http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/05/25/is-the-seattle-times-bullying-the-mayor-expert-says-no Comments On: Is <em>The Seattle Times</em> Bullying the Mayor? Expert Says: "No." by Eli Sanders en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Sucking up or what?]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 18:39:30 -0700 The Stranger
Ultimately they've done more to damage their own credibility (such as it already was) in my eyes than to harm him. I may be alone in this, who knows? But when it comes to the mayor, I just don't believe or respect anything they have to say about him.

If I really want to know what's up with Hizzoner, I look to the Stranger, because even though you endorsed him, you haven't shown any reluctance to criticize him when it seemed called for, and to give him a fair shake when that seemed called for as well. That's how journalism is *supposed* to work. The Weekly and the Times don't practice journalism when it comes to McGinn, they practice caricature instead.
Posted by Cordwainer]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 16:27:11 -0700 The Stranger
Everybody wins!
Posted by wilbur@work]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 22:13:57 -0700 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 19:05:26 -0700 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 18:49:18 -0700 The Stranger I think the Zillow developer who got shot in his van is going to be the Rodney King of the middle class gentrifiers.

Mark my words as professionals will be rioting (on the web) sending emails and finally ganging up on the corrupt, ineffective claptrap origination run by incompetent local yokels known as the city, state and county governments.
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 18:16:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 18:12:42 -0700 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:29 -0700 The Stranger Posted by M. Wells]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:03 -0700 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 16:48:07 -0700 The Stranger Posted by The expertise of Kelly McBride on anything is suspect.]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:43 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Don't you think he looks tired?]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 16:23:06 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Teslick]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 16:21:49 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Is the Stranger still waiting for its reach-around?]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 16:02:56 -0700 The Stranger
And either nobody reads or cares about the Times (as I read here constantly) or it wields tremendous power. It can't be both.

I can't believe we're getting this worked up about a light-hearted story about a stolen bicycle.

Posted by bigyaz]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:59:47 -0700 The Stranger
Lynch is entitled to buy or not buy whatever fucking paper she wants and not be harassed for it. She's also entitled to her opinion about the paper, which, in my opinion, is far more valid that anyone presumptuous enough to call themselves an "expert on media ethics."
Posted by seandr]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:48:00 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Vince]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:33:08 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:32:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Keister Button]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:24:04 -0700 The Stranger
The truth is that the media has as much power as government. In some cases it's more, in some cases it's less. But neither one are white knights. They both pursue their own objectives, they both can work to distort and deceive, and neither one should be given the blind trust of the public. Both should be viewed skeptically.

In the case of a newbie mayor without strong political connections and facing low approval ratings (which the Times helped create) they definitely have more power overall. That's especially true in that the Times can use its power to destroy the mayor, whereas the mayor cannot use his power to destroy the Times. Government in America, especially local government, still has significant checks and balances on its powers. That's not true for the media.

McBride isn't an independent voice here and Eli should not be using her as if she were. She's a self-interested defender of an institution in this country that has a huge amount of power, often abuses it (and there can be no doubt that the Times regularly abuses it, regardless of what one things of Mike McGinn), and ought to be treated more skeptically than Eli did.
Posted by drunk at 3pm]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:23:06 -0700 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:12:35 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Reverse Polarity]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:30 -0700 The Stranger