I agree, this wouldn't happen at a more conventional publication. Open questions: Will this sort of thing become the new normal, as blogs become more mainstrea

I agree, this wouldn't happen at a more conventional publication. Open questions: Will this sort of thing become the new normal, as blogs become more mainstream and legacy publications take on some of their attributes? And would it be an improvement if it did? Yes, TechCrunch should be about tech news and not about their office politics. But does publishing it disproportionately harm their credibility, or does not publishing it give them credibility they don't deserve? c.f. phone hacking by UK newspapers.