In three months since Election Day, at least a half-dozen prominent journalists have taken jobs working for the federal government.First, rhetorical question handwaving is really lame and easy to do. Which is obviously why Politico does it. Second, that's not an important point. Most journalists are liberals, this much is obvious. And also irrelevant. What matters is whether they let this affect their reporting. A good goal is to pound the desk for some semblance of objectivity in reporting, not shoot for a 50/50 split in staff ideologies.
Journalists, including some of those who’ve jumped ship, say it’s better to have a solid job in government than a shaky job — or none at all — in an industry that’s fading fast.
But conservative critics answer with a question: Would journalists be making the same career choices if John McCain had beaten Barack Obama in November?
Plus, who would have wanted to work for McCain?
