Tennessean happyspeak

Our favorite cheerleader returns with incredibly important news about the incredibly fantastic people Gannett has sent from all over the country to Nashville to replace the not-so-incredible veterans who knew how to cover their incredible hometown, but were too expensive.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/new...n-introduces-reporters-editors-team/20378945/

 

Now, now, remember. They weren't too expensive. They were just afraid to tweet.

 

FWIW, I know the first person on that list and got along with her pretty well at OCR. Here's what Ms. Happyspeak got wrong. The person did not leave OCR for this job. She, like me, was going to be on the June layoff list but took the buyout instead. She was high up in the newsroom, but not an assistant managing editor. There are no such positions. When she posted on her Facebook page that she got this job, of course a couple hundred of her cronies offered congratulations, as did I. But I noted that she was going to a paper that had recently fired/rehired the whole staff and I asked if she really wanted to walk into a situation like that. She never responded to that post.

 

Ms. Happyspeak's riding the bus these days. How do we know? Because she managed to get herself and her editorial team photographed doing it.

Editorial board bus meeting a start to future solutions

 

One of those cheap gimmicks solely designed to be put in a report to corporate.

 

Doesn't really matter now. He quit his "dream beat" after less than 4 months on the job.

Sounds like Ms. I Was In The Locker Room When The Wings Won The Cup can't find anyone to cover the top team in the entire NHL.

I'm sure it's not a reflection on her or the Tennessean, though. No way that's the case with that or any of the 5 newsroom positions or 28 jobs at the paper that are still open and they can't find anyone to fill them. Better haul in some more temps from elsewhere in the company.

 

That was quick. Where is he going?

 

His Twitter says nothing other than he quit. His LinkedIn gives no indication. Looks like they are using AP to supplement their coverage.

Word is she's desperate to find anyone to fill it.

 

Maybe he had enough of the coaching?

 

Or dream job turned out not to be quite so dreamy?

 

Yeah, that going from digital producer right to a full-fledged NHL beat isn't as easy as everyone thought

 

We have a winner.