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more about #oped more comments → atlasfugged: Three words: Charles Fucking Krauthammer. PS: Pareene, now you've done it. Expect another Op-Ed accusing Gawker of destroying print journalism in tom... more » Seeräuber Jenny: Older, but still shameful: As I recall, Fred Hiatt made an extremely lame apology after Valerie Plame's name was published in the WaPo. #washington... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: applause. the post is sliding over to foxland #washingtonpost more » TheBusinessGuy: Paul Fussell in his book Class says that the Washington Post can never be considered a serious newspaper because it carries comics and a horoscope. more » Anthony De Rosa: Well that's just your opinion. #washingtonpost more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Brad DeLong put you up to this post, didn't he. #washingtonpost more » sympathyforthebasementcat: Don't give yourself too much credit, blogs. Sometimes Tennessee is behind the times, but my hometown newspaper was riding this "irresponsible and not ... more » Unsolicited Advice: No. Wall Street Journal. Argument over. #washingtonpost more » Carol Gardens: Also, I'm likely to give it up (just got the renewal notice) NOT because it is too trendy and I don't understand it, but because there's hardly anyth... more » Carol Gardens: The crabby old NYO guy I miss more is Hilton Kramer! more » Nic Fit: I'm 40 years old and hip hop will never be "unspeakable", to me. To the generation before you rock and roll was "unspeakable". Times change, pops. more » BenSheffner: @Michael Bauser: I think you've hit on the key point: what really matters is newsworthiness, not primarily the way the info was obtained (again, assu... more » RosalieNumski: You are missing the point entirely. Publishing these documents just glorifies the Hacker's actions. Its the same reason sports broadcasts refuse to sh... more » SNForrester: I think it's unethical because there was a crime and the proceeds of the crime went directly to TechCrunch. This is not the case of a whistleblower o... more » SomatraSea horse: umm, i think it's more complicated than that. a dude broke into twitter's network to obtain the documents. can you imagine if a wsj ran documents that... more » -
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The Washington Post Has the Worst Opinion Section in America
On the occasion of this wonderful op-ed on how Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is a violation of our nation's founding document, let us examine the recent crimes of the Washington Post opinion section.
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Of Grownups, Mascots and the New York Observer
Michael M. Thomas — who left the New York Observer after 22 years with a declaration that owner Jared Kushner "stands pretty much squarely on the side of those whom I consider the bad guys" — reflects on the paper. More » -
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Why So Much Hand-Wringing Over TechCrunch's Decision to Publish 'Hacked' Twitter Documents?
With nabobs still nattering about TechCrunch's decision to publish internal Twitter documents, copyright lawyer Ben Sheffner reminds us that getting people to spill unauthorized info is commonly known as "journalism." Sheffner's post originally appeared on his blog, Copyrights & Campaigns. More » -
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Why Won't Weiner Run for Mayor?
Because Mike Bloomberg has more money and name recognition, and you, like all New York Democrats, are scared to actually take him on and end your comfortable career? More » -
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Inside Fort Polio: A Former Staffer on What Went Wrong
Paul Smalera, a Portfolio staff writer who was laid off before it shut down today, argues that it was hubris and an obstinate editor — not the economy — that doomed Conde Nast's business mag. More » -
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Cause of Death Determined for Print Media
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among humans. As Clay Shirky points out in his incisive piece Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable, an inability to adapt is what killed print. Coroner's report follows. More » -

