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>It's pretty clear to me what you think, Gute. The PG >is a paper convinced it can better define itself in a >changing and turbulent market by playing primarily to >the affluent, the super-educated and the elite, not to >all ends of the spectrum of their dwindling >readership. What Millman filed from her trip is not >so absurd as the editorial snobs who think a huge >swath of PG readers WANT or CARE about her nonsense, >and I am speaking of her entire approach from the time >she arrived at the paper, with her "all about me" >restaurant reviews and that patently offensive lecture >on what Yinzers should tip which proved why she has no >place at the paper. > >Would it not be a better use of her talent to reserve >Her Highness's ultrachic foodie ramblings for SEEN >Magazine? There she'd be more at home and not feel >this need to talk down to her readers, the sort of >patronizing crap your posts, Gute, tend to >rationalize, which is certainly your right. I welcome >your comments since they validate the paper's growing >snottiness, which has ramped up in the Shribman/Block >Twins era. Clearly the growing amount of such material >allows everyone to pat themselves on the back for >being "better than the Trib." That might not be >enough to hang on, and to think things have improved >under current editorial leadership is ridiculous. Is >Shribman going out into the region asking readers what >they want in the future? No. It might interfere with >his writing that awful Sunday column, where he gets to >play a bush league Broder. > >No one disagrees Scaife childishly uses his papers >like a Super Soaker on his personal and political >enemies, and that the editorial quality there is >spotty under the best circumstances, often flat-out >amateurish. What is troubling is the growing sense of >distance between the PG and its readers, from the top >down. It's basically a "we know what's best for you" >mindset that's a bit too off-putting. As the paper >struggles to survive, that disconnect isn't helping, >despite your smug defenses of the status quo. > >>It was interesting of you to speak for me, Kahn. I >>wasn't sure what I think. Thanks for clearing that up. >>I think this whole bit is just writers being writers >>and doing what they want to do: write. China could >>have ignored work over in Greece (you know the PG >>didn't send her there to review a restaurant), but she >>couldn't help herself. It is the way writers look >>around, the way they think. Everything, anything can >>be a story idea. So kudos, China, for thinking of us >>and sharing your take on that Greek restaurant and its >>fare. As always it is hit and miss. Some like it, some >>don't. But you did go the extra mile, no pun intended. >>Your editors thought it meritorious enough to put in >>the paper, which could mean they thought it Pulitzer >>material or they thought it was a slow news day. >>But to make this something about snobbery and Mt. >>Olympus and all the rest is just the symptom of a >>mind-set that sees what it wants to, even if it isn't >>there. >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>>I thought it was an excellent piece. I'll probably >>>never make it to Greece, but, if it's okay with >>>everyone here, I would like to read about someone's >>>account of the place, and a food writer writing about >>>food, well, maybe that's not as crazy as it sounds if >>>you think about it. >>> >>>Now, just to clarify, I was born and raised here, >live >>>here now, but I HAVE left town on occasion, sometimes >>>for overnight or even longer. I've gotten sandwiches >>>at Primanti's and pizza at Vincent's, but not 21 >times >>>a week, 52 weeks a year. >>> >>>So I guess that makes me WAY too snooty to be able to >>>post here with all yinz regular Joes 'n 'at. >>> >>>>Is the P-G kidding? China Millman writes a lead >>Sunday >>>>article on where to find the best meals in Greece? >>How >>>>many P-G readers are going to Greece? Is this paper >>>>deliberately trying to be totally irrelevant as part >>>>of some giant inside joke? >>>> >>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09158/975129-34 >. >>s >>>t >>>>m">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09158/975129-34.st >m >>< >>>/ >>>>a>

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