Now and then I discover apparently longer-running threads in the news that I've completely missed.

Sometimes I feel embarrassed that I've missed them, but mostly I'm just happy that I have. This one seems like the latter.

This essay is good (although I don't feel as strongly about it as the author).

http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/hatethenews

(I still like journalists and news, I just wish it would be more long-term, less 'real-time')