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>I thought about it for several minutes and I think >comparing unreadable type to poor poto reproduction is >actually a really excellent point. If you have >difficulty reading the type it takes away from the >story just as poor reproduction takes away from the >readability of the picture. >In any case, the color does look way better recently. > >>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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