In the wake of today's announcement that John Tierney will be taking over William Safire's "conservative slot" on the New York Times' op-ed page, David Kurapka asks a pretty darned good question over in Jim Romenesko's Letters section -- namely, who are the editors of the Wall Street Journal looking at to fill their "liberal slot" now that Al Hunt has moved on, and when, exactly, are they planning to announce their choice?
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I agree on the substance of the matter (there's an obvious double standard going on), but we have to ask about the publishing economics behind it: why does the WSJ feel it can write off those who may be put off by a right-leaning editorial page whereas the NYT feels it can't afford to appear too partial? I suspect the niche market (and high subscription costs) of the WSJ have something to do with it, but I'm not sure.
Posted by: Chris Cagle | March 1, 2005 06:03 PM