Comments on: The Plainsman ignores most important fact in front-page editorial and follow-up column http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/ New media journalist and web guru Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Two Plus Two http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Two Plus Two Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.nikidoyle.com/?p=590#comment-2230 Hmm, so Dr. Green has known about Jan Waters' retirement since Dec. 11, 2008, but didn't tell Dr. Gogue or The Plainsman staff about it. He let his supervisor have two meetings with The Plainsman staff without this information. Interesting. And Kristin and Dr. Adams were just passing along the information that they were given. Don't blame them. For Jan and Dr. Green not to tell them, even during their multiple meetings, is merely shabby and tacky. But for Dr. Green to leave Dr. Gogue uninformed about it .. hmm, Niki .. that information could just get a person in a lot of trouble with his boss. Hmm, so Dr. Green has known about Jan Waters’ retirement since Dec. 11, 2008, but didn’t tell Dr. Gogue or The Plainsman staff about it. He let his supervisor have two meetings with The Plainsman staff without this information. Interesting. And Kristin and Dr. Adams were just passing along the information that they were given. Don’t blame them. For Jan and Dr. Green not to tell them, even during their multiple meetings, is merely shabby and tacky. But for Dr. Green to leave Dr. Gogue uninformed about it .. hmm, Niki .. that information could just get a person in a lot of trouble with his boss.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 Anonymous Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:11:38 +0000 http://www.nikidoyle.com/?p=590#comment-2229 I worked under Niki, I never saw the problems others did. She was always fair, helpful and kind to me. Such bashing on her blog is quite immature. - Supposed reader 13 I worked under Niki, I never saw the problems others did. She was always fair, helpful and kind to me. Such bashing on her blog is quite immature.

- Supposed reader 13

]]> By: Belynda Doyle http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Belynda Doyle Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:21:13 +0000 http://www.nikidoyle.com/?p=590#comment-2228 Yippee! I guess that makes me reader number 12! I think it's hysterically funny that these losers that worked for you at The Plainsman can't just get on with their lives. Why are they bothering to read what you write? While I'm sure you were a pain in the ass to work for, your goal was to run The Plainsman like a REAL newspaper. That happens to include working with your manager and your business side, not against them. I wonder if any of your former staff were hired straight out of college without even applying, won a first place award for news reporting from the Alabama Associated Press Association and has been placed in the editor rotation at a paper the size of the Times? : ) They need to grow up or SHUT UP! Yippee! I guess that makes me reader number 12! I think it’s hysterically funny that these losers that worked for you at The Plainsman can’t just get on with their lives. Why are they bothering to read what you write? While I’m sure you were a pain in the ass to work for, your goal was to run The Plainsman like a REAL newspaper. That happens to include working with your manager and your business side, not against them. I wonder if any of your former staff were hired straight out of college without even applying, won a first place award for news reporting from the Alabama Associated Press Association and has been placed in the editor rotation at a paper the size of the Times? : ) They need to grow up or SHUT UP!

]]> By: Niki Doyle http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Niki Doyle Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:18:33 +0000 http://www.nikidoyle.com/?p=590#comment-2227 Hello, reader No. 11 ... I'm also going to Jan's retirement party next month. I apologize for the lack of full disclosure; I assumed my few blog readers knew I had a good relationship with Jan and tried my best to minimize the in-fighting between business and editorial. I'm afraid I failed. Hello, reader No. 11 … I’m also going to Jan’s retirement party next month. I apologize for the lack of full disclosure; I assumed my few blog readers knew I had a good relationship with Jan and tried my best to minimize the in-fighting between business and editorial. I’m afraid I failed.

]]> By: Concerned Auburn Alum http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/comment-page-1/#comment-2226 Concerned Auburn Alum Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:53:01 +0000 http://www.nikidoyle.com/?p=590#comment-2226 What the 10 readers of this blog need to know is that there is a framed photo in Ms. Jan's office of Niki Doyle, Victoria Cumbow and Jan. Niki, why don't you tell your readers about the time that your staff rebelled and you actually locked the Plainsman doors and forced them to sign "loyalty" oaths to get back in. You are entirely too close to this story to be impartial and it's starting to show. What the 10 readers of this blog need to know is that there is a framed photo in Ms. Jan’s office of Niki Doyle, Victoria Cumbow and Jan. Niki, why don’t you tell your readers about the time that your staff rebelled and you actually locked the Plainsman doors and forced them to sign “loyalty” oaths to get back in. You are entirely too close to this story to be impartial and it’s starting to show.

]]> By: Shelby Spires http://www.nikidoyle.com/2009/02/the-plainsman-ignores-most-important-fact-in-front-page-editorial-and-follow-up-column/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 Shelby Spires Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:27:18 +0000 http://www.nikidoyle.com/?p=590#comment-2224 There is a lack of basic reporting skills that form the background of this editorial. A couple of questions put to the proper people could have cleared this up. This just gets sadder with each revelation. There is at least one basic lesson to be learned here: Sloppy reporting and lack of judgement shouldn't be rewarded with employment in newspapers, broadcast "old media," "new media," "multimedia" or any media. There is a lack of basic reporting skills that form the background of this editorial. A couple of questions put to the proper people could have cleared this up. This just gets sadder with each revelation. There is at least one basic lesson to be learned here: Sloppy reporting and lack of judgement shouldn’t be rewarded with employment in newspapers, broadcast “old media,” “new media,” “multimedia” or any media.

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