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    Michael Arrington doesn't appreciate Wired's abuse of his ethics

    By Jackson West, 1:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008, 1,982 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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    Wired on TechCrunch's syndication deal with the Washington Post:

    We've got nothing against TechCrunch, but it seems crazy-crazy to us that the Washington Post, a paper known for the sort of reporting that can take down U.S. presidents, is publishing content written by a dude who invests in the companies he writes about.
    Which naturally prompted the characteristically vulgar response from Michael Arrington, TechCrunch editor and bastion of indecorous surliness. Portfolio.com quotes Arrington: "Journalism is evolving."

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