tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post8889924711749592940..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Nashville | Silverman joins Corporate's News Dept.Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63652979522608024402011-09-03T20:57:18.290-04:002011-09-03T20:57:18.290-04:00Anyone know who's a front runner now? They ar...Anyone know who's a front runner now? They are interviewing. Who are the contenders?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73544664969778565862011-09-02T23:26:21.923-04:002011-09-02T23:26:21.923-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71424807138615637732011-09-01T00:04:41.747-04:002011-09-01T00:04:41.747-04:0010:48, thanks for excellent analysis. Hope you pos...10:48, thanks for excellent analysis. Hope you post more often. And 10:12, a lot of academia jobs are low paying or semester/yearlong "visiting" endowed chairs, so you become a journeyman (moving a lot) to make a living. The only way to stability in most instances is to get a Ph.D. and into a tenure-track position, something very hard for most newsroom pros. Academia is as vicious as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30511594622742702872011-08-31T22:42:12.420-04:002011-08-31T22:42:12.420-04:00It's hard to believe that one could spend a li...It's hard to believe that one could spend a lifetime with a company and be so despised for one's actions. It's sad really. When he goes there will be applause but for all the wrong reasons. That is a wasted life and career with a future filled with regret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21689004953126970982011-08-31T22:12:00.065-04:002011-08-31T22:12:00.065-04:00Why even mention those who have left for academia?...Why even mention those who have left for academia? what are the chances any of them coming back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30276478922430618742011-08-31T20:48:34.573-04:002011-08-31T20:48:34.573-04:00No, Beryl just got established in Reno and, with t...No, Beryl just got established in Reno and, with the new publisher there, the time ain't right. Besides, let's all get real here: Hudler is either going to hire Meg (and eliminate the ME job or a senior editor job) or tap someone she doesn't have to pay to move there. I also predict she will leave the job open until the end of the year (and reap the salary savings!). She's not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48326976023877312292011-08-31T19:21:00.673-04:002011-08-31T19:21:00.673-04:00Beryl Love to Nashville?Beryl Love to Nashville?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74721442739353885492011-08-31T19:18:52.630-04:002011-08-31T19:18:52.630-04:00I rent because my house is under water. No choiceI rent because my house is under water. No choiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70464844192498455322011-08-31T18:32:43.800-04:002011-08-31T18:32:43.800-04:00@4:35, In the Florida case, I can tell you that ho...@4:35, In the Florida case, I can tell you that house isn't worth nearly what they paid for it so a Gannett buyout wouldn't have mattered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82133693358834712672011-08-31T16:35:54.533-04:002011-08-31T16:35:54.533-04:00@4:20, that might be true now, but back when Mark ...@4:20, that might be true now, but back when Mark and Meg moved to Nashville, corporate was still doing full relo packages. Both got here before the bubble burst. In Mark's case, his house in Virginia went up in value for months after his arrival here. If Gannett would have bought it, as was once SOP back then, he would have pocketed a fortune. Simply put, he didn't want to put down rootsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24973466396578367472011-08-31T16:20:02.267-04:002011-08-31T16:20:02.267-04:00As to why so few people are buying houses and so m...As to why so few people are buying houses and so many are renting -- does it occur to anyone that many of these people's mortgages, especially if they bought between 2003-2007, might be underwater?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8757725146857013362011-08-31T14:36:47.079-04:002011-08-31T14:36:47.079-04:00@9:20
