tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80994377679705343242012-01-28T09:37:02.089-05:00An independent journal about the Gannett Co. and the news industry's digital transitionJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5900125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70786800015733610672012-01-28T23:59:00.000-05:002012-01-28T09:32:57.228-05:002012-01-28T09:32:57.228-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com0 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjafWUAxVd2VmcARhtK4lTshAOI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjafWUAxVd2VmcARhtK4lTshAOI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjafWUAxVd2VmcARhtK4lTshAOI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjafWUAxVd2VmcARhtK4lTshAOI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/nYqp42sqVW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-23-29-your-news-comments-part-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16930008642044855792012-01-27T23:59:00.003-05:002012-01-28T09:32:12.219-05:002012-01-28T09:32:12.219-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com86 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eSsLQW2xqaYVzwRg6RP3Br4bOdM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eSsLQW2xqaYVzwRg6RP3Br4bOdM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eSsLQW2xqaYVzwRg6RP3Br4bOdM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eSsLQW2xqaYVzwRg6RP3Br4bOdM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/awulhmWAedE" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-23-29-your-news-comments-part-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72508861366138533742012-01-27T11:53:00.016-05:002012-01-28T09:37:02.190-05:002012-01-28T09:37:02.190-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com18 Anonymous@9:39 a.m. posed that question, adding: "Some of us are only paying attention on a peripheral level." In a comment I just posted, here's my response: Davis Rudd Davis came to USA Today four years ago with great expectations. He had started an action-sports site, BNQT, when he was reportedly just 24. Pronounced "banquet," the site, aimed at young male readers, has been known <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DGEy2niKCdTB3-cEnX9oBCpGfhQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DGEy2niKCdTB3-cEnX9oBCpGfhQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DGEy2niKCdTB3-cEnX9oBCpGfhQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DGEy2niKCdTB3-cEnX9oBCpGfhQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/5YLH5U4WQww" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/mail-could-you-recap-rudd-davis-saga.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22120508493514093992012-01-27T00:00:00.004-05:002012-01-26T21:16:56.866-05:002012-01-26T21:16:56.866-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com11 Anonymous@6:21 p.m. writes:  I am a designer at a Gannett newspaper and I am thinking about joining a News Design Studio center after my paper goes to the hub. The problem I am having is there has been no information about how CCI is working so far and what the workflow in CCI is like for designers. It seems as if everyone who is at a design center has been told to not say anything about them <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ye8_c8i6LlNQip8WMbtXl80xNQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ye8_c8i6LlNQip8WMbtXl80xNQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ye8_c8i6LlNQip8WMbtXl80xNQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ye8_c8i6LlNQip8WMbtXl80xNQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/zVEx2TPsZBQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/mail-this-reader-seeks-design-studio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41583566030529001342012-01-26T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-26T21:06:24.001-05:002012-01-26T21:06:24.001-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com62 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H_c49df4Nn7Y9zB8gOBLk4MYVok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H_c49df4Nn7Y9zB8gOBLk4MYVok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H_c49df4Nn7Y9zB8gOBLk4MYVok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H_c49df4Nn7Y9zB8gOBLk4MYVok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/rhxi6j0dHrk" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-23-29-your-news-comments-part-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-21969179731715487862012-01-25T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-25T21:36:36.101-05:002012-01-25T21:36:36.101-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com33 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P878agtQNz3MeSmTUDk4XqaAz9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P878agtQNz3MeSmTUDk4XqaAz9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P878agtQNz3MeSmTUDk4XqaAz9A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P878agtQNz3MeSmTUDk4XqaAz9A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/Ebi8LySbMGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-23-29-your-news-comments-part-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16032096137853086722012-01-25T18:28:00.005-05:002012-01-25T18:41:36.609-05:002012-01-25T18:41:36.609-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com24 That's according to Reuters media columnist Jack Shafer, who just tweeted the following: Biskupic "Joan Biskupic is coming to Reuters as legal affairs editor-in-charge, a big title for a very talented journalist. All hail Biskupic!" That's bad news for USA Today, where she's worked since 2000. Biskupic, who has covered the Supreme Court of the United States for 20 years, is one of the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYU9_hOpfeKstSs_tIcbkXpnyEY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYU9_hOpfeKstSs_tIcbkXpnyEY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYU9_hOpfeKstSs_tIcbkXpnyEY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SYU9_hOpfeKstSs_tIcbkXpnyEY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/F_Dz_MSc2iU" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/usat-scotus-reporter-biskupic-said.