Howard Kurtz Turns Up Nose at Dirt in WaPo Op-ed

Could it be that the The Daily Beast‘s Washington Bureau Chief Howard Kurtz is missing WaPo? Don’t be too alarmed. He has penned an op-ed for his old publication.

The topic? News of the World and the hacking scandal that shut the British tabloid down.

Kurtz says the media is pushing the “ethical envelope” for a public with an insatiable desire for “juicy stuff.” The ex-WaPo media writer says “the line between high-minded and low-road journalism has all but vanished.”

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