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W_HAMILTON

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26. I do. Many have already found jobs elsewhere, at outlets with the reputation that The Washington Post USED to have.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #15)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:32 AM

Jan 4

Those new outlets will rise up and take the place of the Trump apologist outlets that are being abandoned. The reason why people flocked to news organizations like The Washington Post to begin with will instead flock to these other sources (e.g., The Atlantic, The Guardian, etc.) when their trusted journalists and other commentators join them.

Outside of its storied history -- which means little now when they have abandoned so many principles that created that storied history to begin with -- there's nothing special about The Washington Post that can't be duplicated by other news outlets, especially if those that are interested in upholding democratic values continue to flee them and join other more principled new organizations instead.

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WaPo staffer resigns after paper spikes cartoon that jabbed billionaires cozying to Trump [View all] applegrove Jan 3 OP

What can be done to give that cartoon more exposure with the masses? Baitball Blogger Jan 3 #1

I put up a link to the cartoon. applegrove Jan 3 #2

It really needs to go mainstream. Baitball Blogger Jan 3 #3

keith olbermann posted about this on bluesky and pinned to the top of his feed orleans Jan 3 #5

+1 dalton99a Jan 3 #13

That tiny hand tho! JoseBalow Jan 3 #16

omg! i didn't even notice that! thanks for pointing it out orleans Jan 4 #20

She fecking nailed it! arthritisR_US Jan 4 #27

also putting this up on fb in a little political group & sharing it on bluesky nt orleans Jan 3 #9

If you click on the link that has the word 'substack' in it, that will show you the entire cartoon. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 3 #4

i just posted the cartoon above your post. :) (and the paragraph before it from her substack) nt orleans Jan 3 #6

Great! applegrove Jan 3 #10

You beat me to it, and yes, I saw it, after I'd done my thing! No worries, my dear orleans. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 3 #12

Kudos to Ann Telnaes for giving the finger to WaPo! ShazzieB Jan 4 #25

K&R spanone Jan 3 #7

Cancel culture - where's the outrage? newdeal2 Jan 3 #8

Damnit blogslug Jan 3 #11

New banner. usonian Jan 3 #14

Kudos for sticking to her beliefs. However, I don't want everyone to quit so that we are just left with Silent Type Jan 3 #15

I do. Many have already found jobs elsewhere, at outlets with the reputation that The Washington Post USED to have. W_HAMILTON Jan 4 #26

Uh oh, independent thought alert. Cults don't like that. Initech Jan 3 #17

Anyone know how to start and promote a "Go Fund Me" (or similar) effort? n/t slumcamper Jan 3 #18

She has a substack. You could subscribe. Here it is: applegrove Jan 3 #19

Just another reason why WaPo is losing subscribers. IzzaNuDay Jan 4 #21

May it serve as a warning for the right wing takeover of applegrove Jan 4 #22

Like MSNBC is now vulnerable. IzzaNuDay Jan 4 #23

MSNBC viewers would skedaddle to other places in applegrove Jan 4 #24

The Borowitz Report - Democracy Dies in Bezos LetMyPeopleVote Jan 4 #28