Colby Hall’s Mediaite commentary about Olivia Nuzzi is winning a lot of praise. The redoubtable Jay Rosen goes so far as to call it “the best thing I have read about her.”
This morning I’d like to offer a countervailing view. Hall’s take is smart, but it’s not quite as smart as a lot of people seem to think. Ultimately, Hall is caught up in a particular kind of insular, New York-based media world that has little to do with the experience of actual journalists. As just one example, I’m going to offer the career that independent journalist Marisa Kabas has built for herself, so stay tuned.