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Journalism Thread

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:55 pm
by husbands
formerly Rest in Piss Wonkblog

ezra klein asked for 10 mil, didn't get it, might split

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03/busin ... iness&_r=0

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:56 pm
by delgriffith
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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:57 pm
by iambic
jeff must have blown a transistor when he saw that proposed figure

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:57 pm
by delgriffith
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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:00 pm
by delgriffith
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BLINK, FAGGOT

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:01 pm
by delgriffith
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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:03 pm
by husbands
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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:04 pm
by Gehrig Industries
It didn't take me long to go from finding it interesting that Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post to being surprised to learn that Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post.

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:04 pm
by iambic
maybe Klein just balked at having to retitle the website Relentlessblog

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:04 pm
by Amblin
pls update OP when kickstarter link goes live

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:04 pm
by delgriffith
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TAKE THE SHOT

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:05 pm
by powderfinger
I've never understood his place at the Post. I don't even know how to find Wonkblog on their website without a direct link. I'm surprised he's stayed there as long as he has.

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:05 pm
by Julius Sumner Miller
Not surprising - the Post has been de-kleining for years.

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:06 pm
by delgriffith
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Target neutralized

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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:09 pm
by iambic
ezra klein's dogs are called patsy and calvin

(klein)

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:09 pm
by Feech La Manna
Hey maybe Rubin will get some ideas!

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:09 pm
by Zwischenzug
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He's mine.

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:10 pm
by loadletter
Julius Sumner Miller wrote:Not surprising - the Post has been de-kleining for years.


:)

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:11 pm
by Julius Sumner Miller
delgriffith wrote:Image


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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:17 pm
by tex porneau
I hope the washington post comments section follows old ezra

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:24 pm
by Zwischenzug
This is the man who decided memes were the future of policy blogging

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:24 pm
by Feech La Manna
Do you think they'll name his replacement's blog "Better than Ezra"?

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:26 pm
by husbands
so we're thinking $10 mil will really make this site pop, buzzfeed for smart ppl, you know what we mean?
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Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:41 pm
by powderfinger
I would like to see him do a site with Vox Media. I can see it being a good fit. They are based in DC, have some political roots but no political properties, and they have a great platform.

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:50 pm
by Murgatroid
could someone explain to me why a site for graphs needs 10 mill

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:52 pm
by saranclaps ultra mode 9000
powderfinger wrote:I would like to see him do a site with Vox Media. I can see it being a good fit. They are based in DC, have some political roots but no political properties, and they have a great platform.
Fuck, this sounds insanely plausible. I should find out if this is happening.

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:53 pm
by Feech La Manna
Why does Bezos's face always look like a frat bro taking a picture with his balls in the mouth of a passed-out person

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:56 pm
by slowen
neil irwin is leaving, too (or done left)

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:56 pm
by sleigh
Walk into Bezos' office like I'm the shit
Tell em give me ten million or I'ma quit

Re: RIP Wonkblog

PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:57 pm
by DIPSET CAPO TWERP WEB
RIP Wonkblog