Posted on 5/23/2007, 1:11:44 AM by 2ndDivisionVet
In a live chat yesterday, Liz Garrigan discussed her recent Washington Post piece on Fred Thompson's presidential chances and briefly highlighted two elements of alt-weekly journalism. After she said Al Gore won't enter the 2008 race because "he's got swimming pools to heat," a reader complained about Garrigan's off-hand remark. "Snarky asides help to pay my bills," she replied. Later, when a reader asked if she "might want to at least appear objective," Garrigan took the question head-on. "Part of what distinguishes alt-weeklies from mainstream media is that we don't peddle objectivity (or even think it's possible)," she said. "We do value fairness and balance but in the context of point of view. But that's another chat."
The Scene used to be slightly interesting, till the Village Voice bought it
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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LOL!
She's right...he's just promoting his new book.
I wish he would run on the Green Party ticket.
BTW, I like "snarky." ;o)
Thank you for the post and ping!
Nashville Scene is very lefty and very homosexual oriented.
Liz is known to be quite the lib but sort of eccentric about it.
I’m surprised she could have been nice about Thompson, but she may have thought it would bring her rag attention.
The two original owners who sold to Village Voice for around 20 million were major Dem donors and Gore people.
Country Club lefties. Nashville has too many of them.
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