Local Editors Defend Patch While Conservatives Game Digg, Plus Other News of the Day

– Local editors have come to AOL’s defense, calling Patch the “most flexible and rewarding full-time job I’ve ever had.” This comes a day after a local editor complained that the $40 thousand a year job forced employees to work 70-hour weeks with little leeway for vacation. Multiple Patch editors defended the work environment on Business Insider’s comment boards. Another editor wrote, “I’m all about improving working conditions here, even though my view of Patch is not nearly as dim as your tipster’s.