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>Comparing unreadable type to poor photo reproduction >sounds like a really excellent point ... until you >stop and think about it for a minute. > >But, yeah, in a perfect world there would be perfect >photo reproduction in newspapers. > >>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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