I really enjoyed your takedown of Rick Lowry in VF. As a reporter in DC -- albeit one who covers policy and regulation and all that shit that no one understands but that actually matters -- I take heart in the idea that American journalism may one day move towards real reporting and away from parroting conventional wisom and rubbing shoulders.
Imagine if the energy of the pundits, the would-be pundits and the rest of the hacks in DC and beyond were focused on real reporting. Earlier today, an English colleague and I were talking about how different DC would be if people were less concerned with access and reverence and more with real reporting about things that affect our lives. The Hastings episode provides a lot of context to what a lot of people are thinking.
I'm looking forward to tracking Project PM and hope to one day even contribute somehow. It's important work.