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"Honorable Mention" seems to mean here "Even Better Reporters, But With Fewer Readers."

Frank Rich is many things...but "reporter" is not one of them.

Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post should have been included.

Where'e the list of bad reporters? Or is that everyone not on this list?

Nobody from Knight-Ridder or the wire services?

Exactly. Knight-Ridder should own this list.

What's that one guy's name? You know, the guy who broke the Abu Ghraib scandal and the intelligence stovepiping at the Pentagon? The one who cast the Prince of Darkness from the Defense Policy Board?

It's something like Sheldon - or maybe Sydney.

John Stewart at number 4--Ted Koppel must be seething. Fantastic.

What does Bob Sommerby think?

Sven,
I can't tell whether you were being sarcastic or not. If you really don't remember his name, it is Seymour Hersh. And he deserves to be first in the list.

Sven, I think you are thinking of Seymour Hersh.

In re Hersh: as excited as I was by the inclusion of Stewart, I was puzzled by the ommission of Sy Hersh (among others.)

Re: List of bad reporters.

1.) Elisabeth Bumiller

Who else?

Lawrence O'Donnell has said some really interesting things lately, esp. on McLaughlin Group. Keep your eye on him. I see leading edge 'liberalism' wedging in slowly. Not sure if it will be fast enough for the election, or if we'll have to wait for Lush's impeachment next year.

Judith Miller
Jodi Wilgoren
Adam Nagourney
Kit Seelie

Frank Rich?

Strange list.

No Pincus, Priest, Michael Ware (of TIME, who has the world's largest pair), Hersh, Galloway, Jennie 8, George Packer, Nir Rosen, Stephen Kinzer, Andrew Revkin, Joshua Hammer, and so on.

What Jim Mahon and JDC said: there's at least three guys from Knight-Ridder who belong on this list.

Dick Polman...now there's a serious blast from the past. I remember reading his pieces in a Hartford-area alternative weekly back in the 1970s: the Free Valley Advocate, perhaps? When he moved up to writing for the dailies, it involved relocating, so he pretty much dropped out of sight, if you lived in CT.

I blinked at Mr. Rich, also.

What about Kurt Eichenwald? Is he a reporter?

Knut Royce and Tim Phelps of Newsday deserve mention, for the Plame story.

For the record, if Mr. Charlie Cook, a competent political handicapper, doesn't admit he's to the right of center, it is only because he won't admit he is to the right of center. That is, if I am to be believed about anything.

This list is compiled by campaigndesk.org.
All the reporters on the list are campaign reporters only. Hence no Hersh, no Pincus, no Priest.

the first two comments are on the mark for me. Frank Rich is not a reporter, and I thought they used a weighted average with extra points given for fame or reputation.

i have major problem with todd purdum's inclusion on that list. even as honorable mention.

but, i'm gratified that at least ALL the rest of his political campaign colleagues at the times are omitted. hello, arthur sulzberger, are you paying attention? this is what bill keller and jill abramson have brought you to.

in repsonse to brad reed and ch2's suggestions for the worst reporters--i can only respond in re the two newspapers i read most devotedly: the times and the wall street journal.

so, here goes--in relative order of corruption:
kit seelye
jodi wilgoren
adam nagourney
jim rutenberg
elisabeth bumiller
todd purdum
eric halbfinger

(somebody please nudge daniel okrent awake. still too soon to weigh in, daniel? there still some shred of possibility your observations might actually be relevant?)

in their struggle and competition to become the next maureen dowd (i.e make the jump from campaign 'reporting' to op-ed), i suggest they re-focus their sights on venues more suitable: the weekly standard or townhall.com. then again, that's exactly where their sets appear set.

upper west side: Do you mean Eric Halbfinger or David Halbfinger?

upper west side: Do you mean Eric Halbfinger or David Halbfinger?