tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4979118440428029052..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: April 15-21 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6475981123126687852013-04-19T18:20:02.866-04:002013-04-19T18:20:02.866-04:00LOL! Like Cozi!LOL! Like Cozi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84456150388656891512013-04-19T18:17:08.628-04:002013-04-19T18:17:08.628-04:00Little ol' Salem has a marketing director whil...Little ol' Salem has a marketing director while larger properties no longer do? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38432823622324331442013-04-19T15:18:22.445-04:002013-04-19T15:18:22.445-04:00Ooooooh - it is so sexy when you get all deep thro...Ooooooh - it is so sexy when you get all deep through cloak and daggers with this stuff. Finally have "a source" and the big story turns out to be lame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50031486961206036662013-04-19T11:17:22.906-04:002013-04-19T11:17:22.906-04:00Thank you for asking. I've delayed writing abo...Thank you for asking. I've delayed writing about this project until <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-reader-asks-what-about-butterfly.html" rel="nofollow">now,</a> so as to project the identity of a source.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35088314071366682552013-04-19T09:58:23.586-04:002013-04-19T09:58:23.586-04:00Jim: What about the Butterfly Project?Jim: What about the Butterfly Project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13678261155233505302013-04-19T09:48:50.087-04:002013-04-19T09:48:50.087-04:00Be on the lookout for the letter you will get from...Be on the lookout for the letter you will get from Gannett in the mail. In the past, people who left would receive a packet outlining all of the options for payout (lump sum, annuity now, annuity later) and forms to fill out and sign. Now, people who leave the company receive a letter directing them to a website they must visit to download this information and the forms. Be careful not to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48386189916636325062013-04-19T09:28:57.715-04:002013-04-19T09:28:57.715-04:00I agree with both of you. You should have seen thi...I agree with both of you. You should have seen this genius dress down the new marketing director in front of others a couple weeks ago. What's sad is the publisher has no knowledge of what he's talking about. Its embarrassing. His answer to anything is call someone and see what they think. Obviously he can't go to the bathroom without getting a second opinion, but we are a company of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26578532382469152292013-04-19T09:17:52.835-04:002013-04-19T09:17:52.835-04:00It is no surprise that Gannett would make receivin...It is no surprise that Gannett would make receiving your pension benefits so difficult after you leave. This is the birthplace of TPP, after all. If it were me, I would become such a pain in the ass they would send me a check just to shut me up. You have to assume the worse when dealing with this company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47553027594120130572013-04-19T08:53:54.095-04:002013-04-19T08:53:54.095-04:00Everyone in Salem agrees. It's more than a com...Everyone in Salem agrees. It's more than a communication problem. It's a leadership vacuum. Saw the former Salem editor when he was back in town. He left after 23 years in Gannett and six years in Salem. Great leader but got tired of the publisher and moved on. He's tan, rested and doing well in Florida. You can thank the micromanager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33746554549865970142013-04-19T08:21:10.656-04:002013-04-19T08:21:10.656-04:00Way to go broadcasting.
