Demonstrating again why the antique, legacy MSM is so well...antique and rapidly ossifying, Deborah Howell, the Washington Post's ombudsman, sets forth a long and twisting explanation why her oh—so—important newspaper didn't publish those mild cartoons. To be fair other media are probably parroting these rationalizations to justify their glaring omissions in a major news story. Something about taste, standards, judgment.  Of course, no gratuitous offense to readers, please. Especially some of them. That isn't driven by fear just accuracy and fairness, don't you know.  So even though Howell is a self—described First Amendment freak who supported the right to publish she could also support the other's right not to publish.  Executive Editor Len Downie made the decision, consulting with other top editors. The issue, he said, is one of journalistic judgment, not courage. Downie said, "This newspaper vigorously exercises its freedom of expression...(Read Full Post)