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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Publishers always influence editorial--Shafer

(Slate): "But now that the site, whose "tone and direction" (Dan) Abrams helped create, is up, he declares that he's going to retreat to the position of publisher.

This statement combines media hypocrisy, a gaffe, a bit of self-righteousness, and a dollop of stupidity all in one short sentence.

Every publisher who has the power to hire and fire makes his wishes known,

  • When his signals are ignored or disobeyed, the promised editorial independence
  • always vanishes.

Mediaite will be no exception."...7/6 Slate, "A Tiny Taste of (Dan Abrams') Mediaite," from Slate article by Jack Shafer, via Poynter.org/Romenesko

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