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>There is a difference between being a critic and a >term considered rather noxious in newspaper circles, >and it is called BOOSTERISM, when an alleged critic or >reporter sets aside opinion and journalism to become >an unabashed rooter for "the home team." It's expected >to a degree in sports. It is reviled among serious >journalist and arts critics. It basically compromises >their credibility. He would have been in the clear >had he excised four words from his blog comments: VOTE >FOR WENDY BELL. Beyond that what he wrote was fine. > >Rob is a likable guy and can be a good critic if he >wants to but too often he is showbiz-dazzled and >shallow. I see a lot of ex-colleagues worked over on >this forum, sometimes unjustifiably, sometimes very >justifiably. But the jabs at Rob for boosting TV shows >shooting here and locals in the biz out in Hollywood >is a little dicey. Should that be covered? Yes, >absolutely. Does he overdo it or swerve into booster >mode too often? Yes, absolutely. That no one puts a >stop to it is no real surprised, given the state of >things. > >He's a critic / columnist, and as such he offers >>opinions along with TV news reporting. Is this any >>different than a baseball columnist saying that player >>so-and-so deserves a vote for an All-Star game? No. >>You obviously don't like Rob Owen. That's fine. >>Opinions are like sphincters - we all have them. But >>to suggest a TV critic can't offer an opinion, that >>this little blurb was "over the line" -- jeez, I'm >>just not seeing it. It's a blog. Opinions are >>expressed. Views are espoused. Welcome to 2002. >> >> >> >>>Well, Wendy lost out. Obviously the judges in the >>>contest had more sense than some of us had feared. >Too >>>bad they didn't get Rob in that contest. If he'd have >>>won he could have told Kelly how many stars he met >out >>>at the TV critics extravaganza and NAMED THEM! >>> >>>>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/tunedi >n >>/ >>>a >>>>rchive/2009/07/28/press-tour-coverage-begins.aspx">h >t >>t >>>p >>>>://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/tunedin/archive/ >2 >>0 >>>0 >>>>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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