The right-wing Politico cesspool

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | May. 30, 2008 (Opinion)

When he referred to "left wing haters," he just meant "critics" of the administration -- war "skeptics" and Bush "opponents." That's all synonymous in his mind with "left wing haters" -- interchangeable terms. Thus: "you can call them 'critics' or 'skeptics' or 'opponents'" -- or the phrase I used: "left wing haters" -- "or whatever." So according to Politico's chief political correspondent (the former White House Correspondent of Time), administration ... Full Story »

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 by TJ Murphy - May. 31, 2008

No. This is a one-sided column and is not good reporting. Thought it includes comments from the target of the column, those are placed in a biased context. The idea that "independent" media can be reduced to merely expressing opinions is a disservice to independent reporters who strive for good journalism.

I once thought that Politico would be a pernicious new addition to our rotted media culture. Instead, it actually provides a valuable service by packing every destructive and corrupt journalistic attribute, in its most vivid form, into one single cesspool.

This is not a story. It’s an opinion column and shouldn’t be confused with news stories.
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