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>Photogs have always been on the bottom of the heap. >Right next to secretaries and janitors. -"Hey Jimmy, >while you're out shooting the Mayor at your 9 am, stop >over at city hall and pick up Marsha and take her to >her next assignment. She's getting her car fixed. And >on your way back pick me up a pack of smokes. Your >next assignment isn't until 10 am, so you have plenty >of time." So, who gives a crap about how the pictures >reproduce? Just let the type become unreadable and see >what happens. > >>What would you do if one of your stories was >>unreadable because the type was so smeary every day. >>You don't have that problem so this issue may not be >>so important to you. Put yourself in the place of us >>photojournalists. Our pictures tell the story and if >>they are of lessor quality than necessary, that >>detracts from their visual impact and therefore the >>entire story. This issue is as important as a poorly >>written or one with screwed up facts. So just because >>you are not reading about whether the Trib or the PG >>has the worst reporters, doesn't mean it is not >>important to the photojournalists, digital >>technicians, press operators and readers. >> >>>I swear I would pay money to make this thread go >away. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Wait -- someone actually gets the Trib >>>>home-delivered??? >>>> >>>>>Only dots that connect here are the ones that point >>>>>out your reverse pathetic decoy attempt. Beyond >that >>>>>hoopla, why is it that the color has recently >>>improved >>>>>on my home delivered edition of the Pittsburgh Trib >>>>>after looking like a fogged lens for the past few >>>>>years? Did you guys get a new press? >>>>> >>>>>>I don't need to be an investigative reporter to >>>>figure >>>>>>this out. Your (or should I say you're) defensive >>>>>>tone and all too familiar vocabulary connects all >>>the >>>>>>dots. And the pathetic decoy about the "person >who >>>>no >>>>>>longer even works at the Trib." That's not >fooling >>>>>>anyone. We all know who you are and we all know >>you >>>>>>no longer work at the Trib. If you loathe the >Trib >>>>so >>>>>>much why do you care enough to read this message >>>>>>board, let alone post to it? That is what's >really >>>>>>amusing. >>>>>> >>>>>>>"And why everyone else posts under a pseudonym?" >>>>>>>Right, everyone but you, Mr. Offset. >>>>>>>Defensive, confusion riddled B.S. is very >>telling! >>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Wow, I wrote one of the press-related posts way >>>>>back, >>>>>>>>then someone else chimed in about the keyless >>>>>>>>inking... I never worked on a keyless press. I >>>>think >>>>>>>>it is amusing, though, that the responders think >>>>all >>>>>>>>the posts defending the color of the Trib were >>>>>>written >>>>>>>>by the same person, a person who no longer even >>>>>works >>>>>>>>at the Trib. And it's obvious that few here know >>>>>next >>>>>>>>to nothing about press operations. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I will definitely ramp up the skepticism when it >>>>>>comes >>>>>>>>to looking at this board. I can see why >>legitimate >>>>>>>>journalists shy from posting, and why everyone >>>else >>>>>>>>posts under a pseudonym. Lesson learned.

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