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Friday, June 19, 2009 12:00 AM

The Washington Post, Dan Froomkin and the establishment media

The firing of one of the very few real journalists in the establishment press reveals much about what it is.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Friday, June 19, 2009 08:45 AM

    The "Ombudsman" speaks

    Take a look at the blog entry from the Post's ombudsman about the Froomkin firing:

    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-blog/2009/06/post_axes_froomkins_white_hous.html

    It's content-free. He expresses no opinion whatsoever. It literally is nothing more than a recitation of the event. He seems to have confused the role of "ombudsman" with that of "management stenographer".

    Which is hardly surprising, I'm sorry to say.

    —Peter Maranci Read Peter Maranci's other letters

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