I'm not sure TPM is a useful model for much of the old media. I don't think anyone is worried about the viability of Washington-based quasi-partisan editorials.

I'm not sure TPM is a useful model for much of the old media. I don't think anyone is worried about the viability of Washington-based quasi-partisan editorials. The costs are low, and there are political rewards in investigating opponents. But TPM doesn't have an Iraq bureau, and the real question is if their model could even support one.