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50743219459547184632012-01-25T16:23:00.003-05:002012-01-25T16:25:43.112-05:002012-01-25T16:25:43.112-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com5 Gannett's giant employment site is once more employing chimpanzees in its next round of February Super Bowl ads, Forbes says, despite efforts to end the practice by animal-rights activists and a leading industry trade publication. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veBe69zqoUHWED59obrXF0YjurE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veBe69zqoUHWED59obrXF0YjurE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veBe69zqoUHWED59obrXF0YjurE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veBe69zqoUHWED59obrXF0YjurE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/eBlVyUbOeGo" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/careerbuilder-defends-chimps-use-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45552125291228988442012-01-25T16:11:00.002-05:002012-01-25T16:35:02.732-05:002012-01-25T16:35:02.732-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com14 "I'd reckon they're the oldest  and most trusted in the country." -- Melvin, an Amish craftsman, employing Amish-speech to describe the retailer Sears in a USA Today advertisement this morning for the Hybrid-Thermic™ Heat Surge HT-XL household space heater. In his testimonial, Melvin also spoke about "hearin'" things and expressed pride in "the good Ole USA." Here's the top half of the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJpm-CSk6WPav1e-odTVMfQw1NU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJpm-CSk6WPav1e-odTVMfQw1NU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJpm-CSk6WPav1e-odTVMfQw1NU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mJpm-CSk6WPav1e-odTVMfQw1NU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/0z17gm9a5XQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/usat-how-we-know-theyre-authentic-amish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6009690135347316742012-01-25T10:09:00.005-05:002012-01-25T10:25:20.624-05:002012-01-25T10:25:20.624-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com19 In a comment, Anonymous@12:04 a.m. wrote: "Speakin' of rocking new technology, was the NewsGate outage Tuesday evening a national issue or just a local one at my site? How again is NG going to make our papers better? Anyone?" Responding at 9:45 this morning, Tommy Edison wrote: "NewsGate was running like crap yesterday and had to be taken down for 'emergency repairs' around 7:25 p.m. Eastern <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vO5OgI_K8Y_O8PMFCAEeduSqkRA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vO5OgI_K8Y_O8PMFCAEeduSqkRA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vO5OgI_K8Y_O8PMFCAEeduSqkRA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vO5OgI_K8Y_O8PMFCAEeduSqkRA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/rzJAJRu8Guk" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/discuss-reports-of-big-cci-outage-last.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15211431994920362472012-01-25T00:00:00.001-05:002012-01-24T22:05:54.429-05:002012-01-24T22:05:54.429-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com17 "It will be platform agnostic: News and information will be delivered to the right media -- be it newspapers, online, mobile, video or ones not yet invented -- at the right time." Questions: Who said this? When did they say it? And how will the business model introduced next week be significantly different? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IY0gQF-ex9Jgcjrx8GuFemgmCyI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IY0gQF-ex9Jgcjrx8GuFemgmCyI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IY0gQF-ex9Jgcjrx8GuFemgmCyI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IY0gQF-ex9Jgcjrx8GuFemgmCyI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/SO1DnPkNOjA" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/gci-debuts-new-business-model-for-its.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7435501696366888842012-01-24T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-24T22:03:45.184-05:002012-01-24T22:03:45.184-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com55 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_t5ox2mJA3lT6G8eU9LAIjK6FGk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_t5ox2mJA3lT6G8eU9LAIjK6FGk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_t5ox2mJA3lT6G8eU9LAIjK6FGk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_t5ox2mJA3lT6G8eU9LAIjK6FGk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/CkqRROiH56g" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-23-29-your-news-comments-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36629369157494794322012-01-24T15:53:00.007-05:002012-01-25T00:13:32.497-05:002012-01-25T00:13:32.497-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com22 In an extremely well-publicized reorganization, Heather Frank, USA Today's high-profile vice president for consumer media, was abruptly reassigned to editor in chief of the Sunday newspaper supplement USA Weekend. The move on Friday was disclosed in a memo that landed here on Gannett Blog. Soon, blogger Jim Romenesko tweeted the news to his 44,000-plus followers, followed by USAT itself finally <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZ3jw9rBe-NXU1JvEoCGBPMniT8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZ3jw9rBe-NXU1JvEoCGBPMniT8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZ3jw9rBe-NXU1JvEoCGBPMniT8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KZ3jw9rBe-NXU1JvEoCGBPMniT8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/1lyDwux-9Tk" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/usat-papers-masthead-held-hostage-day-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-52349241107838394392012-01-24T10:23:00.014-05:002012-01-24T21:41:11.514-05:002012-01-24T21:41:11.514-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com16 Corporate is poised to announce a revamping of its U.S. community newspapers next week, the latest since the launch of the digital-first Information Center model in 2006, according to a company memo. Marymont Confirming a report that appeared here earlier, the head of Corporate's News Department, Vice President Kate Marymont, has scheduled a newsroom web conference for Feb. 2 that will <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jor0hub-raZhjSpxnhox52lmdxk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jor0hub-raZhjSpxnhox52lmdxk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jor0hub-raZhjSpxnhox52lmdxk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jor0hub-raZhjSpxnhox52lmdxk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/iRWy8QeXi4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-uscp-business-model-rollout-feb-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34711296276190707162012-01-24T10:11:00.005-05:002012-01-24T17:55:30.510-05:002012-01-24T17:55:30.510-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com3 [Updated at 5:55 p.m. with new media reports details.] USA Today Sports Media Group, the growing year-old division combining all of Gannett's sports content, said this morning that it had bought aggregator Fantasy Sports Ventures and Big Lead Sports. Gannett had been a minority investor in the companies, Corporate disclosed in a news release. Terms, including a purchase price, weren't <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yHJ-ghwf0jVAXWiZ0lgcppJ-Au4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yHJ-ghwf0jVAXWiZ0lgcppJ-Au4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yHJ-ghwf0jVAXWiZ0lgcppJ-Au4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yHJ-ghwf0jVAXWiZ0lgcppJ-Au4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/JwniGa5KRao" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/usat-sports-media-adds-fantasy-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84247943983342849472012-01-23T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-23T22:55:14.314-05:002012-01-23T22:55:14.314-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com50 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jj5qActwTWQYKlkXp2TXyCPDwmE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jj5qActwTWQYKlkXp2TXyCPDwmE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jj5qActwTWQYKlkXp2TXyCPDwmE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jj5qActwTWQYKlkXp2TXyCPDwmE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/Nqr0DFZG2p8" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-23-29-your-news-comments-part-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81841038488616794272012-01-23T10:21:00.000-05:002012-01-23T10:21:19.185-05:002012-01-23T10:21:19.185-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com6 "The Evolution will be televised and tweeted and Facebooked and Livestreamed and . . . " -- banner in the lobby of a Gannett worksite, according to Anonymous@9:56 a.m., who indicates this is part of a Feb. 2 kickoff of Corporate's latest transformation initiative. (That phrase sound familiar? Ironically, here's why.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/phoYOiaTCsRqCpPVGwG3xORkWFY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/phoYOiaTCsRqCpPVGwG3xORkWFY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/phoYOiaTCsRqCpPVGwG3xORkWFY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/phoYOiaTCsRqCpPVGwG3xORkWFY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/Lc_084OotbA" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-you-been-hearing-this-phrase-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22775472226930340752012-01-22T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-22T22:08:37.237-05:002012-01-22T22:08:37.237-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com31 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cLVIeP-5FXyjrwA-xO98KPN_6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cLVIeP-5FXyjrwA-xO98KPN_6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cLVIeP-5FXyjrwA-xO98KPN_6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-cLVIeP-5FXyjrwA-xO98KPN_6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/mcWhI1XNTCQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-16-22-your-news-comments-part-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73748052918173947902012-01-22T00:00:00.003-05:002012-01-22T10:09:25.127-05:002012-01-22T10:09:25.127-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com37 Anonymous@8:54 p.m. writes: I continue to be amazed at the number of posters over 50 or 55 years old who say they'd take a buyout in a heartbeat. Friends, it is brutal out there if you're trying to find any kind of media job, be it in journalism or PR or with government. There simply are way too many qualified people applying for all the same jobs. Unless you have a spouse or partner who <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f0T6JaFOqItFDIEeog6Lrmg0bh4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f0T6JaFOqItFDIEeog6Lrmg0bh4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f0T6JaFOqItFDIEeog6Lrmg0bh4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f0T6JaFOqItFDIEeog6Lrmg0bh4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/6zrswgPg5C4" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/mail-hiring-managers-are-in-catbird.