Not Your Sweetie

Tomasky: Tone Deaf
"The Weekly Standard's Matt Labash has gotten it, and he made some
statements to JournalismJobs.com the other day that were a little too revealing. Asked why
conservative media have become more popular in recent years, he replied: "Because they feed
the rage. We bring the pain to the liberal media. I say that mockingly, but it's true somewhat. We
come with a strong point of view, and people like point-of-view journalism. While all these
hand-wringing Freedom Forum types talk about objectivity, the conservative media likes to rap
the liberal media on the knuckles for not being objective. We've created this cottage industry in
which it pays to be un-objective. It pays to be subjective as much as possible. It's a great way to
have your cake and eat it, too. Criticize other people for not being objective. Be as subjective as
you want. It's a great little racket. I'm glad we found it, actually."