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2010-04-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

Don't be fooled by this week's Pulitzer glitz. The state of journalism is sorrier than ever

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Posted by Fred 2010-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 There's more 'integrity' in professional wrestling than journalism and at least professional wrestling doesn't pretend that its anything more than an entertainment venue.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-04-18 08:41|| 2010-04-18 08:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Note that the author is upset at the only at the so-called journalists' foray in corporatism and toadies-for-profit. Nothing about whether a journalist's slavish affiliation with political groups might also damage the 'calling'.

Then again, this is Salon, and the author does blog "at OpenLeft.com".

Posted by Pappy 2010-04-18 09:25|| 2010-04-18 09:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Awwwwwwww, what does this guy know?

Posted by The Ghost of Walter Duranty 2010-04-18 11:17|| 2010-04-18 11:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Anyone else out there love how the failing business models of newspapers, magazines, tv channels can lecture about how to improve the economy?

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-04-18 13:58|| 2010-04-18 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The Pulitzer, the Oscar for journalism (or whatever these endeavors should be called).

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-18 17:05|| 2010-04-18 17:05|| Front Page Top

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