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In reply to the discussion: The Inside Story of Matt Taibbi's Departure From First Look Media [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)"Some people say...." journalism is a low blow on a good day. They sure "reported" the accusations and they sure "reported" how Omidyar wanted him downgraded and stripped of his authority as a consequence of them.
That is NOT a rebuttal from Matt that you cited--that's Omidyar telling his scribes what Taibbi supposedly said to HIM. Put another way, that's not Matt talking to the reporters, that's Matt YELLING at Omidyar, and Omidyar telling his stenographers what Matt said, according to Omidyar, anyway--in essence, what to write about their former fair-haired boy. And those "independent contractors" did it.
There's no reportage FROM Matt in that story at all. It's all ABOUT him, through the eyes of others. And it is an unflattering portrait.
That is obvious to anyone reading this article without a heavy veil of bias. Step back, and read it again--this does Taibbi NO favors--it's a kick in the ass on the way out the door.