:38:49.570-04:002012-04-14T12:38:49.570-04:00A very interesting observation from a former newsp...A very interesting observation from a former newspaper editor in Neiman Reports:<br /><br />I was asked to write about how I would do things differently if I were leading a newsroom in today's hectic media landscape. But I can't do justice to that assignment for two reasons: 1.) I have no clue what I'd do differently or better because I operated largely on instinct based on what I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5863174698306334122012-04-14T12:05:18.521-04:002012-04-14T12:05:18.521-04:005:57 p.m.: The people in the APP newsroom who took...5:57 p.m.: The people in the APP newsroom who took the buyout are (and forgive me if I've missed anyone):<br /><br />Gary Schoening, managing editor<br />Fred Simmonds, assistant local editor<br />Tim McCarthy, photographer<br />Bonnie Delaney, a longtime reporter<br />Gretchen Van Benthuysen from Entertainment/Features<br />Paula Scully, reporter<br />Ronna Weinberg, calendar desk<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84267499410228061092012-04-14T11:36:46.778-04:002012-04-14T11:36:46.778-04:00A great piece about a talented journalist in Calif...A great piece about a talented journalist in California who took the recent Gannett buyout.<br /><br />http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20120414/LIFESTYLE/204140304/Life-Mike-Red-Dog-led-me-here-thankfully?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFrontpage%7CsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50645818712811499842012-04-14T11:19:31.197-04:002012-04-14T11:19:31.197-04:00Anyone over 50 at this company is completely FUCKE...Anyone over 50 at this company is completely FUCKED. Thank you, Gracia. You are a heartless, uncaring, self centered person who has her own special place in hell waiting. Right next to Craig's mini putt putt golf course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74623128598780493712012-04-14T11:09:52.113-04:002012-04-14T11:09:52.113-04:00Assuming you're from editorial, 9:36, it's...Assuming you're from editorial, 9:36, it's all about transferable skills. If you think within the tiny, shrinking box that is traditional editorial, you'll vastly limit your options. If you think about how your research, communications, editing, thinking skills can provide a great (and valued) service for companies, you're getting on the right track.<br /><br />For starters, look Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-230921113157732192012-04-14T11:03:49.833-04:002012-04-14T11:03:49.833-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com