The Washington Post under siege
UPDATE: Since the publication of this, it was announced that Robert Winnett, who was set to join The Washington Post as editor, will not be doing so. Looks like this is Will Lewis’ HR Operation Market Garden — A Bridge Too Far.
The Washington Post is a national treasure and an American institution of the utmost importance. It is the paper of record when it comes to journalistic courage, integrity, and Washington power.
Today, it is under seige from within by an unethical British hack, scented with Rupert Murdoch’s mendacious stench. Will Lewis lacks the credibility, judgement, integrity and moral standing to run The Washington Post.
The United States of America has a multitude of problems, several crises, and a completely broken media and social media infrastructure that has fundamentally destroyed the ability of scores of millions to tell the difference between their fantasies and reality. The last thing we need in this country is to import the British media ethos and epic scumbaggery of men like Piers Morgan, Will Lewis, or really anyone associated with any of it. It is disgusting.
The cover-up is worse than the crime. Will Lewis knows the origin of that saying. N’est-ce pas?
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, David Marannis, a Pulitzer Prize winner, presidential biographer, and currently an associate editor at the paper, put it this way:
I don't know a single person at the Post who thinks the current situation with the publisher and supposed new editor can stand. There might be a few, but very very few. Jeff Bezos owns the Post but he is not of and for the Post or he would understand. The issue is one of integrity not resistance to change.
The newsroom has revolted precisely like the NBC newsroom did when their own ethics and standards were attacked by cynicism and greed from their executives. The transplanted organ is being rejected, standards are being asserted, and pride displayed. It is awesome to witness.
Defiance is a fundamentally American quality and a core quality of a free press. Dorothy Thompson was known as the “First Lady of journalism,” and held the distinction of being personally kicked out of Nazi Germany on Hitler’s orders. When she was, this is what she said:
As far as I can see, I was really put out of Germany for the crime of blasphemy. My offense was to think that Hitler is just an ordinary man, after all. That is a crime in the reigning cult in Germany, which says Mr. Hitler is a messiah sent of God to save the German people.
What was happening during those years was a prelude to the greatest catastrophe in the annals of human history. When it ended, the consensus was that humanity would not survive the next journey to the abyss, and so the generation that survived it all passed down lessons learned — and tried to make “never again” one of them.
Remembering has given way to a lazy amnesia, and the truth is that fascism has come to America and war to Europe. The events of the next few years will be titanic ones, and liberty requires defenders and sentinels. The Washington Post is the most important daily newspaper in the United States because it is the best, if not the biggest. Lacking both a puzzle business and a cultural toleration for The New York Times’ access journalism culture, ideological nuttiness, and muddled definitions of “balance,” The Washington Post is the most important institution in the nation’s Capitol, covering an era of extremism and corruption that is historic, dangerous and growing worse.
The only thing The Washington Post can’t endure is an ethics scandal that undermines its values, history and dignity. This is what has been been brought to the door with the British invasion of Rupert’s henchmen.
They should be sent packing. Immediately.
Lastly, The Washington Post is an American institution that should be led by an American.
What a debacle.
The Murdochs are a cancer on society. Their tentacles run deep in the fake news business and have no business at the Wapo.
“I don't know a single person at the Post who thinks the current situation with the publisher and supposed new editor can stand. There might be a few, but very very few. Jeff Bezos owns the Post but he is not of and for the Post or he would understand. The issue is one of integrity not resistance to change.”—David Marrannis
Looks like Marrannis was partially right. Robert Winnett will not be the Editor of the WP. The center held, and Winnett has decided to stay with the Telegraph in London.
Granted, this debacle is far from over? Or as Steve has stated:
“The last thing we need in this country is to import the British media ethos and epic scumbaggery of men like Piers Morgan, Will Lewis, or really anyone associated with any of it. It is disgusting.”
The MSM is becoming unbearable to tolerate, in its quest for more subscribers, better ratings and advertising dollars. Their methods are destroying the reputation of the Fourth Estate, and putting our democracy and republic at grave risk.
It’s time to fight back because the greedy billionaires are buying all of our main stream media, and revered periodicals; becoming tools for tyrants and fools, with too much money, and time on their hands.
And as Steve stated so eloquently; it’s a debacle: N’est-ce pas?”…:)