Politico‘s Patrick Gavin (who is editing Michael Calderone’s column this week) reports and I have confirmed that Dan Froomkin’s invaluable White House Watch blog has been discontinued at the Washington Post.
Froomkin was the new media hybrid of Woodward and Bernstein during the George W. Bush administration and provided one of the best informed portals into America’s palace politics.
I want all TWN‘s readers to know that Froomkin was one of those who greatly furthered serious public discourse about torture, domestic spying, the Iraq War, and many other stressful and important subjects — and his platform at the Post will be missed.
— Steve Clemons
Update: Here is a statement from Dan Froomkin:
I’m terribly disappointed. I was told that it had been determined that my White House Watch blog wasn’t “working” anymore.
Personally, I thought it was still working very well, and based on reader feedback, a lot of readers thought so, too. But from what I could tell, it was still working very well.
I also thought White House Watch was a great fit with The Washington Post brand, and what its readers reasonably expect from the Post online.
— Steve Clemons
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