More Gannett cuts

playthrough · Jun 21, 2011

Rudy Petross said:

Ok, so this may not work, but it made me feel a lot better. I emailed Bob Dickey with another email account and wrote the following:

To: Bob Dickey, rdickey@gannett.com

From: A concerned observer of a flailing Gannett

Re: Mass layoffs at Gannett to satisfy upper management and stockholders greed

Bob just a quick question regarding the news that Gannett was “forced” to lay off approximately 700 people to appease stockholders because the company’s profit margin wasn’t in the unrealistic stratosphere the board of directors and stockholders thought it should be.

My question is how do any of you look in the mirror knowing you have needlessly ruined 2 percent of your workforces lives while CEO Craig Dubow got paid $9.4 million last year – twice what he earned in 2009 – and a bonus while other senior executives also got huge raises?

While you soulless cretins revel in your ungodly wealth, know that you have contributed nothing to this planet except for a lust for money that will ultimately be your downfall.

I invite anyone who wants to cut and paste or add your own version to send it to him. I think we bitch about it here, but don't give them the feedback they deserve. He may not even read it, but someone's going to and hopefully that's a start.
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Yet, per your sig, "I enjoy watching newspapers self-destruct"? There's a lot of sigs I don't understand here but that one is probably tops. Maybe I'm being too sensitive.

dkphxf · Jun 21, 2011

Fran Curci said:

P.S. Gannett blog said the sports editor was laid off in Springfield, Mo.
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http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110621/BUSINESS/110621037/Gannett-News-Leader-announce-layoffs?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Mizzougrad96 · Jun 21, 2011

Armchair_QB said:

At what point do we start seeing newsroom shootings?
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I'm amazed there haven't been any yet. Just suicides...

checkswinger · Jun 21, 2011

This sucks beyond words. Makes me more thankful than ever than my shop is privately owned.

Anyone heard how this is affecting the Clarion-Ledger? I've already heard they may not fill the Ole Miss beat writer vacancy.

Spartan Squad · Jun 21, 2011

Reading this, I feel like we're trying to find out if our loved ones were affected by some natural disaster -- is Indy OK? Did Des Moines ride it out?

Has anyone heard if papers in the Fresno, Calif., area have been affected? There's a guy there I used to work with who is based out of there.

Rudy Petross · Jun 21, 2011

playthrough said:

Rudy Petross said:

Ok, so this may not work, but it made me feel a lot better. I emailed Bob Dickey with another email account and wrote the following:

To: Bob Dickey, rdickey@gannett.com

From: A concerned observer of a flailing Gannett

Re: Mass layoffs at Gannett to satisfy upper management and stockholders greed

Bob just a quick question regarding the news that Gannett was “forced” to lay off approximately 700 people to appease stockholders because the company’s profit margin wasn’t in the unrealistic stratosphere the board of directors and stockholders thought it should be.

My question is how do any of you look in the mirror knowing you have needlessly ruined 2 percent of your workforces lives while CEO Craig Dubow got paid $9.4 million last year – twice what he earned in 2009 – and a bonus while other senior executives also got huge raises?

While you soulless cretins revel in your ungodly wealth, know that you have contributed nothing to this planet except for a lust for money that will ultimately be your downfall.

I invite anyone who wants to cut and paste or add your own version to send it to him. I think we bitch about it here, but don't give them the feedback they deserve. He may not even read it, but someone's going to and hopefully that's a start.
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Yet, per your sig, "I enjoy watching newspapers self-destruct"? There's a lot of sigs I don't understand here but that one is probably tops. Maybe I'm being too sensitive.
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Yes being way to sensitive. Newspaper execs pretty much did this to themselves. I do feel bad for anyone who loses their job however.

Sam Mills 51 · Jun 21, 2011

Rudy Petross said:

Ok, so this may not work, but it made me feel a lot better. I emailed Bob Dickey with another email account and wrote the following:

To: Bob Dickey, rdickey@gannett.com

From: A concerned observer of a flailing Gannett

Re: Mass layoffs at Gannett to satisfy upper management and stockholders greed

Bob just a quick question regarding the news that Gannett was forced to lay off approximately 700 people to appease stockholders because the companys profit margin wasnt in the unrealistic stratosphere the board of directors and stockholders thought it should be.

My question is how do any of you look in the mirror knowing you have needlessly ruined 2 percent of your workforces lives while CEO Craig Dubow got paid $9.4 million last year twice what he earned in 2009 and a bonus while other senior executives also got huge raises?

While you soulless cretins revel in your ungodly wealth, know that you have contributed nothing to this planet except for a lust for money that will ultimately be your downfall.

I invite anyone who wants to cut and paste or add your own version to send it to him. I think we bitch about it here, but don't give them the feedback they deserve. He may not even read it, but someone's going to and hopefully that's a start.
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The frightening part is I'm not the least bit convinced any of them care.

I read your points and completely agree with them. But if they don't care, all they'll do is hit <Delete> and coldly continue to collect their fat bonuses.

Mizzougrad96 · Jun 21, 2011

PaperDoll said:

Here's one key phrase from the official memo: "It is important to note that these decisions do not reflect individual performance."

Does that mean Gannett Corporate is finally acknowledging they're just pulling names out of a hat?
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I think it's more strategic than that. They get rid of the high salaries and beats that they can get coverage from from another paper or AP. They also are now convinced that writers can edit their own copy and take their own photos, so the copy editors and photogs are gone as well.

checkswinger · Jun 21, 2011

I see on Gannett blog there's 10 layoffs at Clarion Ledger, 4 in newsroom ... "so far."

Fran Curci · Jun 21, 2011

Spartan: Fresno is not Gannett ........

SportsGuyBCK · Jun 21, 2011

Heard 14 got the ax in Asheville, and five in Greenville, S.C. ... don't have names or positions though ...

Fran Curci · Jun 21, 2011

Ironic that Gannett probably spent tons of time trying to find a solid, well-qualified female sports editor .... and then axes her.

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