Oklahoman shakeup

[HanSenSE]

The Oklahoman is run by Gannett.

Odds are Gannett has no idea what's actually going on.

Likely, they only see a lot of high salaries off the payroll.

 

[FileNotFound]

This is a great idea. I hope they can find a product-market fit and some level of profitability.

 

[SoloFlyer]

Likely, they only see a lot of high salaries off the payroll.

Exactly. I'm sure the local editors are upset - or more likely, resigned and defeated - because they know the talent that's exiting the door.

But the C-level execs in Gannett only see the lowered payroll.

 

[Slacker]

Is she growing a beard? ... Damn, that's two weeks' work for me.

Also, it gets itchy too damn fast for me. Boomer Sooner!

 

[swingline]

I worked with Brett Dawson long ago. That's all I gots.

 

[rtse11]

Exactly. I'm sure the local editors are upset - or more likely, resigned and defeated - because they know the talent that's exiting the door.

But the C-level execs in Gannett only see the lowered payroll.

Finally! We can retire those silly features and columns and populate the website with listicles!

 

[tapintoamerica]

I suspect they're gonna need the Sooners, Pokes and Thunder to be really good. Like any local sports website, dependent on the success of what which they cover.

 

[MeanGreenATO]

I suspect they're gonna need the Sooners, Pokes and Thunder to be really good. Like any local sports website, dependent on the success of what which they cover.

I wouldn't say that's necessarily true. It depends on how rabid the market is for sports coverage in general. People are always going to be interested in Oklahoma and Oklahoma State coverage in Oklahoma. What would be particularly bold is if they actually branched out and did some Cowboys coverage, too, since I imagine there's a bit of a market for that.

 

[Sill Bimmons]

Wow. They put out a massive amount of content in their first two days on that new website.

 

[JRoyal]

The podcasts are good so far, and they have some killer writers. I'll be interested to see how they deal with enterprise/investigative reporting. They've got some folks who've got the chops for it, for sure.

The website includes a page inviting "creators," including high school and college(?) athletes to become part of their team, so I'm also wanting to see how that plays out and what exactly that entails.

 

[Sill Bimmons]

Massive amount of content: Sellout Crowd – Oklahoma's Essential Sports News Page

 

[tapintoamerica]

Impressive. I'd love to know the page views on Sooners stuff relative to Tulsa or the NBA team stolen from a superior market.