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-Short Attention Span Theater-

Bad timing: magazine runs article praising TNR's new editor

2007-08-22

John Hinderaker, Powerline

The current issue of Columbia Magazine carries a profile by Tim Warner of New Republic editor Franklin Foer celebrating him as "the fixer" who is resuscitating the magazine. . . .
Oh, he "fixed" it, all right!
If not the most poorly timed article in the history of journalism, it is nevertheless laughable in light of the ordeal inflicted on the magazine by its Baghdad fabulist and will to believe him on the part of "the editors."

As Hugh Hewitt noted, Mr. Foer is more interested in 'influencing the influencers' than in getting the facts right.

Warner attributes the decline of the magazine's circulation from 101,000 in 2000 to 60,000 before the reign of Foer to disenchantment with the magazine among its ~~hate-consumed barking moonbat~~ liberal readers: "The magazine's stance on Iraq and its support of Connecticut senator Joseph I. Lieberman in 2004 brought vehement criticism and open disdain from liberal critics, especially those in the blogosphere, who have treated the New Republic as their personal piñata." Foer notes that the magazine is making up lost ground in its strident opposition to Bush "on a whole array of views."

Circulation is up to 66,000 since Foer took over. Six thousand new subscribers and another Stephen Glassremarkable job he's doing. Dean Barnett has more here.

Posted by:Mike

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