Tennessean happyspeak

I don't know the guy nor have I read any of his stuff but I heard that his stories were a little too much fluff and not enough hard-hitting news.

 

Then he should have been a perfect fit for Gannett.

 

John Glennon, please pick up the white courtesy phone...for the sake of this Preds fan!

 

I've seen some of their coverage, and it looks like the last guy was just writing AP gamers. I don't know if that's true though, because the only things that ever came up online were 250 words or so. Maybe they left the writethroughs for the paper, but that would be a very un-Gannett thing.

I asked a friend of mine who's an NHL beat writer and he said the guy couldn't hack the travel. Apparently, they already have found their guy and offered him.

 

Folks ... as many of you know I have no problem writing on this site, using my real name. Let's clear some things up:
Fact: We are currently hiring a Preds beat reporter. He/she will travel with the team.
Fact: Eric Stromgren left us just before the All-Star Game. It was his decision. We wish him well.
Not true: We are using AP. I have contracted with freelance writers in each of our road games so far. We have used AP one time to help supplement our coverage. One time.
Fact: We do not yet have a writer on board. I'm spending a lot of my time interviewing folks.

Dave

 

Fact: Dave Ammenheuser is no longer The Tennessean's sports editor. That position was eliminated. He was retained as a columnist, and now clearly responsible for doing both jobs.

 

How much does this job pay?

 

Today's happyspeak is brought to us by...Dave himself.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2015/02/20/middle-tennessee-sports-dave-ammenheuser/23760889/

(Just kidding! Seems like a perfectly good column to me, Dave).

 

They can have my ideas - all damned good ones - about 10 minutes after they cut me my first check.

 

Is what he wrote still considered crowdsourcing, or does Gannett have some new nickname for it?

 

So what do you know? The folks at 1100 Broadway have been kicking ass in uncovering rampant hypocrisy among Tennessee state reps who blocked expansion of Obamacare in the Volunteer State.

This is just one of many stories, including a front page editorial and a behind-the-scenes story that blasted reps for passing on lies about the paper's efforts.

State premium costs reach nearly $1.9M for 10 lawmakers

Nice effort by the girls and boys of Gannett.

 

Credit where it's due.