Preaching Ethics, D.C. Pol Threatens To Squash Tiny Paper

(Blog Post) [G]oing after a tiny, non-profit paper's advertisers when you don't even accuse the paper of a single error is pure bullying. [D.C. city councilor Harry] Thomas should pick on someone his own size; he owes Padou and her readers an apology. Full Story »

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Norman Farrell
3.8
by Norman Farrell - Mar. 11, 2009

WAPO reports a non-profit community newspaper is threatened - not for the first time - by D.C. Council Member Tommy Thomas. The free advertiser published a story about Thomas not sufficiently adulatory for the politician.

Human nature at work. The not-very-powerful attacks the even-less-powerful. Instructive though because major publications are also subject to pressures from those strong enough to threaten them.

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