gannett plans to layoff 3,000 by december.

Anyone catch the audiocast today? Nobody could get it to work in our office because they sent us the link, which prompted us for a password. We never got a password. Second time in six months this has happened. Everyone spent 10 minutes trying to log on and the IT guy spent an hour. Finally got in to hear the sign off.

So no one heard it and we wasted a bunch of time, all because Gannett (a communications company) sucks at communicating internally.

 

Fredrick, I don't know where you work or have worked, but I will repeat, probably for the last time because I'm so tired of it: There are still plenty of editors in this country, in Gannett and everyplace else, who DO care!!! (I tried numerous obscenities in this final spot and none seemed to fit quite right, but just use your imagination.)

 

Soon, Journalism will no longer valued as a profession. You're just making lattes, only the benes aren't as good. It'll be the job you get after college before you can't make ends meet any more and figure out what you really want to do. That's before the audience finally withers from neglect, and there's nothing for anyone.

 

FWIW, the password was: involuntary separation

 

So you're saying we'll get tips? Cool!

 

Only if you take out your nose ring.

 

Dealbreaker, dammit!

 

Instead of being told, "You get to watch games and get paid for it!", we'll be told: "You get to wake up and smell the coffee, for real!"

 

Barista and Journalist(a) have a similar ring!

 

tHAT SoundZZZZ TeaarrrifFFFic.

 

introducing content one.

http://coloradoan.gns.gannettonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OBAMAINAUGURATION

 

The local paper's home page had a story on The People's Choice Awards as one of it's three featured billboard stories today. You have got to be kidding me.