tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5134833725455202547..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: GCI buys 'thousands' of iPhones and other devices, memo says, in ramp-up of mobile newsroom techJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45648704234642289062011-12-26T13:11:10.975-05:002011-12-26T13:11:10.975-05:00It's not an all-the-way bad idea, but the toys...It's not an all-the-way bad idea, but the toys are the easy part. Designing and implementing an efficient workflow, implementing an ONGOING training program (not just a 2-week rah-rah), providing budget for operational expenses, replacement hardware, providing 24x7 support so that when the reporter manages to get the BIG STORY into their phone and has trouble someone can help, and lots more.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27223401630818451402011-12-26T12:22:55.023-05:002011-12-26T12:22:55.023-05:00I do believe that the barn door is now locked. Too...I do believe that the barn door is now locked. Too bad the horses, cows, pigs, chickens and all the other livestock have left.<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />One of the livestock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9921027522417998702011-12-26T03:52:11.965-05:002011-12-26T03:52:11.965-05:00Wrong decision to order Apple products insteqad of...Wrong decision to order Apple products insteqad of open Android devices. Well, Apple must have made you a good price, right?Ryohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296526219373290835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-37923241642969474822011-12-23T07:56:40.830-05:002011-12-23T07:56:40.830-05:00That's not a promotion, Jim.
Merry Christmas...That's not a promotion, Jim. <br /><br />Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60017803332144455492011-12-23T07:07:29.881-05:002011-12-23T07:07:29.881-05:00Bob Dickey, President
Kate Marymont, VP/News
Marib...Bob Dickey, President<br />Kate Marymont, VP/News<br />Maribel Wadsworth, Digital News Executive<br />Three very unimpressive folks leading the charge into the 21st century - an advertising guy who does not know a lick about news or gathering it, a self promoter who fooled everyone with her MOJO reporters in Fort Myers and her sycophant who she brought along to corporate when she got promoted.<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2976394954667892652011-12-23T01:19:05.727-05:002011-12-23T01:19:05.727-05:00I've apparently been given a big promotion; th...<i>I've apparently been given a big promotion; the following is from <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/316581" rel="nofollow">a report</a> on Digital Journal:</i><br /><br />News company Gannett has recently purchased thousands of dollars worth of tablets, smartphones, wireless hotspots, and other tech gadgets for their staff of reporters.<br /><br />Poynter reports on the memo Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25054571217310171002011-12-22T20:59:22.356-05:002011-12-22T20:59:22.356-05:00Trickey Dickey is a legend! And a hero of mine. I ...Trickey Dickey is a legend! And a hero of mine. I bet when the ship finally sinks, he will be the last one to go down. That's because he is selfless and thinks of Gannett worker bees first. Hile! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41425033599603240742011-12-22T16:27:00.892-05:002011-12-22T16:27:00.892-05:00Bob Dickey, President
Kate Marymont, VP/News
Marib...Bob Dickey, President<br />Kate Marymont, VP/News<br />Maribel Wadsworth, Digital News Executive<br /><br />wow...just..wow, am I glad not to be working for these people. No surprise things are going downhills. It's just a shame the good people (the ones needed for good news) are always let go first and the 'sayers' stay to buy iPhones. Wake up people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-830879033667181082011-12-22T13:15:12.855-05:002011-12-22T13:15:12.855-05:00Did anyone catch the IPad2 and netbook line? Netbo...Did anyone catch the IPad2 and netbook line? Netbooks? Do you suits read your own product? Netbooks never did really catch on and are considered dead in the water by computer makers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57910965591165228782011-12-22T12:42:22.407-05:002011-12-22T12:42:22.407-05:008:42 The memo was supplied to me by one of Gannett...8:42 The memo was supplied to me by one of Gannett Blog's readers.<br /><br />It hasn't been distributed to all newsroom employees, apparently, although I don't understand why.