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>Well, they aren't following Journalism 101 at the P-G >because the main beat guys (Bouchette, Kovacevic and >Molinari) get an awful lot of their opinions in the >paper, especially in those Sunday notes columns. >Kovacevic heaps on an extra dose of commentary with >his online chats and Q & A's. If you think he's not >shoveling up as much Pirates opinion as any of the >columnists, you aren't reading the paper or website >very closely. > > > >>Journalism 101 says a beat reporter (Kovacevic) writes >>about what is going on and leaves the opinions to the >>columnists (Bob Smizik, Cook, Collier). Your comments >>about Kovacevic are, pardon the pun, way off base. >> >> >> >>>Bob Smizik and Jason Bay finally said today what >Dejan >>>Kovacevic, official Pirates cheerleader, would not: >>>The pirates have not done a thing to better >themselves >>>during the off-season. >>> >>>Dejan dutifully reports what the Pirates hand him. >>>Yesterday it was the big deal facility in the >>>Dominican Republic and the signing of two pathetic >>>minor league pitchers with ERAs of about 5 or 6. >>> >>>Does Dejan ever think of critizing the Pirates? Seems >>>like the same old story of a man getting too close to >>>the people on his beat and thinking he works for >them, >>>not the newspaper.

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