Finding fault with the press is one of my favorite pastimes - likely because I never really got that job at the Washington Post or New York Times. But it's also because they deserve it. This article in Online Journalism Review raises the "laziness" factor.

In my Watchblog post today, I note that short-staffed news organizations are forced to fill space and time - regardless of dwindling resources so I am somewhat sympathetic. And in the interest of full disclosure, email interviews are a life-saver and I am very dependent on online sources for some of my freelance assignments. So it was a good reminder for me not to get too...comfortable. But all of his points are well taken.