tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post9130773293607103586..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Page building consolidated at three Tenn. papersJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36346165417877876892010-01-31T21:06:53.564-05:002010-01-31T21:06:53.564-05:00I love the Jackson Sun people! A lot of what appe...I love the Jackson Sun people! A lot of what appealed to me about the paper was laid off. Even the online stuff that appealed to me was laid off. <br /><br />I hate this.<br /><br />I hate what is happening to newspapering in general. <br /><br />I watched something similar happen to my career in the music retail industry. It is hard to watch something you love wither and not be able to stop Susan L. Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382434848789827353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91008989193502722882010-01-30T20:31:59.207-05:002010-01-30T20:31:59.207-05:00Brian Goins is very talented, as were all the copy...Brian Goins is very talented, as were all the copy desk designers/editors. <br />I worked at the Sun for a little under two years as a graphics artist. I was proud of the work we did, when the tornado ripped through town, we poured our hearts into the coverage we did and we saw and were affected by who we were covering. That's the thing that is hard for me to understand. I understand it from Margo Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52511767470760551452010-01-30T11:47:00.717-05:002010-01-30T11:47:00.717-05:00Alas, poor Brian will be gone, too. So sad for the...Alas, poor Brian will be gone, too. So sad for them to keep walking away from talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41662679533148885652010-01-30T00:17:08.941-05:002010-01-30T00:17:08.941-05:00I used to be a designer at The Tennessean, and to ...I used to be a designer at The Tennessean, and to me it's unfortunate that Gannett -- which arguably transformed the newspaper industry into a decaying product (read: not enough solid enterprise) with an unsustainable profit margin (read: 18 percent), continues to lead without an ounce of creativity (read: no new business models.) Why does upper management continue to hold its jobs while Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594368474920929554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54222436729340065442010-01-29T19:34:46.213-05:002010-01-29T19:34:46.213-05:00Jackson is in a total free fall. So much lost tal...Jackson is in a total free fall. So much lost talent and the reduced staffing is making a poor product even worse. Time to save the ship or jump overboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-78823016783088925402010-01-29T15:45:57.514-05:002010-01-29T15:45:57.514-05:00Jackson had a great team on the copy desk, sorry t...Jackson had a great team on the copy desk, sorry to see that group go. But with a shrinking paper what are you going to do.<br /><br />Hopefully they did not lose their best artist Brian Goins, that guy is talented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com