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Washington Post Organizes News Boycott of Sarah Palin; Starts Twitter Campaign Against GOP Star
Big Journalism ^ | 1/22/11 | Kristinn Taylor; Andrea Shea King

Posted on 01/22/2011 6:05:07 AM PST by Lakeshark

The Washington Post is engaging in online political activism by encouraging its readers to boycott news coverage of Sarah Palin.

The Post has picked up the call initiated this morning by Post columnist Dana Milbank, adding a Twitter link on the column page. The link generates a message to be sent from a Twitter member’s page that reads, “I’m making February a Palin-free month. Will you join me?”

The Post added the Twitter link to Milbank’s column this afternoon, several hours after running and pulling a Washington Post online poll about boycotting Sarah Palin news coverage. The poll initially accompanied The Post’s Milbank op-ed but was pulled within hours of publication at WashingtonPost.com.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: danamilbank; mediabias; milbank; msm; palin; pds; wapo; washingtonpost4dnc; washingtonpost4obama; washingtonpostbias; washingtonpostflack; washingtonpostpds; washingtonpostprrep
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To: Lakeshark
Maybe if they close their eyes and wish her away she will disappear.

This is the intellectual equivalent of hiding under the bed.

121 posted on 01/22/2011 2:03:11 PM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

“Maybe if they close their eyes and wish her away she will disappear.”

If this mindless endeavor is deemed successful (whether via subsidy or other insanity) then I look forward to “Tornado Free” weather reporting. And July’s “Crime Free” month.

This non-reporting trend dovetails well with the increasing need for advertising space to compensate for falling subscription counts.

And not reporting real news leaves more time to report manufactured news. Such as the Tuscan / TEA party connection.


122 posted on 01/22/2011 2:17:31 PM PST by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: Lakeshark; indylindy; Lee'sGhost; kristinn; All

I read the column by Milbank.

This doesn’t look like a boycott by the Washington Post. It looks like a boycott by columnist Dana Milbank (who happens to write for the Washington Post).

I doubt that WaPo, in general, will stop writing about Palin come February 1, and I doubt that very many will join in Milbank’s boycott. However, we’ll find out soon enough. February is only nine days away.


123 posted on 01/22/2011 3:37:33 PM PST by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: EveningStar

The issue isn’t Milbank’s opinion. It is the Washington Post using their resources to facilitate and promote a political campaign against Sarah Palin.


124 posted on 01/22/2011 3:53:36 PM PST by kristinn (Lowering the IQ on FR since Jul 31, 1998)
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To: kristinn

The whole MSM has been doing that since day one.


125 posted on 01/22/2011 4:01:14 PM PST by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: BuddhaBrown
If the Post is really inventive they could come up with just a symbol for Sarah Palin, kind of like the singer Prince did once. That way they wouldn't have to ever mention her name again. President (symbol inserted here).
126 posted on 01/22/2011 4:41:23 PM PST by JPG (There is hope for America and her name is Sarah Palin.)
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To: Lakeshark

I’d be interested in watching her give a response to the SOTU address. I don’t plan on watching it.


127 posted on 01/22/2011 4:43:40 PM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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To: BuddhaBrown
You are right on all counts.

The Washington Post along with the New York Times is in a death spiral.

In less than five years they will no longer exist.

128 posted on 01/22/2011 4:44:58 PM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: JPG

“...they could come up with just a symbol for Sarah...”

The Executive Crosshair formerly known as Sarah.


129 posted on 01/22/2011 5:21:32 PM PST by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

“The Washington Post along with the New York Times...will no longer exist.”

I’ll admit that I sense a near sinful tingle in my Chrissy parts when I observe a flailing leftist drowning in pity and begging for attention to his plan of denying attention to news.

Brilliant.


130 posted on 01/22/2011 5:22:42 PM PST by BuddhaBrown (Path to enlightenment: Four right turns, then go straight until you see the Light!)
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To: Lakeshark

Gosh, these people are insane. How pathetic is this?


131 posted on 01/22/2011 8:10:43 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Lakeshark

The New JornoList.


132 posted on 01/23/2011 7:37:44 AM PST by FormerACLUmember (Character is defined by how we treat those who society says have no value.)
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To: Lakeshark
Hello MSM, what ever you do:

"DON'T THINK ABOUT THE MAMA GRIZZLY!!!"

mwah hahahaha

133 posted on 01/23/2011 7:53:06 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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