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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  3912 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: NEVER NEVER GAWKER EVER

No, that's erosive. It's also covered heavily in Ryan Holiday's Trust Me I'm Lying as "Trading up the Chain."

Here's the thing: Drug abuse by mayors is nothing new. the difference is, back when we had a real 4th estate, shit happened in a logical, defensible matter. Allegations are made, cops investigate, justice is served.

Under the Gawker model, allegations are made, pageviews are clicked, mud is slinged, lather rinse repeat.