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But don't media outlets do this all the time?
From print to radio to the Internet, media outlets love to present controversial pieces regardless of their intellectual merit.
Controversy means page views, and blatherers in comments sections and blogs mean more controversy and more page views.
Sure, there's probably an argument to be made about journalistic ethics, but I wouldn't expect that argument to be very effective from the site that publishes Camille Paglia so that 500 mostly hateful comments will be made over the course of a week.