tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8640117471495520259..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: July 1-7 | Your News & Comments: Part 2Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67424795697360520162013-07-06T20:22:08.993-04:002013-07-06T20:22:08.993-04:00Revenue is declining. Not as fast as it has been. ...Revenue is declining. Not as fast as it has been. Gannett is not like other companies so why do some on here keep comparing Gannett to others in the industry. Who are you comparing them to in the industry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70944378958302629432013-07-06T16:20:31.743-04:002013-07-06T16:20:31.743-04:00Just cynical of people here who make the same clai...Just cynical of people here who make the same claims over and over but never back them up with evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39353859897683060652013-07-06T15:27:12.761-04:002013-07-06T15:27:12.761-04:00You cannot keep expenses at even an inflationary p...You cannot keep expenses at even an inflationary pace when revenue is declining. Right sizing in this industry is all around you. Why would Gannett be any different?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67696322587245701352013-07-06T13:16:18.109-04:002013-07-06T13:16:18.109-04:00You don't need to believe me. I can't help...You don't need to believe me. I can't help it if you are a cynic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30591666640015011782013-07-06T00:30:36.599-04:002013-07-06T00:30:36.599-04:00So why should we believe what you have to say? You...So why should we believe what you have to say? You are also anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56439946107662861022013-07-05T19:02:38.624-04:002013-07-05T19:02:38.624-04:00No, 6:35. I don't make deals with anonymous pe...No, 6:35. I don't make deals with anonymous people I don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-28446889924652571192013-07-05T18:35:38.733-04:002013-07-05T18:35:38.733-04:00Tell you what, 3:52. You post your reviews, with a...Tell you what, 3:52. You post your reviews, with a name, and then I'll respond to your request.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-2148114138094933952013-07-05T15:52:19.429-04:002013-07-05T15:52:19.429-04:002:04 No I wasn't in the layoffs. I am making m...2:04 No I wasn't in the layoffs. I am making more money than ever at Gannett. <br />You're the one that claimed 12:05 was just trying to stir up shit. They accomplished that when you showed up. <br /> My writing skills have been good enough to be hired by and work for Gannett. I have worked for them for almost ten years. It was never brought up on my performance review. In fact I always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52430841186426336452013-07-05T15:14:19.978-04:002013-07-05T15:14:19.978-04:00Of course, you could be wrong about what happened,...Of course, you could be wrong about what happened, as you almost always are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50220433273329069012013-07-05T09:42:18.623-04:002013-07-05T09:42:18.623-04:00Uh, no, more likely, it simply reflects the creati...Uh, no, more likely, it simply reflects the creation of GPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33918300508274590122013-07-04T20:40:04.390-04:002013-07-04T20:40:04.390-04:00One thing's for sure: it will be impossible fo...One thing's for sure: it will be impossible for Gannett to beat Q3 and Q4 2012 numbers this year, because there will be no Olympic and political ad money coming in. At least big businesses got a one-year stay of execution on ObamaScare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4047420227317587912013-07-04T18:56:17.179-04:002013-07-04T18:56:17.179-04:00Or under the radar cuts.
Remember Jim's info a...Or under the radar cuts.<br />Remember Jim's info about the Des Moines Reg. <br />1,000 employees in 2008 and now 500, and most done <br />silenty. Of course the Des Moines folks could have posted to let everyone know what was happening, but didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50612238440893220002013-07-04T17:12:46.477-04:002013-07-04T17:12:46.477-04:00At the Asbury Park Press and its 3 satellite paper...At the Asbury Park Press and its 3 satellite papers, beginning around the end of April, editors began hiring as freelancers several former employees who had taken the 2012 buyout.<br /><br />There are two I know personally, one of whom writes a number of features on a variety of subjects. In fact, editors were told we had to "hold off" hiring these former Gannetteers until their 1-year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85922357106930153332013-07-04T14:04:43.874-04:002013-07-04T14:04:43.874-04:00Better brush up on those reading skills, 1:53. Can...Better brush up on those reading skills, 1:53. Can you find the word false in that earlier post? Gee, I can't.<br /><br />Also, good to see you think 12:05 might be right. Better brush up on those writing skills, too.<br /><br />Let's see -- a bitter ex-employee with poor reading and writing skills. Were you in the first wave of layoffs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36904099384459163932013-07-04T13:53:51.152-04:002013-07-04T13:53:51.152-04:00Yes false rumors because Gannett wouldn't make...Yes false rumors because Gannett wouldn't make any more cuts. Just like false rumors of the past. Oh wait, those weren't false rumors they have made cuts going back to 2005. I don't know if 12:05 is right but it wouldn't shock me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23500583029423551762013-07-04T12:05:46.593-04:002013-07-04T12:05:46.593-04:00This type of post is always worthless. Someone com...This type of post is always worthless. Someone comes in, claims to have heard a rumor of cuts, doesn't say where it came from or anything remotely specific, and tries to stir up shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-80705378635853558492013-07-04T11:53:18.376-04:002013-07-04T11:53:18.376-04:00Will they include cutting managing editor position...Will they include cutting managing editor positions at papers under 25-30K?<br />No need for EEs <b>and</b> MEs at tiny papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91737355394357457062013-07-04T11:48:42.720-04:002013-07-04T11:48:42.720-04:00http://blogs.tallahassee.com/its-true-cotterell-is...http://blogs.tallahassee.com/its-true-cotterell-is-back/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8135238817589547502013-07-04T00:05:51.540-04:002013-07-04T00:05:51.540-04:00Hearing rumblings about more "right-sizing&qu...Hearing rumblings about more "right-sizing" coming, maybe as early as next week. Anybody else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-90578693358930566182013-07-03T23:33:34.007-04:002013-07-03T23:33:34.007-04:00Ooops...should be "...that you own", not...Ooops...should be "...that you own", not "won".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45567404487170665642013-07-03T23:31:33.631-04:002013-07-03T23:31:33.631-04:00USAT speaks truth to powder. ;)USAT speaks truth to powder. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6469474542096886152013-07-03T23:25:33.624-04:002013-07-03T23:25:33.624-04:00Congrats, 10:48. I had a nightmare with insurance ...Congrats, 10:48. I had a nightmare with insurance transitionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-77394634639683603332013-07-03T23:12:25.882-04:002013-07-03T23:12:25.882-04:00USAT is the authoritative voice of journalism. If...USAT is the authoritative voice of journalism. If they wrote it, it's truth! Hee-hee!<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />Rudd DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49729803351246145792013-07-03T23:01:12.773-04:002013-07-03T23:01:12.773-04:00In regards to position elimination for those who t...In regards to position elimination for those who took the EROP, that is not true. Technically those positions could be filled the day the person walked out the door, but most likely wouldn't until the end of the EROP period.<br />That said, I can recall only one of those positions being filled. There were some shuffling of chairs, changing responsibilities for those left behind (IT staff Happynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26549678018915984792013-07-03T22:08:24.433-04:002013-07-03T22:08:24.433-04:00They're roughly equivalent transliterations, s...They're roughly equivalent transliterations, so why is there a "right" one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com