by Erik Kain on January 20, 2012
Mike Elk has written a long screed aimed at wonkish bloggers who, he argues, are taking jobs from “real” journalists. It’s a confusing post and I’m not sure why Mike wrote it other than to settle a grudge against his ideological opponents on the left like Matt Yglesias. There are several reasons why I think [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 29, 2011
Much fuss and hullabaloo has been made over Ezra Klein lately who has, apparently, stepped outside of some abstract journalistic standards in order to play the part as activist. Here’s the Investor’s Business Daily: The problem here is not just that he blurs the lines between journalism and activism. It’s that the Post is perfectly [...]
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