It's especially galling that she also started the Yahoo! chat in question. Starting a conversation in order to observe how "important" that conversation is: hack journalism in its most pristine state.
Until recently, the news section wasn't particularly conservative.
You might be thinking of the opinion/editorial section which was overrun by whacko conspiracists with an agenda that made the National Review look left-leaning. That part was an embarrassment to anyone on the right or left.
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It doesn't just happen in the US though, does it?
It's a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Not all U.S. journalists report stories in this manner.
Joe - 2nd August 2008 16:50 - #
It's especially galling that she also started the Yahoo! chat in question. Starting a conversation in order to observe how "important" that conversation is: hack journalism in its most pristine state.
Erik - 2nd August 2008 19:20 - #
The Wall Street Journal used to have a top-notch reputation for reporting, better than pretty much any major newspaper in North America.
huxley - 2nd August 2008 19:41 - #
WSJ is a "conservative" newspaper and it's always been, which is natural considering that its core audience is made up by big-company businesspeople.
Giacomo - 2nd August 2008 23:06 - #
Until recently, the news section wasn't particularly conservative.
You might be thinking of the opinion/editorial section which was overrun by whacko conspiracists with an agenda that made the National Review look left-leaning. That part was an embarrassment to anyone on the right or left.
The news section used to be good.
huxley - 4th August 2008 15:53 - #