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gannett plans to layoff 3,000 by december.

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by spankys, Oct 28, 2008.

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  1. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Chef is first in line.

    And I remember when ESPN would televise repeats of Notre Dame and UCLA football on Sunday mornings. I still remember seeing John Carney kick for ND, and Steve Bono and Rick Neuheisel have a QB controversy in Westwood.

    It beat watching Davey and Goliath on regular TV available to me.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jan 18, 2009
    #853
  2. crusoes

    crusoes Active Member

    Bob Knight once said that people learn how to write in the second grade.

    I'm sure the suits will consider trolling that talent pool soon.
     
    crusoes, Jan 18, 2009
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  3. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    DanOregon, Jan 19, 2009
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  4. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    The person who wrote that was on crack. Lets just write 10,000 words about "plan execution" and "determining real news"
     
    mustangj17, Jan 19, 2009
    #856
  5. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    What about the CHIN elements (or INCH, the term at some papers) of the late '90s?

    Context
    Human dimension
    Impact
    News

    Get each of those elements in the first five grafs of your story. That's how to write, people.

    How many of you Gannetteers went to those seminars? How long do you think it took someone to come up with that brilliance?
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Jan 19, 2009
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  6. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    Exactly. If they need to teach you how to write the news, they shouldn't have hired you in the first place.
     
    mustangj17, Jan 19, 2009
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  7. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    It's not about teaching people how to write the news, it's about justifying their salaries. Kind of like taking credit for teaching a dog how to take a dump.
     
    DanOregon, Jan 19, 2009
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  8. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Hey now, that's not as easy as it sounds.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jan 19, 2009
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  9. ScribePharisee

    ScribePharisee New Member

    And it's those people of skill who have fucked the country up.
     
    ScribePharisee, Jan 19, 2009
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  10. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    Mark2010, call me an old fart as well. I remember those days. A live sporting event on TV was really a big deal. In this oversaturated era, there were 16 college basketball games on TV last Saturday.
     
    Tarheel316, Jan 19, 2009
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  11. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    In one of my last columns at that particular paper, I worked "context," "human dimension," "impact" and "news" into the first five paragraphs.


    (Come to think of it, "news" may have been "news value." It seems like a lifetime ago.)
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Jan 19, 2009
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  12. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Dear JD: That's outstanding. Did anyone notice?
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jan 19, 2009
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