How The New York Times is like Saved by the Bell

In documenting the drama that has swirled around the inner workings of The New York Times this last decade or so — perhaps culminating with Jill Abramson's ouster — Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Matthew Continetti makes this observation:

Was there much sex in Saved by the Bell? Not that I recall. Sounds more like 90210 to me. But I digress.

Sophomoric behavior, no doubt, permeates a lot of offices in America — and I suspect too many work environments feel like high school. But this is special. Commenting on the White House Correspondents Dinner recently, Mark Leibovich observed, "This is a classic case of the bubble world and the unselfawareness..." One could say the same thing about the recent spectacle surrounding America's "paper of record."

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Americans already hate the news media. And based on the breathless coverage of Abramson's ouster by the Acela Corridor elite — and the embarrassing details and accusations that continue to trickle out — we're left asking this: Can anyone blame them?