tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6801014554300064321..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Week Feb. 14-20 | Your News & Comments: Part 5Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26133542667588775232011-02-19T01:35:19.082-05:002011-02-19T01:35:19.082-05:0012:31 The only speculation that ran rampant here w...12:31 The only speculation that ran rampant here was skepticism that anyone would want to buy USA Today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12660429230960375312011-02-19T00:31:04.382-05:002011-02-19T00:31:04.382-05:00I like how the lemming trolls here follow up dispr...I like how the lemming trolls here follow up disproved rumors with ... more rumors! Way to go, lemming trolls!<br /><br />Jim, your defense of the USA Today rumors is not a strong one. You're saying none of it could be verified, yet you allowed the speculation to run rampant here.<br /><br />It's also good to see someone questioned the business reporting credentials of "Kim" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14733488036399367572011-02-18T23:31:03.873-05:002011-02-18T23:31:03.873-05:0010:16, 7:56 here:
OK, so you need me to giftwrap ...10:16, 7:56 here:<br /><br />OK, so you need me to giftwrap for you an exit plan and tie it up with a nice ribbon? Really? Since you assert the dismissive "lemming trolls" remark with your inquiry, I can only conclude that you're a GCI "leader" in the CP trying to spread doubt among the rank-and-file that there are no other career options other than lining the pockets of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9084924195265344452011-02-18T23:23:30.073-05:002011-02-18T23:23:30.073-05:00OK, I finally had to respond to 2/18/11 6:18 AM, &...OK, I finally had to respond to 2/18/11 6:18 AM, "A lawsuit waiting to happen?"<br /><br />As the "employee with mild Tourette's" who was let go, I just want to state flatly that my Tourette's has never been the least bit of a disability for me, and it has never affected my ability to do any job well. It would be equally ridiculous for The Cincinnati Enquirer to fire Bruce Holtgrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71197257717441828862011-02-18T23:06:45.500-05:002011-02-18T23:06:45.500-05:0011:02AM - Gannett Supply has less than 10 employee...11:02AM - Gannett Supply has less than 10 employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22584744500515358632011-02-18T23:02:18.400-05:002011-02-18T23:02:18.400-05:00Interesting info. So ... let's cut to the chas...Interesting info. So ... let's cut to the chase. What's the ETA as to when the Journal News will close?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46794482385668352972011-02-18T23:01:23.181-05:002011-02-18T23:01:23.181-05:009:59 At the risk of stating the obvious, just beca...9:59 At the risk of stating the obvious, just because I believe my source's information doesn't mean you can't believe yours. <br /><br />10:06 I did not tell the world USAT is up for sale; that was from frequent poster My Boss. In fact, on at least two occasions, I cautioned that any speculation about USAT was just that: speculation.<br /><br />Here's what I wrote Feb. 9 in a Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90585856949712755132011-02-18T22:51:07.389-05:002011-02-18T22:51:07.389-05:00Will the cheerleader rah rahs with the Gannett fla...Will the cheerleader rah rahs with the Gannett flags please march to Wisconsin they could use your optimism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-68164520332154042682011-02-18T22:37:47.017-05:002011-02-18T22:37:47.017-05:00I am what most of you would refer to as a Troll bu...I am what most of you would refer to as a Troll but I think Copy Editors were and are the unsung heroes of the publishing business. Thanks for all you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-31466780071473436182011-02-18T22:25:39.362-05:002011-02-18T22:25:39.362-05:00numerous positions in Rochester not being filled. ...numerous positions in Rochester not being filled. copy editors and reporters under stress..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14326459506204667652011-02-18T22:16:53.020-05:002011-02-18T22:16:53.020-05:007:56 could you list those companies where they fou...7:56 could you list those companies where they found the better jobs? Just asking. Why is it that the lemming trolls always talk about those high paying better jobs but NEVER identify them? Just asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6884192090374177532011-02-18T22:11:50.684-05:002011-02-18T22:11:50.684-05:00Heh 7:53 you really got this one ass backwards. I ...Heh 7:53 you really got this one ass backwards. I think there is a reason you are "free"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-35023223785759256542011-02-18T22:06:21.953-05:002011-02-18T22:06:21.953-05:00Well Jim he has a point. You are the guy who told ...Well Jim he has a point. You are the guy who told the world USAT is up for sale! That was very wrong. I know you are going to say wait and see but you will be waiting a long time. See Ms my boss has no idea what is going on outside digital so when she posts about print she is just posting gossip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78641613684809415382011-02-18T21:59:02.907-05:002011-02-18T21:59:02.907-05:00Jim 8:13 I don't care what you are hearing. Tw...Jim 8:13 I don't care what you are hearing. Two points; your source is dead wrong and two you couched the question in a biased manner. There is no balance with you. Gannett leaderships true failure is not repsonding to your half truths and out right lies. The blog trolls post blatant lies and you embrace them like a starving man on a free ham. This post was do wrong I had to challenge you andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50844941407739874842011-02-18T20:13:00.140-05:002011-02-18T20:13:00.140-05:007:21 I'm hearing a different story -- and I kn...7:21 I'm hearing a different story -- and I know the source, someone who's been 100% accurate in the past. (I do not know who you, however.)Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34031432573771231732011-02-18T19:56:53.281-05:002011-02-18T19:56:53.281-05:00Re. Kind of a "Man that really sucks but at t...Re. Kind of a "Man that really sucks but at the same time, I'm glad it isn't me" sort of deal.<br /><br />Good for you getting out with your dignity attached. But if this blog has demonstrated anything, the lucky ones are those who ARE getting out, not staying. In my department, of the dozen and a half who were let go, most found a better place to be before too long. Those that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62829692475159293662011-02-18T19:56:51.027-05:002011-02-18T19:56:51.027-05:00I hate to be the realist here and feel for everyon...I hate to be the realist here and feel for everyone who has lost and will lose their jobs. And as much as I appreciate quality journalism, I'm not going to read anything in a printed paper. If I'm not going to read it, my boss isn't going to pay to advertise in it. Without his money, there's no paper. Sad state on the affairs of the world? Yes? But them's the facts.<br />If itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56057577772593068582011-02-18T19:54:01.795-05:002011-02-18T19:54:01.795-05:00I smell troll!I smell troll!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52091331749208578232011-02-18T19:53:46.808-05:002011-02-18T19:53:46.808-05:00Westchester - to stay or not to stay ? that is t...Westchester - to stay or not to stay ? that is the question?<br /><br />Will it be closed by years end?<br /><br />Apparently, during corporates inspection and interviews of the employees last week, the contact info of the more valuable employees was collected by the Corporate interviewers for "future retention"<br />The word is that corporate was less then impressed with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55686075471351067192011-02-18T19:21:04.995-05:002011-02-18T19:21:04.995-05:005:53 "according to one of your readers" ...5:53 "according to one of your readers" so what specifically isn't working Jim? Let's get specific. You've made a statement so give us the facts "your reader" provided. Oh that's right they didn't but that doesn't matter right? You could have written, "How is the HR restructure going?" but that's not what you do.The software you know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1363862849926822612011-02-18T19:10:13.228-05:002011-02-18T19:10:13.228-05:00You people are the most pathetic losers on earth, ...You people are the most pathetic losers on earth, this person's oblivion and sense of entitlement makes me want to barf. Who is "they" --those evil people who are destroying the newspaper industry and trying to hurt all of the honest workers. I agree wholeheartedly with the last two sentences however. Why don't you take some control over your life and get the fuck out if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46206465351941796682011-02-18T18:42:26.777-05:002011-02-18T18:42:26.777-05:00If you'll allow a little self indulgence:
OMG,...If you'll allow a little self indulgence:<br />OMG,how great is it to be a reporter, even a Gannett reporter, in Wisconsin right now. We're covering real news that impacts almost everyone we talk to and not the fluff that Gannett tries to make us right under the heading of "real life; real news."<br /> We've got protests, demonstrations and countless buses filled with peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33534146024679620162011-02-18T17:57:11.471-05:002011-02-18T17:57:11.471-05:004:46 - The Crystal Palace GCI corporate employees ...4:46 - The Crystal Palace GCI corporate employees (or should I say fixtures or potted plants?) believe their jobs are the ONLY ones in the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65286049770149773552011-02-18T17:53:34.684-05:002011-02-18T17:53:34.684-05:00According to one of my readers, the nationwide hum...According to one of my readers, the nationwide human-resources consolidation In the works for months now is starting to look like a train wreck -- in the short term, at least. HR department folks: What can you tell us about the software glitches and other bugs?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23940581202662844362011-02-18T17:45:18.837-05:002011-02-18T17:45:18.837-05:00Yeah that was me with the "Dead Man walking,&...Yeah that was me with the "Dead Man walking," lol. I didn't know what else to say, really. It was pretty surreal.<br /><br />I wish I could describe the looks on people's faces as they watched it play out. "Sad and shocked" just doesn't do it justice. But "Dead Man walking" describes it pretty well too. Kind of a "Man that really sucks but at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com