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>I find this kind of "criticism" of critics puzzling, >to say the least. It is almost as if you are lobbying >for a staff reduction simply because other newspapers >have slashed Features personnel. You may not like all >that you read, but as a newspaper fan I find it rather >impressive that the PG has avoided acting the role of >lemming and instead maintained a robust arts staff in >the face of adversity. Besides, a simple byline count >indicates they're not really hiring. Masley's gone, >Martinson, Hayes, probably others. It also looks like >Carpenter and McNulty have returned to the newsroom. > >>Boy, that photo explains a lot. >> >>Did her Ivy League degree get her hired? Is she a pal >>of a Block or Shribman's family? Or did they hire her, >>thinking she had youth appeal," like they did Cat >>Specter? They probably blew off more qualified folks >>without Ivy League credentials, snobby elitists that >>the PG hierarchy really are. As major dailies >>everywhere cut and slash features sections, the PG >>keeps hiring and replacing superfluous features >>"talent" they'd be better off without. And this as >>Block Communications loses millions on their >>newspapers! Scaife's losing millions too, but somebody >>is in bigtime denial on the Boulevard. >> >>Hiring people like Millman, John Robbie must still >>think he's fast tracking to be the next Sulzberger. >>He's not even smart enough to be a Veggieburger! >> >> >> >> >>>Here's a pic of China in a student drama production >at >>>Harvard: >>> >>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >> >> >>href="http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/04.18/ph >o >>>tos/16-freshman1-450.jpg">http://www.hno.harvard.edu/ >g >>a >>>zette/2002/04.18/photos/16-freshman1-450.jpg</a> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>It only took one and a half graphs for China Millman >>>>to insert herself into the story this time. >>>> >>>>She writes in Sunday's paper, "Still, Bourdain's >>>>extended description of his own food television >>>>hierarchy, combined with the timely kickoffs of new >>>>seasons of Bravo's "Top Chef" and Fox's "Hell's >>>>Kitchen," got me thinking." >>>> >>>>Oh, did it get YOU thinking, China? It made YOU >>think, >>>>huh? >>>> >>>>Can you please try to get through a few graphs (let >>>>alone a whole piece) without using the following >>>>words: Me, my or I? >>>> >>>>On top of that, when was Anthony Bourdain in town? >>Two >>>>weeks ago or so? Why a story now? Were you busy >>>>regaling us on why Pittsburgh establishments will >>>>never be as great as their counterparts in New York >>or >>>>San Fran? >>>>Is that why it took weeks for a follow up on >>Bourdain? >>>> >>>>For the life of me, I have no idea what anyone sees >>in >>>>China Millman except, of course, herself. And, oh >>>>yeah, she'll tell you about it.

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