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69619493817545099002012-01-21T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-21T22:29:59.854-05:002012-01-21T22:29:59.854-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com59 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8y3KwdVl5U2Coh91uIw4IYOXPsE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8y3KwdVl5U2Coh91uIw4IYOXPsE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8y3KwdVl5U2Coh91uIw4IYOXPsE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8y3KwdVl5U2Coh91uIw4IYOXPsE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/Ncw-0AviKBk" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-16-22-your-news-comments-part-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75645323321549659572012-01-21T10:24:00.003-05:002012-01-21T10:41:35.340-05:002012-01-21T10:41:35.340-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com12 Detroit Media Partnership President Joyce Jenereaux sent the following furlough memo (see text, below) to employees in the Gannett-controlled joint operating agency, which handles advertising sales and other business functions for GCI's Detroit Free Press and MediaNews Group's Detroit News. The memo does not specifically mention furloughs for the Freep newsroom itself, however. Jenereaux <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8tbZRFa19aEo-R6NCJzPyVDgC2A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8tbZRFa19aEo-R6NCJzPyVDgC2A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8tbZRFa19aEo-R6NCJzPyVDgC2A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8tbZRFa19aEo-R6NCJzPyVDgC2A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/y6rdk-xEV0k" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/detroit-imperative-that-we-begin-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54456323758282929672012-01-21T00:01:00.006-05:002012-01-20T23:14:04.402-05:002012-01-20T23:14:04.402-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com31 One of Gannett's marquee titles, the Sunday newspaper supplement USA Weekend, claims a weekly circulation of 23 million and appears in more than 700 newspapers. But for two years now, it's been subjected to management upheaval; layoffs; staff mergers, and structural reorganization. Yesterday, USA Today Publisher Dave Hunke did it again. A brief history: Feb. 3, 2010 Hunke announces that <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qTjdU23SZNRKLYbF8YjmGiU-csA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qTjdU23SZNRKLYbF8YjmGiU-csA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qTjdU23SZNRKLYbF8YjmGiU-csA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qTjdU23SZNRKLYbF8YjmGiU-csA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/S7fxvSH8yJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/is-this-any-way-to-treat-well-known.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-45818401587067147512012-01-21T00:00:00.000-05:002012-01-20T19:54:25.179-05:002012-01-20T19:54:25.179-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com0 That gift came from a reader who made an extra-big donation -- $75 -- only last year. With advertising sales, I'm now at 15% of my quarterly goal. The breakdown: Reader donations: $77  Advertising: $539 I'm trying to earn $4,000 quarterly, through donations of $5 per reader, plus advertising sales. Please use the PayPal "Donate" or "Subscribe" tools in the green rail, upper right. Or mail <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RqxifYwOkNPUspsew9RUaDQ-NSY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RqxifYwOkNPUspsew9RUaDQ-NSY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RqxifYwOkNPUspsew9RUaDQ-NSY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RqxifYwOkNPUspsew9RUaDQ-NSY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/PcclFInd7ns" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/sponsors-from-georgia-50-contribution.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34432236328282878222012-01-20T23:59:00.001-05:002012-01-20T19:55:11.482-05:002012-01-20T19:55:11.482-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com46 Can't find the right spot for your comment? Post it here, in this open forum. Real Time Comments: parked here, 24/7. (Earlier editions.) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ugU786SjuCpRr-9RCvkcTTS-1Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ugU786SjuCpRr-9RCvkcTTS-1Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ugU786SjuCpRr-9RCvkcTTS-1Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1ugU786SjuCpRr-9RCvkcTTS-1Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/g5A_n3F-Y8o" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-16-22-your-news-comments-part-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-17985858112829457912012-01-20T17:26:00.007-05:002012-01-20T23:15:53.602-05:002012-01-20T23:15:53.602-05:00Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com16 [Updated at 7:36 p.m. ET with new information from source.] In an e-mail, a reader says the three two layoffs and one resignation at Alabama's Montgomery Advertiser included a photographer, a news reporter and an administrative assistant. "It appears to be over,'' the reader said two hours ago, "but it's hard to tell. Usually we'll have a quick little staff meeting after layoffs, but that has <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AaSEixyda6sntozkRkJQrgD-bsQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AaSEixyda6sntozkRkJQrgD-bsQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AaSEixyda6sntozkRkJQrgD-bsQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AaSEixyda6sntozkRkJQrgD-bsQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GannettBlog/~4/7E64H0CefW0" height="1" width="1"/>http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/montgomery-newsroom-layoffs-reported.html