Yes, quite a media critic

It’s on the internet so it must be true

As the Washington Post flailed about yesterday trying to find a way to blame Nico Pitney for their trying to sell access to Villagers and Villager Enthusiasts, one thing was very curious indeed. As Jamison Foser asks at Media Matters, where was the WaPo’s media critic on this?

How was he scooped so badly by of all places, the Politico and Mike Allen aka beltway Eddie Haskell?

Well, Howie was busy doing important stuff — let the tweets speak for themselves:

The ultimate white guy, who has certainly never written a column about white guys covering white guys really thought he had one awesome story. Howie, you’re a lifetime member of the Ya Ya Wankerhood.

Earlier this week Kurtz mentioned the departure of Dan Froomkin from the Washington Post and put the most cursory pro-employer spin possible on it, stating, "Washington City Paper Editor Erik Wemple reports that the main issue was Froomkin’s $100,000 contract and his declining traffic".

As to the last part, anybody who wants to assert a declining traffic meme can look at the number of comments on their ombudsman’s blog when he’s discussing Froomkin to anyone else.

Secondly, as dickish as publishing Froomkin’s salary is, it makes you wonder just how much more the Washington Post is paying Howard Kurtz to be so pathetic?

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