tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post7571589008905650688..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | Ex-staffer is a Bloomberg layoff casualtyJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90318257247240066202013-11-23T10:42:26.936-05:002013-11-23T10:42:26.936-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74379292919689781512013-11-20T19:00:17.271-05:002013-11-20T19:00:17.271-05:00it just made you mad......it just made you mad......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48360417557785488942013-11-20T17:00:17.548-05:002013-11-20T17:00:17.548-05:001. Your original comment was nonsensical.
2. Edit...1. Your original comment was nonsensical.<br /><br />2. Editing and censorship aren't the same thing. If they were, and newspapers, for example, wanted to avoid being accused of censorship, they would be forced to publish every letter they receive, every quote they gather from news sources, and every frame of every photo they take.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46520313977598619182013-11-20T16:45:12.518-05:002013-11-20T16:45:12.518-05:00Jim - just because I wondered why you didn't f...Jim - just because I wondered why you didn't find an angle for placing the blame on this to gannett is not a reason to remove my post. I was just bringing the conversation back to Gannett. <br /><br />As a journalist, I thought you would protect free speech not censor it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-12960146780992542112013-11-20T12:23:08.456-05:002013-11-20T12:23:08.456-05:00you left out the fava beansyou left out the fava beansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50406458795492811492013-11-20T09:58:11.887-05:002013-11-20T09:58:11.887-05:00Bloomberg was one of the only older-guard news org...Bloomberg was one of the only older-guard news organizations in the past five years that had been hiring veteran reporters and editors, thanks primarily to a proven revenue model. People at Bloomberg could feel reasonably secure while their peers were being laid off or squeezed out at AP, Reuters and newspapers. These layoffs serve as a real wake-up call. Journalism is becoming a young person'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63268454641178824552013-11-20T09:45:38.462-05:002013-11-20T09:45:38.462-05:00Glad that you are in a happy place now, but people...Glad that you are in a happy place now, but people take their chances in almost any industry these days. Nothing is guaranteed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40849136841887182862013-11-20T00:04:04.494-05:002013-11-20T00:04:04.494-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89414095153753030942013-11-19T23:44:59.650-05:002013-11-19T23:44:59.650-05:00Maybe because some people here worked with him, kn...Maybe because some people here worked with him, know him, and would be interested in the information.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41125490409871008032013-11-19T22:50:55.094-05:002013-11-19T22:50:55.094-05:00Yes -- and then they wash it down with a nice chia...Yes -- and then they wash it down with a nice chianti.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33064195509009953102013-11-19T22:32:41.614-05:002013-11-19T22:32:41.614-05:00This is why I left the newspaper business altogeth...This is why I left the newspaper business altogether. This industry is not safe no matter where you are. I am a much happier and more secure person now than I was 4 years ago with Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71337797895895426392013-11-19T21:37:19.348-05:002013-11-19T21:37:19.348-05:00Gosh. This blog does really eat it's own. Bu...Gosh. This blog does really eat it's own. Burp!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-47689485663897859602013-11-19T21:08:35.372-05:002013-11-19T21:08:35.372-05:00And the point is...what? Sorry for the guy, don&#...And the point is...what? Sorry for the guy, don't wish layoffs on anyone - but he was gone from Gannett in '06, so why is this a blog topic here? Unless the point is, media places all around are in tough spots...which we knew. Given his past accomplishments, hope Smith lands somewhere else sooner than later in the field, if that's want he wants. But, again...what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13207673466269957642013-11-19T19:33:32.459-05:002013-11-19T19:33:32.459-05:00One of my all-time favorite byline names was the f...One of my all-time favorite byline names was the former New York Times reporter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_8._Lee" rel="nofollow">Jennifer 8. Lee.</a>Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30738214728706589102013-11-19T19:26:01.991-05:002013-11-19T19:26:01.991-05:00I had in mind that at USAT, he was involved in the...I had in mind that at USAT, he was involved in the relatively few big investigative projects the paper did at the time.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45757966327032742162013-11-19T18:54:48.702-05:002013-11-19T18:54:48.702-05:00I dont trust anyone who goes by three names. Or on...I dont trust anyone who goes by three names. Or one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78478088220030473932013-11-19T17:26:22.260-05:002013-11-19T17:26:22.260-05:00Sorry...meant "he"Sorry...meant "he" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22240766192600968832013-11-19T17:23:45.829-05:002013-11-19T17:23:45.829-05:00So she left one pit for another and paid the price...So she left one pit for another and paid the price. She sounds like she's talented so she should land on her feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22401895782990312712013-11-19T17:04:35.930-05:002013-11-19T17:04:35.930-05:00He won his Loeb Award at the California paper her ...He won his Loeb Award at the California paper her worked at. Can you cite anything high profile or award winning from his decade at Usa Today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83865863078048314632013-11-19T14:11:14.295-05:002013-11-19T14:11:14.295-05:00Newspapers don't often win Gerald Loeb Awards....Newspapers don't often win Gerald Loeb Awards.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8114560269089607812013-11-19T13:57:23.564-05:002013-11-19T13:57:23.564-05:00High profile.Really? What mark did he leave at Usa...High profile.Really? What mark did he leave at Usa Today? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com