Rob Priewe comes to his senses...or something.
Rob Priewe has been working at the Gazette-Times for more than 20 years. For the last nine of those years, he has been managing editor. And now he's moving on to destinations unknown, or at least not mentioned in the article announcing his resignation.
At least, I think the article is announcing his resignation. It vaguely mentions that he is "leaving" the paper. I seriously hope this was his idea, but Lee Enterprises has a tendency to run off the good employees, so I'm hoping that Rob has found some fantastic job where he will be appreciated and paid well.
Honestly? They should've made Rob the publisher instead of managing editor back when the GT merged with the Albany Democrat-Herald, but for some ungodly reason, creepy newspaper troll Hasso Hering was granted guru powers. That was the beginning of the end for the GT, I think. It has been sliding downhill ever since.
So good luck to Rob from a former coworker whom you might or might not remember. You deserved better than what Lee Enterprises gave you, and like all the other talented folk who inevitably flee for greener pastures, I imagine you'll end up somewhere better.
At least, I think the article is announcing his resignation. It vaguely mentions that he is "leaving" the paper. I seriously hope this was his idea, but Lee Enterprises has a tendency to run off the good employees, so I'm hoping that Rob has found some fantastic job where he will be appreciated and paid well.
Honestly? They should've made Rob the publisher instead of managing editor back when the GT merged with the Albany Democrat-Herald, but for some ungodly reason, creepy newspaper troll Hasso Hering was granted guru powers. That was the beginning of the end for the GT, I think. It has been sliding downhill ever since.
So good luck to Rob from a former coworker whom you might or might not remember. You deserved better than what Lee Enterprises gave you, and like all the other talented folk who inevitably flee for greener pastures, I imagine you'll end up somewhere better.
posted by Corvallist at
10:23 PM
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To me, reading the article, sounded like he got fired but the paper, being you know, not really free honest speech anymore and since Lee Enterprises would have fired him and perhaps created questions and uproar for their own paper, that wouldn't be acceptable.
The GT is a pathetic paper now, in my opinion, mainly you see a fuzzy wuzzy picture on the front, then copied AP articles, not very much local stuff, and it's a very thin paper, too, not much too it, for the price.
I guess I don't know what I would expect really. I'm sure it's a competitive market with TV and online news, trying to pay staff, etc. Must be hard to run a profit on a newspaper these days.
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Strayer, at 2:13 PM
I also thought it was really odd that the article didn't say what he was doing next.
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Anonymous, at 4:17 PM
I've lived here only about five years, but I have been SO underwhelmed by the GT that I've never been able to bring myself to buy even a single copy.
William
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William, at 9:07 AM
On 2/21 the paper had a want ad for managing editor.
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Anonymous, at 8:22 PM
hmmm...i have always liked and respected MOST of hasso herrings contributions....
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Anonymous, at 5:11 PM
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