Dave Weigel Hired by the Washington Post Company's 'Slate'

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Dave Weigel, the blogger who resigned from The Washington Post after derogatory comments he made about conservatives on the Journolist list-serv were revealed, has landed a new gig.

Interestingly, Weigel is moving to Slate, owned by The Washington Post company.

The conservative Web site Newsbusters was critical of the move, writing:

"The news that Weigel has been hired by a Post-owned publication suggests that his resignation was just a move to shield him -- and possibly the Post -- while the controversy blew over."

It is worth noting that Weigel also has recently come under attack from anti-war activists for comments he made on Twitter such as,

"The WikiLeaks Afghan dump is depressing. Very tired of our effort there being subjected to this kind of crap."

For that, some anti-war liberals are incredulous.

Weigel, of course, can take comfort that angering both the left and the right equates to a good day's work for a journalist.

The truth is that Weigel is a good, if iconoclastic, blogger. Even as he was being forced out of the Post, many conservatives I spoke with believed Weigel is a good reporter, but that he was ill-suited to cover the conservative movement.

It looks like he has landed on his feet. May he find success in his new endeavor.

Filed Under: Matt Lewis and the News

Tagged: david weigel, journolist, slate, washington post

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