Gannett Blog unites, informs employees

By Reynolds Staff on Feb 18, 2009 in Basics, Uncategorized

A story by Dow Jones offers a look Jim Hopkins, a former USA Today reporter and editor who now runs Gannett Blog.
The blog has become a mecca for Gannett employees who want the latest information on company news. It also gives staffers a place to exchange ideas, experiences and talk about the future of their newspapers.
From the story:

Jim Hopkins, 51, former Gannett reporter and editor for more than 20 years, operates Gannett Blog, a one-man show that tracks all-things Gannett, ranging from layoffs, furloughs and newspaper home delivery cutbacks. With the economy stuck in a recession, unemployment rising and the newspaper industry declining, Hopkins has become a voice and outlet for current and former Gannett employees to express their emotions about corporate news and the industry’s troubled state.

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