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Send by emailNice (and funny) piece by PJ O'Rourke on the state of print media from the
Weekly Standard via
Fishbowl DC/MediaBistro.
Journalists Need a Bailout, TooPull Quote:We print journalists are victims of economic forces beyond our control.We were as surprised as everyone else was by the sudden collapse of thereliable reporting market. We had no idea that real news and clear-eyedanalysis were being "bundled" with subprime celebrity gossip, US Weekly derivatives, and Jennifer Aniston/Angelina Jolie swaps. We need a swiftinfusion of federal aid. Otherwise all the information in America willbe about Lindsay Lohan's sex life
