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By: Dirty Democrats » Washington Post Sells Its Soul?–UPDATED

Dirty Democrats » Washington Post Sells Its Soul?–UPDATED — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:15:57 +0000

[...] James Joyner notes what the big story: There are two obvious stories here. First, the Post is going down a very steep, slippery slope to losing all journalistic credibility. Second, the Post’s management seems to think that they have senior White House staff at their beck and call. If there’s merit to this, it may be a bigger story than the first. [...]

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:04:52 +0000

Do not pretend that Post is a bastion of Republican support.

Oh you needn't worry, as I am making no such claim...

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:56:48 +0000

Interested Party,

You are right...the NYT is the liberals favorite paper but lets face it: the Post skews socially and economically left with its foreign affairs paper being pretty middle of the road. If you look at their endorsements, they are reliably Democratic. Do not pretend that Post is a bastion of Republican support.

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:22 +0000

What insight! You say that the liberal's favorite paper the Post "is going down a very steep, slippery slope to losing all journalistic credibility"?

Where have you been? From the Post's editorial page being very friendly to neocon views about Iraq to the firing of Dan Froomkin to their reluctance to use the word "torture", the WP is hardly "the liberal's favorite paper"...

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:38 +0000

I expect this to gain no traction is the widespread media. If Fox News or the Washington Times contemplated doing this with President Bush's Whitehouse, it would be the lead story in every media outlet for weeks - just look how Jeff Gannon was treated as opposed to the Huffington Post imbed last week.

By: Eric Florack

Eric Florack — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:53:49 +0000

Afterthought:

Does anybody remember, when CNN was charged with having "Special access" to Saddam Hussein, on the basis of writing in their "news", what Saddam wanted the world to see?

If I recall correctly, there wasn't a great deal of noise from the left over the matter, since the left at the time wanted to paint Bush, and not Sodumb Insane, as the aggressor.

Funny thing; despite the similarities of these two cases, that little point in history hasn't come up in this conversation. Perhaps, the comparison is uncomfortable for those currently infesting the White House and the press?

By: Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Access for sale: $25,000

Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Access for sale: $25,000 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:52:57 +0000

[...] James Joyner was wondering, There are two obvious stories here. First, the Post is going down a very steep, [...]

By: Eagerly Anticipating the Mother of All Blogger Ethics Panels « Around The Sphere

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:53 +0000

[...] James Joyner: [...]

By: Eric Florack

Eric Florack — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:03:00 +0000

There are two obvious stories here. First, the Post is going down a very steep, slippery slope to losing all journalistic credibility. Second, the Post’s management seems to think that they have senior White House staff at their beck and call. If there’s merit to this, it may be a bigger story than the first.

There's a third.
The actual output of the newspaper is not remarkably different. Ultimately, the only difference here is that they're admitting they're getting paid for it.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:19 +0000

What insight! You say that the liberal's favorite paper the Post "is going down a very steep, slippery slope to losing all journalistic credibility"?

Ya think?!?

By: DL

DL — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:24:50 +0000

Certainly there's a guaranteed night in the Lincoln bedroom for anyone paying over the $250 Grand.What is it about political control freaks and their media complexes -beside's money?

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:10:17 +0000

So, which paper has Mark Sanford at his beck and call? Certainly, he can't keep babbling like this of his own volition.

By: Right Wing News

Right Wing News — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:53 +0000

Washington Post Sells Its Soul?...

Since no assumption of a soul or journalistic integrity has been made, it's not surprising that the Washington Post would sell access to the Media-Obama power-broker axis. Mike Allen of the Politico breaks the story: The offer -- which essentially......

By: Washington Post Sells Its Soul? « Blog Entry « Dr. Melissa Clouthier

Washington Post Sells Its Soul? « Blog Entry « Dr. Melissa Clouthier — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:11 +0000

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:58:14 +0000

dog bites man

The only thing new is that that have set a rate sheet.