Bless. Their. Hearts.
The pitiful Washington Post has launched a wine club, and members get something WaPo readers don’t: “Satisfaction guaranteed.”
Isn't "postwine" a fancy word for vinegar? http://t.co/JSgKHEZ4Cc
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) June 19, 2013
Is this a joke? I just got an email promoting a new 'Washington Post Wine Club' cc:@TheOnion
— Nancy Cook (@nancook) June 19, 2013
Nope, not The Onion.
Finally, journalism is saved! RT @samsteinhp The Washington Post has launched a wine club http://t.co/u7BpLmlGvw
— Jacob Smilovitz (@jsmilovitz) June 19, 2013
Evidently the wine club operates “independently” of the newsroom. Missed opportunity?
INBOX: "The Washington Post Wine Club is operated independently of The Washington Post newsroom." Shame, that might have hooked me.
— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) June 19, 2013
James O’Keefe of Project Veritas has a better idea:
They should start a journalism club RT @MatthewKeysLive: Inbox: The Washington Post now has a wine club pic.twitter.com/xG445SBuSN #wdwtu
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) June 19, 2013
Perfect! But journalism is hard. So very hard.
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