Comments on: Waiting for their own white knight? http://www.footnoted.org/buried-treasure/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/ Michelle Leder's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ex-GCIer http://www.footnoted.org/buried-treasure/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Ex-GCIer Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:02:33 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/urge-to-merge/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/#comment-2948 You can't trust anything out of Gannett corporate. They've been lying to employees for years, burying the truth in techno-speak. I enjoyed Dubow's dismissive "these bloggers" - isn't Gannett trying to boost their blogging profile. This company can't get the little things right, and when you can't get the little things right, like customer service, basic honesty to the reader and treating employees professionally, it says a lot about the top. To learn more about Gannett, there are some good posts at Sportsjournalists.com You can’t trust anything out of Gannett corporate. They’ve been lying to employees for years, burying the truth in techno-speak. I enjoyed Dubow’s dismissive “these bloggers” - isn’t Gannett trying to boost their blogging profile.
This company can’t get the little things right, and when you can’t get the little things right, like customer service, basic honesty to the reader and treating employees professionally, it says a lot about the top.
To learn more about Gannett, there are some good posts at Sportsjournalists.com

]]> By: Michelle Leder http://www.footnoted.org/buried-treasure/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 Michelle Leder Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/urge-to-merge/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/#comment-2947 In a response posted <a href="http://poynter.org/forum/view_post.asp?id=12780" rel="nofollow">here</a>, Gannett's CEO says that the company was simply making "routine amendments to our bylaws and compensation plans." That may be. But we've certainly seen other companies trot out the words routine or, in the case of Oakley, the word <a href="http://www.footnoted.org/urge-to-merge/on-housecleaning/ rel="nofollow">housecleaning</a> was used to get people off the trail. If I'm wrong, I stand corrected. But this doesn't look like a routine amendment to me. Be sure to check out some of the interesting comments on the WSJ's <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2007/08/09/is-gannett-girding-for-a-sale/#comments rel="nofollow">Dealblog</a> about Gannett. In a response posted here, Gannett’s CEO says that the company was simply making “routine amendments to our bylaws and compensation plans.” That may be. But we’ve certainly seen other companies trot out the words routine or, in the case of Oakley, the word housecleaning was used to get people off the trail. If I’m wrong, I stand corrected. But this doesn’t look like a routine amendment to me.

Be sure to check out some of the interesting comments on the WSJ’s Dealblog about Gannett.

]]> By: Frank Graham http://www.footnoted.org/buried-treasure/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 Frank Graham Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:16:49 +0000 http://www.footnoted.org/urge-to-merge/waiting-for-their-own-white-knight/#comment-2942 Amazing selections you cover. This ia one tight fisted operation that loves to grab small family owned papers. Brings the lovely 'economies of scale' to them. Was down another buck. Now 48.37 For a $11B cap stock it is a mess to value. 7/31 Bear upped it w/ tgt @$56. That after Barron glowed: Monday, July 30, 2007 06:51ET The following article appears in the latest edition of Barron's(tm) discussing : "Barron's(7/30) Speaking Of Dividends: $15 Billion Gusher" (NYSE: GCI) last traded at $48.63, down $0.66 (-1.34%), on 0 shares. Amazing selections you cover.
This ia one tight fisted operation that loves
to grab small family owned papers. Brings the lovely ‘economies of scale’ to them.
Was down another buck. Now 48.37
For a $11B cap stock it is a mess to value.
7/31 Bear upped it w/ tgt @$56.
That after Barron glowed:
Monday, July 30, 2007 06:51ET
The following article appears in the latest edition of Barron’s(tm) discussing :
“Barron’s(7/30) Speaking Of Dividends: $15 Billion Gusher”
(NYSE: GCI) last traded at $48.63, down $0.66 (-1.34%), on 0 shares.

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