"never seen someone so pompous and sel...@9:20<br /><br />"never seen someone so pompous and self absorbed."<br /><br />I guess this means you have never met the EE in Pensacola.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64004696602937989422011-08-31T11:43:35.019-04:002011-08-31T11:43:35.019-04:00Anyone curious why The Tennessean broke the news a...Anyone curious why The Tennessean broke the news about Silverman's departure online but didn't put anything about it in today's paper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-42500102140741436812011-08-31T10:48:12.700-04:002011-08-31T10:48:12.700-04:00Hammer works for Carol Hudler as a publisher in th...Hammer works for Carol Hudler as a publisher in the South Group, and worked in Florida when she was head of the old SunCoast Group, so she knows his work. She saw him earn his chops during the Florida hurricanes and knows he can run a good newsroom. But the aforementioned legal fun in North Carolina might be a challenge, however. His my-way-or-the-highway approach ain't as bad as Silverman, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49178240338803328322011-08-31T10:21:30.470-04:002011-08-31T10:21:30.470-04:009:09 is right...which means that based on online a...9:09 is right...which means that based on online and digital revenue, news sites are going to be staffed and be about as crappy at most Patch sites.<br />BTW, expect Patch to go down the tubes this year when AOL gets sold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59986876003684071452011-08-31T09:09:18.756-04:002011-08-31T09:09:18.756-04:00If folks still at G A N N E T T haven't caught...If folks still at G A N N E T T haven't caught on yet, this business of developing compelling news with smaller staffs must be ringing some bells!<br /><br />Are the staffs small enough? From corporate's view, probably not. They will get smaller as consolidations continue and revenues slide ever downward.<br /><br />Good luck everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16436230939589394062011-08-31T08:49:36.322-04:002011-08-31T08:49:36.322-04:0012:42, snotty sarcasm doesn't elevate you. Hav...12:42, snotty sarcasm doesn't elevate you. Having been around Singleton, I can understand the context of that comment. In his own, Dean-like way, he loves newspapers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54785566304959083772011-08-31T07:53:26.849-04:002011-08-31T07:53:26.849-04:00Hammer? Sued for sloppy editing in Florida and slo...Hammer? Sued for sloppy editing in Florida and sloppy management in North Carolina? That does sound like Silverman, though. And the corporation certainly promotes what it likes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18670499400623616632011-08-31T00:42:58.745-04:002011-08-31T00:42:58.745-04:0011:44, you must be thinking of your crack dealer&#...11:44, you must be thinking of your crack dealer's boot if you think Lean Dean is a savior.<br /><br />Stupidity is unappealing, sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4617052413662648682011-08-31T00:41:19.519-04:002011-08-31T00:41:19.519-04:00@11:17 I have a life and a clue. It is the managem...@11:17 I have a life and a clue. It is the management of this company that is cluelessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32010584692925643592011-08-30T23:54:11.864-04:002011-08-30T23:54:11.864-04:0011:08 - never worked with Hammer or Oppman, but C...11:08 - never worked with Hammer or Oppman, but Caesar Andrews is a man with a conscience who got the hell out of Gannett with a decent buyout while he could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26785837842165888712011-08-30T23:50:35.746-04:002011-08-30T23:50:35.746-04:00Silverman better be saving his Big G blood money. ...Silverman better be saving his Big G blood money. He's fast becoming a miserable old man with no friends. Just like the old crew (now retired) he worked with during his last tour at HQ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41184218567473002082011-08-30T23:44:29.907-04:002011-08-30T23:44:29.907-04:00Hey, 10:20: You don't know what you're tal...Hey, 10:20: You don't know what you're talking about here. Silverman was so obnoxious to so many people in Detroit that Singleton and his crew were a major improvement. People at the Detroit News felt liberated because Silverman's Gannett boot was no longer on their necks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-769256000443077702011-08-30T23:17:07.591-04:002011-08-30T23:17:07.591-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60735724269904856432011-08-30T23:08:12.537-04:002011-08-30T23:08:12.537-04:00Will Nashville go the way it has, taking the recom...Will Nashville go the way it has, taking the recommendations of corporate news for its next EE? Or will Hudler truly review people making a difference at other properties that are Gannett and non-Gannett to find the best editor for Tennessee. She could pull a recently departed publisher with editorial background - or two - into the candidacy. She could look at who is an up and comer. Wonder if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com