tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8137107355746266951..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Feb. 25-March 3 | Your News & Comments: Part 4Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2938244497152688992013-03-03T22:02:58.070-05:002013-03-03T22:02:58.070-05:00You are welcome.You are welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15068850846335523652013-03-03T16:39:05.815-05:002013-03-03T16:39:05.815-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46031216715103676202013-03-03T15:34:55.407-05:002013-03-03T15:34:55.407-05:00I love this post. I get to learn something and it...I love this post. I get to learn something and it adds to the discussion. Thanks! I wish I could up-vote this type of post and down-vote the "Jim eats when he is on the can" garbage below.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54302602770772554142013-03-03T15:04:07.324-05:002013-03-03T15:04:07.324-05:00"I'm a grandpa and I think video is a was..."I'm a grandpa and I think video is a waste." "I'm a grandpa and I think indoor plumbing is a waste." That is too good. You can't make that up. What a hoot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81905718144213469022013-03-03T14:11:34.608-05:002013-03-03T14:11:34.608-05:003:52PM - Because, genius, she managed to rescue th...3:52PM - Because, genius, she managed to rescue the company from oblivion and keep shareholder value above zero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63503808508868238922013-03-03T12:50:42.740-05:002013-03-03T12:50:42.740-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83905214414244060552013-03-03T12:25:31.748-05:002013-03-03T12:25:31.748-05:00You gave yourself away when you used the word &quo...You gave yourself away when you used the word "agate". Nice try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6540037221335799962013-03-03T12:24:15.223-05:002013-03-03T12:24:15.223-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15179642796892981652013-03-03T12:21:45.716-05:002013-03-03T12:21:45.716-05:00Jim eats when he is on the can.Jim eats when he is on the can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46260480020770986792013-03-03T09:30:33.346-05:002013-03-03T09:30:33.346-05:00TOTALLY agree.TOTALLY agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26050208606600380052013-03-03T09:29:33.874-05:002013-03-03T09:29:33.874-05:00Zzzz...I got about 20 seconds into it, got bored, ...Zzzz...I got about 20 seconds into it, got bored, and clicked on the video below it. The one about the Spanish mothers posing for an erotic calendar to raise money to save their kids' school bus, which was lost to guv'mint austerity measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67038926923130310432013-03-03T09:03:08.291-05:002013-03-03T09:03:08.291-05:00I'm a grandfather, a newspaper reader, and a n...I'm a grandfather, a newspaper reader, and a news junkie. I love video too. I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. Catch someone robbing a bank, and I don't care if it is the worst video every shot in the most amateurish way and I'd love to see it. Video, like photos, stories and agate, all are part of the news. I love watching video when I want it, I love reading news whenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25207899643835613732013-03-03T05:53:59.898-05:002013-03-03T05:53:59.898-05:00Records are a niche product for audiophiles willin...Records are a niche product for audiophiles willing to pay more for a less "artificial"-sounding experience.<br /><br />New records generally cost $10 - $20 or more. And the same people buying them are the same people that buy newspapers. Newspapers are still a mass-audience product. Vinyl records lost that audience decades ago.<br /><br />Consider the time and trouble you have to "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16730455576336436172013-03-03T04:19:13.535-05:002013-03-03T04:19:13.535-05:00and you can sit on the can and read it!and you can sit on the can and read it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63523240958881019262013-03-02T20:11:10.714-05:002013-03-02T20:11:10.714-05:00Records are making a comeback due to superior soun...Records are making a comeback due to superior sound quality over digital. Thinking Newspapers might want to take note. A Newspaper is still easy to read and easier on the eyes than a Digital Copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7534288258562851582013-03-02T19:12:24.941-05:002013-03-02T19:12:24.941-05:00At least CNN is in the video business. USA Today i...At least CNN is in the video business. USA Today isnt fooling anyone with its video. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64508919239693351902013-03-02T15:52:43.774-05:002013-03-02T15:52:43.774-05:00This isnt pertinent to the video discussion, but I...This isnt pertinent to the video discussion, but I just had to throw in this paragraph from a recent article on Bo Sacks discussing the compensation of Time and Meredith leadership. <br /><br />"While public filings do not reveal the salary of Time Inc.'s chief executive, Laura Lang, Mr. Lacy makes an annual base salary of $950,000 as Meredith's chief and has total compensation of $Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7342072008207898502013-03-02T15:06:45.185-05:002013-03-02T15:06:45.185-05:00Hey Low-Hud. Where've you been? That happened ...Hey Low-Hud. Where've you been? That happened weeks ago. Patch must keep you real busy shooting photos no one ever sees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-38503908301044634552013-03-02T12:18:57.351-05:002013-03-02T12:18:57.351-05:00You are correct. Driving this obsession with video...You are correct. Driving this obsession with video is the much higher ad rates for video over print. Simple as that. Never mind that probably most people who click did so by mistake, not knowing it was video, or even if they did, bailed out during the commercial pre-roll if not the poor video itself.<br /><br />For now, anyway, the suits, in their race to digital, are happy just fooling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19189541520858272062013-03-02T09:21:56.649-05:002013-03-02T09:21:56.649-05:00I am a grandpa and I think video is a waste. Unles...I am a grandpa and I think video is a waste. Unless the story is visual in nature. A barn fire is a visual story, boring to read about but okay for a video. My grandkids first steps are a visual story. Most of the posted news videos are a rehash of the printed story with b-roll and I have to wade through the entire two minutes to see if there is anything new. For the most part news stories are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28677616405770928562013-03-02T07:54:15.258-05:002013-03-02T07:54:15.258-05:00You're right Jim. Gannett is doing video for v...You're right Jim. Gannett is doing video for video sakes, and they usually don't add anything to the coverage. But then again good writing and reporting has largely disappeared from most Gannett products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9429891649306326382013-03-02T07:50:03.003-05:002013-03-02T07:50:03.003-05:00I can't tell if you are a manager or suffering...I can't tell if you are a manager or suffering from Stockholm syndrome. Seems like you are spewing venom that should go to the piece of crap USAT and Gannett at Jim, who I am sure is a lot happier than a large majority of Gannettoids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88652314913547634872013-03-02T01:24:36.607-05:002013-03-02T01:24:36.607-05:00I don't need to save face, but thank you for b...I don't need to save face, but thank you for being polite. It is an accurate statement and I work and live in a pretty vibrant culture that seems to be somewhat representative of the market Gannett is trying to capture, but doesn't. Video is not going to solve that problem. <br /><br />I think you might be missing the point. It may be the case that video is not the best delivery Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57531236533083007232013-03-02T01:23:39.190-05:002013-03-02T01:23:39.190-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53857601526462071742013-03-02T00:51:01.983-05:002013-03-02T00:51:01.983-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com