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>I'm not wishing bad for the PM or it's staff, however >miniscule it may be. As for now, miniscule combined >with ineptitude, and a shell without substance by >design (shallow is as shallow does), has resulted in >the PM as we know it. >Will Houser, or anyone make a diference as far as >quality or appearance? >Doubt it! The beast is as it is by design. Management >says do the best you can with the staff you have and >don't spend any money and make it a gaudy as possible. >Why? Who can read the mind of a madman? >Really bad move for Houser! > >>Well she's gone now, replaced by Mark Houser. Of >>course she stuck around until she had driven away a >>third of the staff with her gross ineptitude. >>Anyone care to place bets on whether the content >>and/or quality of the product improves now? >> >> >>>I agree with everything Pulp Mill said except that >the >>>p.m. didn't become a pathetic version of the National >>>Enquirer until recently -- in the last year and a >half >>>to two years or so. I'd time it with Josie's >promotion >>>to p.m. city editor. Before that, it had a pretty >>>decent chance. >>> >>>>People saw promise in the idea of an afternoon tab. >>>>The promise dissolved when the tab transformed into >a >>>>pathetic version of the National Enquirer very soon >>>>after it's >>>>launch. >>>>Bad decision making over time is not the same as a >>few >>>>bad decisions. A few bad decisions may taint a rag >>but >>>>over time will, well, look at the pm. Maybe two on >>the >>>>staff are talented. I mean the staff consists of >>what, >>>>four full-time people? The rest is done by regular >>>>trib staffers. BTW, who really believes in that rag? >>I >>>>can think of maybe only one person and that would be >>>>Pastrick. Everyone else including those involved in >>>>it, sees it for what it is. A pathetic joke on >>>>Pittsburgh. >>>>If Pastrick had any integrity he would scram. >>>> >>>> >>>>>It's sad to read this because there was actually a >>>>>time when people saw promise in Trib p.m. It >saddens >>>>>me to read how it's looked upon now. >>>>> >>>>>The staff is talented, and basing these attacks on >>>>>some bad decision making over time hardly seems >fair >>>>>to the people who really believe in it. >>>>> >>>>>Just one way to look at it. >>>>> >>>>>>Based on the content and editorial quality of an >>>>>>average issue, the PM in "Trib PM" stands for: >>>>>> >>>>>>(a) The usual definition of PM (afternoon-evening) >>>>>> >>>>>>(b) Postadolescent Mindlessness >>>>>> >>>>>>(c) Pathetically Moronic

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