Well this is a commentary on a commentary - Rory's thoughts about Max Frankel's thoughts, a former Editor of the NY Times, regarding ummm.... democracy is necessarily founded on evil? I have a hard time understanding the fake logic. So I think this is a good blog by Rory, to bring to the forefront the point that if the framework for journalism is gossip (the unsubtantiated innuendo coined as a fact), then the fruit, a democracy founded on freedom of the press with these values, will ... More »

Without having read the original article, it's hard to say how accurate this piece is. However, this story raises some interesting points. I just wish he'd follow them further. For example, exploring the "BigPolitics/Big Media equation" and how it serves "the reader, the citizen, and our democracy." Or whether the solution to the whole thing might not possibly be more transparency in our government.

The Priviledge of Public service. In the elitistcentric cycle we're in the Emphasis seems to be more on the "priviledge" rather than the service. Even less the public. In good OpEd writing the standard is the righteous indignation. Is it justified? Is the writing persuasive? In this example my answer is yes to both.