Opinion: Former Timesman finally makes good
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At the L.A. Times it often seems that the only kind of colleagues we have are former colleagues, so it’s nice to see them turn up in the legitimate media. I couldn’t decide whether the most accurate news story of the past month was The Onion’s ‘Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In’ or The Onion’s ‘‘Time’ Publishes Definitive Obama Puff Piece.’ But I’ve got to give the nod to the Obama media-crit article, because its roundup of journalistic talking heads includes one of our many former editors:
‘The sheer breadth of fluff in this story is something to be marveled at,’ New York Times Washington bureau chief Dean Baquet said. ‘It’s all here. Favorite books, movies, meals, and seasons of the year ranked one through four. Sure, we asked Obama what his favorite ice cream was, but Time did us one better and asked, ‘What’s your favorite ice cream, really?’’
Whole article. The Onion is a satirical newspaper, even though it is all true.