I find covering the press as I do to be immensely interesting, fascinating, and downright fun. But there is a frustrating aspect to it as well, because of my approach to the profession. The primary reason I have fallen into this realm is not because I detest journalism but because I have respect for it, at least as far as what it is supposed to be. I look to hold journos up to standards in order to keep them in line with journalism ethics and practices. And they usually cannot tolerate such.
One of the ironies is how so many J-school grads get into the business to hold the powerful accountable, but at the same time, they get deeply cranky when the likes of Newsbusters, Fox News contributor Joe Concha, RedState’s own Sister Toldjah, and many other media critics such as myself dare to hold them accountable. Many journalists truly believe they are above being held to standards of…
