tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5996704555649870842..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Aug. 19-25 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11892459497085489352013-08-20T09:59:18.165-04:002013-08-20T09:59:18.165-04:00It's in the newsroom because that awesome carp...It's in the newsroom because that awesome carpeting pattern we all got to see in the vid covers up the various stains that might occur during said announcement. <br /><br />Lunch losing or pants sharting, people might be surprised beyond containment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55369013662233744152013-08-20T09:20:49.588-04:002013-08-20T09:20:49.588-04:00I don't know about Des Moines's new newsro...I don't know about Des Moines's new newsroom, but usually newsrooms are the biggest space in a newspaper's offices for big staff meetings.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77272471005117716472013-08-20T09:09:25.039-04:002013-08-20T09:09:25.039-04:00Is it in the newsroom because Rick Green is a cand...Is it in the newsroom because Rick Green is a candidate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68546619865491495772013-08-20T06:39:46.968-04:002013-08-20T06:39:46.968-04:00I hope Hollingsworth is correct with her new hires...I hope Hollingsworth is correct with her new hires. It's intuitive that his should work and although 'smart on paper', to this point it has never worked as a general rule in our industry. Perhaps now it will. We'll see. <br />Many executives have used the same logic when bringing in new talent as "change agents". What was quickly discovered was that there was not the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25110492957303489552013-08-19T20:38:36.755-04:002013-08-19T20:38:36.755-04:00There are still some changes going on at MNCO. The...There are still some changes going on at MNCO. The GM/Managing editor at the Chillicothe Gazette has a new title of Regional Managing Editor. Not sure of any other changes or what that means for the newspapers in the South. Also, RZ no longer a publisher, he is now AD at Lancaster. No mention of KS being GM of Zanesville/Coshocton. Very hush, hush about the restructuring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84826826287040031642013-08-19T19:32:40.986-04:002013-08-19T19:32:40.986-04:00I agree with you anonymous. We had a recent publis...I agree with you anonymous. We had a recent publisher change at our site. It definitely wasn't done in the newsroom but in a neutral place in the building. That would be a weird message to send.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19101193480649757502013-08-19T17:45:23.661-04:002013-08-19T17:45:23.661-04:00The Gannett daily in Staunton VA let an F-bomb get...The Gannett daily in Staunton VA let an F-bomb get <a href="http://jimromenesko.com/2013/08/19/gannetts-staunton-va-news-leader-apologizes-for-f-word-in-kids-corner-caption/" rel="nofollow">into the Kid's Corner</a>. Reminds me of when a Gannett daily in my home state had a profanity in a high school wrestling story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84339589867482732632013-08-19T17:39:47.444-04:002013-08-19T17:39:47.444-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15276811280335076202013-08-19T16:35:13.545-04:002013-08-19T16:35:13.545-04:00Yeah it seems every other week at the DMR there...Yeah it seems every other week at the DMR there's an email sent out announcing someone else jumping ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39679173574714056672013-08-19T15:38:44.814-04:002013-08-19T15:38:44.814-04:00Maybe it's a publisher, but how many papers do...Maybe it's a publisher, but how many papers don't have in-house publishers now? I'd be surprised if they actually named one...That paper has lost so many staff-- from layoffs and now they're quitting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55806575502633621362013-08-19T14:19:59.153-04:002013-08-19T14:19:59.153-04:00So what's the big news?So what's the big news?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54762968332627633032013-08-19T14:19:22.647-04:002013-08-19T14:19:22.647-04:00This way of thinking worked great for Lafayette, L...This way of thinking worked great for Lafayette, LA. Hollingsworth hired a publisher with no newspaper background and she didn't last long because guess what? She didn't know what she was doing. Much like Hollingsworth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15597878738157444972013-08-19T13:54:27.581-04:002013-08-19T13:54:27.581-04:00doubtful. They wouldn't make the announcement...doubtful. They wouldn't make the announcement just to the newsroom. That line of thought seems a little egotistical and self-centered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30959585600857424812013-08-19T12:54:27.370-04:002013-08-19T12:54:27.370-04:00I'm cross-posting this comment from another po...I'm cross-posting this comment from <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/des-moines-looks-like-new-pubs-been.html" rel="nofollow">another post devoted just to tomorrow's announcement:</a><br /><br />I'm now reflecting on something Hollingsworth said during <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130818/BUSINESS/308180030/Tennessean-publisher-pushes-bold-journalism" Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26771138429888320422013-08-19T12:49:41.156-04:002013-08-19T12:49:41.156-04:0011:17 AM – To assert a VP in Virginia really calls...11:17 AM – To assert a VP in Virginia really calls all the shots unfairly diverts blame from someone who created and owns the majority of problems which the Enquirer struggles with today: Buchanan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57952875753578841162013-08-19T12:48:02.584-04:002013-08-19T12:48:02.584-04:00These days in the industry, it could be anything. ...These days in the industry, it could be anything. But introducing a new publisher seems like the most obvious.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44348922870084324662013-08-19T12:46:33.998-04:002013-08-19T12:46:33.998-04:00Or the departure of the editor...
Or something els...Or the departure of the editor...<br />Or something else...<br /><br />Does someone know for certain this is an announcement about the publisher? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85285487136039796352013-08-19T12:29:34.986-04:002013-08-19T12:29:34.986-04:00Here comes the Register's new publisher.Here comes the Register's new publisher.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1497348118442736802013-08-19T11:57:13.594-04:002013-08-19T11:57:13.594-04:00Message from The Register Media Executive Leadersh...Message from The Register Media Executive Leadership Team<br /> <br />Friends:<br /> <br />Laura Hollingsworth, President of USCP’s Central Group and publisher of our sister newspaper in Nashville, has asked that you join her at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the middle of the Newsroom for an announcement. Please, be prompt.<br /> <br />Thanks much,<br />The Register Media Executive Leadership Team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86146431041997220272013-08-19T11:17:49.869-04:002013-08-19T11:17:49.869-04:00The Enquirer should end all pretense and assign pu...The Enquirer should end all pretense and assign publisher duties to the VP in Virginia who really calls the shots. While they're at it, they could move marketing and HR to consolidated centers, too. Gannett could save a lot of money but keeps eliminating the wrong things. The Kentucky bureau was indispensable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6755643682524808622013-08-19T10:44:18.893-04:002013-08-19T10:44:18.893-04:00http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/-LSJ-Layoffs-Sh...http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/-LSJ-Layoffs-Show-Tough-Times-for-Newspapers-219992711.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47745211181693711492013-08-19T08:15:17.860-04:002013-08-19T08:15:17.860-04:00How Gannett is this. The Cincinnati Enquirer is de...How Gannett is this. The Cincinnati Enquirer is designed in Louisville and printed in Columbus, but its editor thinks its Kentucky bureau should be based in Ohio. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79162018360184217632013-08-19T08:09:36.281-04:002013-08-19T08:09:36.281-04:00Florida Today is a joke, but we have videos!Florida Today is a joke, but we have videos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34747350598144907292013-08-18T22:09:18.020-04:002013-08-18T22:09:18.020-04:00So what's the word on the street? More layoffs...So what's the word on the street? More layoffs till the end of August? Still waiting for the ball to drop on the East coast papers. Meetings all last week about budgets. News, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26163410457369095682013-08-18T16:12:18.765-04:002013-08-18T16:12:18.765-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com