WaPo: Cheering When Obama Visits
It is almost impossible to imagine, but those writing for and working at the Washington Post dropped the masque journalists should wear, when President-Elect Barack Obama came to pay a visit to the newspaper’s headquarters. Instead of treating him like yet another politician, they waited outside for him and started cheering when he arrived.
It is a sad day for journalism that journalists do not consider it necessary to hide their bias.
Interestingly enough, the report about the WaPo writers was brought to you by… the New York Times.
Jealous much?
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Follow the links. WaPo did eventually cover it and the money quote of the day:
“There goes our journalistic objectivity,” one reporter quipped, as people traded stories and pictures.
Sad day indeed. Use to respect WaPo at some point.