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Date Posted: 22:34:33 07/28/09 Tue
Author: Highway Robbery
Subject: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line

I know he has to report. The PG is spending plenty to send Rob-O to La-La Land to play celebrity reporter and do his unpaid cheerleading for locally produced TV shows, his bizarre obsession. But he crossed a line that should bring down the wrath of his superiors.

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/tunedin/archive/2009/07/28/press-tour-coverage-begins.aspx

Since when is it proper for the TV critic to say "Vote for Wendy Bell" in a blog? Owen has been critical of Bell's on camera mugging and egocentrism in the past. He is right to report this event. But in THIS MANNER?

It's one more nauseating manifestation of Rob-O's "rah-rah" mentality for the hometown team. It is unethical and unprofessional. PG Editors should ponder what to do. Maybe if Shribman knew who Owen was he might be concerned. He damn well should be. Owen's actions prove he's not even fit to work for Trib Total Media or the BCT.

He proudly hypes his membership in Television Critics Association. But he is not a TV critic at all. Based on "work" of this sort, he comes off a a shallow, showbiz-dazzled youngster with a travel budget and an ego, nothing more.

It's time the PG began acting like the "great newspaper" it claims to be and put a stop to his blatant promotional blurbs disguised as journalism.

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Replies:

Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Ted, 03:51:39 07/29/09 Wed
- Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Green Manalishi, 06:56:51 07/29/09 Wed
  - Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Ted, 19:21:00 07/30/09 Thu
- Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Nitpicker, 13:44:29 07/29/09 Wed
Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Epic Rant, 07:50:17 07/29/09 Wed
- Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Bendy Well, 20:28:41 07/29/09 Wed
  - Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Hooray 4 Hollywood, 04:53:35 07/31/09 Fri
Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Moot Point, 00:44:05 07/30/09 Thu
- Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- The Critic, 07:31:45 07/30/09 Thu
  - Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- A retired critic, 20:37:57 07/30/09 Thu
    - Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Nick Tating Membrance, 18:07:06 08/05/09 Wed
      - Re: Rob Owen: Once too often over the line -- Rodeo Drive, 01:08:00 08/06/09 Thu

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>I know he has to report. The PG is spending plenty to >send Rob-O to La-La Land to play celebrity reporter >and do his unpaid cheerleading for locally produced TV >shows, his bizarre obsession. But he crossed a line >that should bring down the wrath of his superiors. > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/tunedin/a >rchive/2009/07/28/press-tour-coverage-begins.aspx">http >://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/tunedin/archive/200 >9/07/28/press-tour-coverage-begins.aspx</a> > >Since when is it proper for the TV critic to say "Vote >for Wendy Bell" in a blog? Owen has been critical of >Bell's on camera mugging and egocentrism in the past. >He is right to report this event. But in THIS MANNER? > >It's one more nauseating manifestation of Rob-O's >"rah-rah" mentality for the hometown team. It is >unethical and unprofessional. PG Editors should ponder >what to do. Maybe if Shribman knew who Owen was he >might be concerned. He damn well should be. Owen's >actions prove he's not even fit to work for Trib Total >Media or the BCT. > >He proudly hypes his membership in Television Critics >Association. But he is not a TV critic at all. Based >on "work" of this sort, he comes off a a shallow, >showbiz-dazzled youngster with a travel budget and an >ego, nothing more. > >It's time the PG began acting like the "great >newspaper" it claims to be and put a stop to his >blatant promotional blurbs disguised as journalism.

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