February 03, 2009

Call This "Good News/Bad News"

Good news? The NY Times chronicles the revolving door between the media and Team Unicorn.

But this year the accusation has a new twist: In some notable cases it has become true, with several prominent journalists now on the payrolls of Mr. Obama and the Democratic Congressional leadership.

 An unusual number of journalists from prominent, mainstream organizations started new government jobs in January, providing new kindling to the debate over whether Mr. Obama is receiving unusually favorable treatment in the news media.
The bad news? The Deciders ignore the real reason why (media bias), and instead retreat to the tired old mantra:

Administration officials report they have had discussions with other print journalists looking for work as their news organizations begin to shed jobs. 

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Mr. Frantz, who left The Los Angeles Times as it was changing owners in 2007, said he was ready for a career change. But he acknowledged, "If the newspaper industry were more robust, I would hope to still be managing editor of The Los Angeles Times."

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