The "fantastic job" Newsweek's Richard Wolffe claims he is doing

Salon - by Glenn Greenwald - Feb. 21, 2007 (Opinion)
At the National Press Club last night, White House spokesman Tony Snow sat down for a chat with what appeared to be some of his best friends -- our nation's elite "journalists" assigned to the White House -- and they all sat around amicably bemoaning how terribly unfair the criticism is that is directed at them by blogs (h/t Atrios). Apparently, one of the most pressing media problems in America is . . . that bloggers demand too much of the national ... More »
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by Jim Lang - Feb. 21, 2007 - See Full Review (13 answers)
Notes: This blog post, seething with outrage, mocks Richard Wolffe's claim that he is doing a fantastic job by reprinting several of Wolffe's articles that pass on without question inaccurate information fed to him by government sources. The criticism is well documented -- over and over again. While the blog post skips over a journalist's need to maintain access to sources, it does an excellent job of demonstrating Wolffe's lack of skepticism, his failure to dig and, finally, his failure to ... More »

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by Ben Ross - Feb. 25, 2007 - See Full Review (7 answers)
Notes: Front cover Newsweek article, when will it be published...it should improve circulation. Very hard to miss the truth and importance of Greenwald's report.

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Notes: Once again we are treated to a solid, three-dimensional illustration of the "mainstream media" failing to even come close to meeting their journalistic responsibilities. That awful sound you hear emitting from the mouths of such intellectual marvels as Hannity, O'Riley and Limbaugh is the collective death rattle of the Fourth Estate, and no medium is innocent. Mr. Wolffe is a prime example ... he not only loves his own substanceless prose, but seems to adore the sound of his own ... More »

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