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Tuesday, Jan 23
Politico: Dead-Tree Edition
Some thoughts on the print edition... -"I'm his much greener sidekick. He's the tough guy; I smile a lot." -"Murdoch's daughter-in-law, Kathryn, is currently employed by none other than the Clinton Foundation (!), working with old-time Clintonite Ira Magaziner (!!) on climate change issues (!!!). I feel an OMG coming somewhere...
Lots more when you click below... It's an odd moment, to be sure in the larger context of our profession. Layoffs are the norm at many news organizations. Buyouts and involuntary reassignments, accompanied by all-newsroom memos about more wrenching changes ahead, are the fashion at others. To be optimistic about the future in this climate of gloom is an act of will. The Roll Call / The Hill cartoon dig (below) is also reprinted on the page where Vandehei and Harris welcome readers, which does seem to be a bit of a juvenile low-blow (especially when it's put on the Bosses page).
Beneath the hype and video cams, Politico is a formidable undertaking with a good chance for success. But that chance has more to do with business and finance than it does with journalistic prowess. With all due respect to the talent assembled by Harris and VandeHei, it’s not as if the new medium is going to sprinkle fairy dust on the words and images pumped out by political reporters old or new. Politico's success depends on its business model and patient money. Again, send us your thoughts all day and we'll get them up later (but please limit them to constructive, thoughtful criticism or positive feedback...we won't publish ones that seem them purposely mean or baseless). Email This Post |
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