tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5643089043558852143..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: May 13-19 | Your News & Comments: Part 3Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12159173302587100652013-05-17T10:59:28.088-04:002013-05-17T10:59:28.088-04:00"Liar, liar, pants on fire!!"
Sure you ... "Liar, liar, pants on fire!!"<br /><br />Sure you do,Jim. That is the only reason for the existence of this blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26591522958818619452013-05-17T06:45:14.320-04:002013-05-17T06:45:14.320-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55655726619152998792013-05-17T00:32:48.316-04:002013-05-17T00:32:48.316-04:00of course IT gets the kickback and perks !of course IT gets the kickback and perks !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22504866807719057552013-05-17T00:31:44.542-04:002013-05-17T00:31:44.542-04:00II dept makes all the system decision, they never ...II dept makes all the system decision, they never ask or include the users. because IT knows best !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70863990919158446282013-05-17T00:02:12.874-04:002013-05-17T00:02:12.874-04:0011:02, So being a Gannett manager is the key to ha...11:02, So being a Gannett manager is the key to happiness? I guess if your life's yardstick is grabbing bonuses and options for value created by the work of others, you will go far in the G tower.<br /><br />You've just outed yourself.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69043328354344728622013-05-16T23:59:54.068-04:002013-05-16T23:59:54.068-04:00@ 9:53: so bow that advertising is on the downward...@ 9:53: so bow that advertising is on the downward slide its "earned" and not the locals fault. Whew I can breathe now.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82852834322778720052013-05-16T23:57:59.390-04:002013-05-16T23:57:59.390-04:00By your way of thinking, perhaps. Not by mine.
By your way of thinking, perhaps. Not by mine.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34677007207853798062013-05-16T23:27:03.068-04:002013-05-16T23:27:03.068-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55933015394568524772013-05-16T23:19:48.351-04:002013-05-16T23:19:48.351-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71770291250059803242013-05-16T23:18:21.336-04:002013-05-16T23:18:21.336-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30349122871755580902013-05-16T23:14:01.517-04:002013-05-16T23:14:01.517-04:00Yes, that is not unusual in many markets.
Just g...Yes, that is not unusual in many markets. <br /><br />Just go to compete.com or alexis.com to see how your newspaper website does compared to TV websites in your market. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8825021379301250292013-05-16T23:02:57.747-04:002013-05-16T23:02:57.747-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14632444443818554622013-05-16T22:22:03.543-04:002013-05-16T22:22:03.543-04:00To 8:51am 5/16 on the previous thread: You sound l...To 8:51am 5/16 on the previous thread: You sound like a Gannett Digital empty suit. Any of the many workers who actually must use the software systems Gannett Digital has produced for handling and publishing stories, photos and other content are frustrated because the system is so difficult -- non-intuitive, non-working much of the time, with functions that don't do what they are designed to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87044231149722653772013-05-16T21:53:13.282-04:002013-05-16T21:53:13.282-04:007:10 PM - LOL. Never confuse skill with dumb luck....7:10 PM - LOL. Never confuse skill with dumb luck. The reality is that all your fabulous business prowess back in the good ole days had little to do with your amazing local-yokel non-gaffitude, and everything to do with an unearned and ultimately unsustainable near-monopoly on local advertising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15849782137508292242013-05-16T19:20:34.009-04:002013-05-16T19:20:34.009-04:00If 6:58 PM is serious, he/she's lucky one had ...If 6:58 PM is serious, he/she's lucky one had a prepress department in 2013. My site pink-misted its prepress in 2010, losing all local focus to the "centers." Inexperienced, high-turnover folks in preference to the experienced people who knew their coworkers and their clients.<br /><br />And that "look for more layoffs" thing? I'm pretty sure it's the other way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80276013795596288192013-05-16T19:11:50.218-04:002013-05-16T19:11:50.218-04:00The diary story may not be a Mooolizter, but it...The diary story may not be a Mooolizter, but it's interesting enough, and written clearly enough, that plenty of Gannett editors would kill to put that on their front pages. <br /><br />The only problem is the writer buried the lead. The Vitamin A controversy surely should have been the start and crux of the story. That's where an editor should have come in -- as if there were any around. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29203814275929947762013-05-16T19:10:07.476-04:002013-05-16T19:10:07.476-04:005:02, your arrogance is typical. I was with a Gann...5:02, your arrogance is typical. I was with a Gannett property a long time before "consolidation" and witnessed the difference first hand. Sure, we made mistakes -- but the person making the mistake was held accountable. Back then, one could lose their job for poor job performance rather than just being over a certain age.<br /><br />But when we made mistakes, inevitable, we owned them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45560244828213651702013-05-16T18:58:58.180-04:002013-05-16T18:58:58.180-04:00Our Pre-press departments days are numbered. Look ...Our Pre-press departments days are numbered. Look for more lay offs with in the month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4594166018169599882013-05-16T17:02:22.386-04:002013-05-16T17:02:22.386-04:00Self-delusional comment of the day: "This did...Self-delusional comment of the day: "This didn't happen when there was more local control."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42311268893132612552013-05-16T16:49:00.420-04:002013-05-16T16:49:00.420-04:00Damn solar flares.Damn solar flares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89605171940545677142013-05-16T16:31:55.673-04:002013-05-16T16:31:55.673-04:00Must be due to the nefarious actions of some hacke...Must be due to the nefarious actions of some hackers or the Justice Dept is doing some snooping. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6111044334807880922013-05-16T15:37:45.712-04:002013-05-16T15:37:45.712-04:00Gannett's not the only one having website prob...Gannett's not the only one having website problems. I just saw this note on The New York Times' homepage:<br /><br />To Our Readers<br />We are experiencing intermittent service interruptions on NYTimes.com. The site is not down. We’re working on the issue.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52313416937397725862013-05-16T15:35:34.518-04:002013-05-16T15:35:34.518-04:00I wouldn't be surprised.I wouldn't be surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15106774797525044892013-05-16T15:31:36.823-04:002013-05-16T15:31:36.823-04:00No; I don't wish any more misery on the compan...No; I don't wish any more misery on the company than it's already experienced.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48641265240050775432013-05-16T15:10:30.127-04:002013-05-16T15:10:30.127-04:00Jim - I think you miss-wrote your first sentence. ...Jim - I think you miss-wrote your first sentence. Surely you intended to type "is" rather than "isn't." You would be happy than a pig in shit if it is a sign of what's to come, especially when that day comes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com