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79244322733209872022011-12-22T12:37:24.189-05:002011-12-22T12:37:24.189-05:00WOW! First time into this blog, and I find the mo...WOW! First time into this blog, and I find the most fascinating information is not the iPhones but the acid indigestion any mention of Gannett still produces, especially from anonymous posters. Yes, I'm lucky--I retired from The Honolulu Advertiser eight years ago before the real bleeding began, and before any of us--I think--had any idea how bad things were going to get, with a combinationWalter Wrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88453321177335643952011-12-22T11:55:37.569-05:002011-12-22T11:55:37.569-05:00so many Gannett employees posting about the sad st...so many Gannett employees posting about the sad state of the company and how disenfranchised they are. get a life. if you dont like the company, go find a new job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48558128725604287862011-12-22T10:40:22.851-05:002011-12-22T10:40:22.851-05:00It's a reporters, bob. Remember all of those y...It's a reporters, bob. Remember all of those you laid off? iPhones Don't replace them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85902309261352113192011-12-22T10:17:09.567-05:002011-12-22T10:17:09.567-05:00@1:17AM: "Somewhere along the way, Gannett fo...@1:17AM: "Somewhere along the way, Gannett forgot why people used to pick up a danged newspaper, read it and buy ads. Watchdog stories? Smart, quality content? Reputation and diversity? Professional journalism?"<br /><br />You mean, classifieds, obits, and the police blotter, right? Maybe if a local scandal breaks out. For everything else, news.google.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-5460802895439778122011-12-22T10:01:32.210-05:002011-12-22T10:01:32.210-05:00At usatodaytheybought ipads but just for editors. ...At usatodaytheybought ipads but just for editors. ifeelspecial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63051623485551731682011-12-22T09:51:57.644-05:002011-12-22T09:51:57.644-05:00I am guessing that most of Gannett's smaller m...I am guessing that most of Gannett's smaller markets are not yet covered by AT+T's 4G footprint. Not like GCI is springing for the newest phones anyway...but watching reporters lose their mind while trying to upload via GPRS or EDGE would be funny.<br /><br />Also, quality of the video.......the move "Cloverfield" comes to mind, maybe even "Blair Witch". Every report Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39304071009855282872011-12-22T09:06:59.496-05:002011-12-22T09:06:59.496-05:00Think Dickey or Marymont could actually operate an...Think Dickey or Marymont could actually operate an iPhone? Yeah, what I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90667726639096164332011-12-22T08:58:49.073-05:002011-12-22T08:58:49.073-05:00This new initiative sounds very similar to the MoJ...This new initiative sounds very similar to the MoJos that were deployed in Ft Myers back in 2006.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65163680443210147002011-12-22T08:58:33.371-05:002011-12-22T08:58:33.371-05:00iPhone 3 is free now with 2-year plan ... who want...iPhone 3 is free now with 2-year plan ... who wants to bet that (if this is true) we're all getting technology from two generations ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76118860712899376932011-12-22T08:42:41.096-05:002011-12-22T08:42:41.096-05:00Jim, where did this memo go originally? Nobody in ...Jim, where did this memo go originally? Nobody in our newsroom got it either. However we did get a mandatory order just last night to fill out a Gannett survey about phone usage. I wonder if they are trying to determine who gets the iPhones and iPads. Typical Gannett, they buy a few but not enough to go around. Wholesale reinvention, as long as it is on the cheap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-27755049395065959912011-12-22T07:12:11.736-05:002011-12-22T07:12:11.736-05:00Maybe it's just Gannett way to downsize furthe...Maybe it's just Gannett way to downsize further: http://youtu.be/4KGSi0AoJYsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56661097997081718552011-12-22T05:38:04.754-05:002011-12-22T05:38:04.754-05:00@5:24: I'm having the time of my life, actuall...@5:24: I'm having the time of my life, actually reporting the news and not being stuck on endless conference calls discussing the latest news management catchphrase. Merry Christmas!Dylan Smith/TucsonSentinel.comhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89961062075194226102011-12-22T05:24:23.718-05:002011-12-22T05:24:23.718-05:00Heh Dylan 3:08 never heard of you or your site. I&...Heh Dylan 3:08 never heard of you or your site. I'm sure in typical former employeee fashion your making double the money, pay almost nothing for health benefits and You are free of all stress. You appear to be a media expert so please enlighten us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74008892210792128352011-12-22T05:20:04.292-05:002011-12-22T05:20:04.292-05:001:17 would you provide a list of print centric med...1:17 would you provide a list of print centric media companies that are doing well financially, have not laid anyone off and employee the tools and methods you espouse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79359248156897353892011-12-22T03:08:09.931-05:002011-12-22T03:08:09.931-05:00@Jim: 2007 was the year they blew major bucks on g...@Jim: 2007 was the year they blew major bucks on giant cameras that recorded to tape, wasn't it? Genius move, that. Real easy to edit on the fly when you've got to input a fricking tape to Avid before you can do anything.Dylan Smith/TucsonSentinel.comhttp://www.tucsonsentinel.comnoreply@blogger.com