You folks have to continue...Way to go broadcasting.<br />You folks have to continue to be the best of the best.<br />Without broadcasting supporting the print product, there would be no print product.<br />Thanks for keeping the print layoffs to a minimum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73951944663995661712013-04-19T07:29:53.885-04:002013-04-19T07:29:53.885-04:004:26 it's a shame that you can't support t...4:26 it's a shame that you can't support the success of your peers. You are what's wrong with our company. Please leave. Congrats Broadcast for these well deserved recognitions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18440610200946629532013-04-19T06:17:41.055-04:002013-04-19T06:17:41.055-04:00You are correct my friendYou are correct my friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83161695495265389062013-04-18T22:37:28.561-04:002013-04-18T22:37:28.561-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25653299447869007672013-04-18T22:23:34.820-04:002013-04-18T22:23:34.820-04:00Yes, 3:46, we see so many independent thinkers her...Yes, 3:46, we see so many independent thinkers here at the blog. We never see the same rants about leadership being made here day after day after day. People like 10:09 below are on the cutting edge.<br /><br />Thanks for showing us how it should be done. Wait, you didn't. You just criticized. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42348693259905346462013-04-18T22:09:03.421-04:002013-04-18T22:09:03.421-04:00A big problem with Gannett is how leadership is be...A big problem with Gannett is how leadership is being put in place. Publishers, VP's etc these days should have some form of knowledge in sales, marketing, digital products and how to market products and create new revenue streams. But too many properties are being led by personnel whose only real qualification is who they were tied too along the line in the company. Salem is a great example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31052112234506200052013-04-18T18:12:31.886-04:002013-04-18T18:12:31.886-04:006:05 here again: Thinking further, I might be conf...6:05 here again: Thinking further, I might be confusing my 401K with the lump sum pension check, i.e., it might not have been done on the benefits site. But somehow I was asked how I wanted it distributed and I provided the IRA account no. It was mailed to me (made out to Fidelity) very quickly. The money was in my IRA within four months of my retirement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1569789050580812622013-04-18T18:05:23.337-04:002013-04-18T18:05:23.337-04:00I took a buyout last April. I set up a Rollover IR...I took a buyout last April. I set up a Rollover IRA at Fidelity, then had my lump sum check sent to me with that account no. on it. You can do it online in minutes at the Gannett Benefits website. I don't think it took more than 2-3 weeks to get the check. It was quick and painless. But I know others have run into trouble. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54490363554470113652013-04-18T16:26:55.208-04:002013-04-18T16:26:55.208-04:00Enjoy the platitudes that will change quickly next...Enjoy the platitudes that will change quickly next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32649088872741489672013-04-18T16:17:16.810-04:002013-04-18T16:17:16.810-04:00Goooooooooooooooooo Broadcast!!!!
Dear colleagues...Goooooooooooooooooo Broadcast!!!!<br /><br />Dear colleagues, <br /><br />Twelve of Gannett Broadcasting’s local stations have been honored with a combined 45 regional 2013 Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in electronic journalism. This is the company’s best performance ever in the regional Murrow awards and the largest number of awards won by any station group this year! I couldn’t be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34584829658922515292013-04-18T16:15:40.575-04:002013-04-18T16:15:40.575-04:00It took me almost a year to get my lump-sum distri...It took me almost a year to get my lump-sum distribution. I know that others have had better luck. I was very disappointed with the entire process though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22638227287217254912013-04-18T16:06:57.670-04:002013-04-18T16:06:57.670-04:00Single Copy drivers were years ago before carriers...Single Copy drivers were years ago before carriers replaced them. When papers really were newspapers so that was my mistake. If they are good hours then you shouldn't mind waiting until 3:00 a.m to get the papers. I don't think working 1 or 2 a.m. to 6 or 7a.m. are good hours but that is just my opinion. Good luck to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41372286276772403862013-04-18T16:06:37.199-04:002013-04-18T16:06:37.199-04:00Sorry to get off topic a bit. But I've finally...Sorry to get off topic a bit. But I've finally made the decision to leave this company after 25 years, and was wondering how look it takes from last day of work till the time my lump sum pension check, that's been pretty much frozen the past few years, arrives. I know a large number of you have already left the company on your own to find a better life........so I'd appreciate any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61162398968504181152013-04-18T15:49:47.420-04:002013-04-18T15:49:47.420-04:00We don't have drivers...we still have carriers...We don't have drivers...we still have carriers. And as one said it..."I accepted the job years ago when there still were real newspaper people. It's hard to see a business being slowly put down for no reason." <br /><br />They don't have lousy hours...just every day...and their pay isn't all that bad!<br /><br />Our problem here is a CD who wishes there never was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46943419160644878772013-04-18T15:46:57.411-04:002013-04-18T15:46:57.411-04:0010:27 typical of the younger generations. They thi...10:27 typical of the younger generations. They think their friends will let them know everything they should find interesting. They don't think for themselves but let others choose for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80765965405235394532013-04-18T15:42:27.695-04:002013-04-18T15:42:27.695-04:00Digital has been considered the future for many ye...Digital has been considered the future for many years. Gannett buys small companies going nowhere while cutting staff at print which has always made the bulk of revenue. They keep thinking they will find the next facebook or twitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com