Matt Taibbi Blogging For True/Slant: "Did Jann Wenner's Blog-ophobia Drive [Him] To Moonlight?"

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Did Jann Wenner's blog-ophobia drive one of his most popular writers to moonlight?

Among the brand-name journalists contributing to True/Slant, a new website that's part group blog, part social network, is Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone's National Magazine Award-winning political columnist and occasional Sean Penn boating buddy.

You might wonder why Wenner, the magazine's owner and editor in chief, would allow a marquee writer to peddle his talents elsewhere rather than on Rollingstone.com.

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Comments

[marxmarv]

Taibbi's definitely a worthy nominee for HP's investigative journalism fund.

[Robert Cantor]

Matt Taibbi is not HST love child even though he seems to believe so; just ask Mark Ames.

[DMHendrix]

The Great Derangement is one of the best books I read this year. Highly recommend it.

[HeevenSteven]

Ditto!

[dozaa]

me 3

[nogimmicks]

Taibbi deserved the full right to carry the Rolling Stone brand with him.

[MsYellowDog]

I will go anywhere on the internets,buy any publication, watch any TV network,in order to avail myself of Taibbi's wit and perception. He is great!!!

[Periwinkle]

I wondered what happened to Matt Taibbi. He's the best part of Rolling Stone.

[Islandtime]

Taibbi is amazing.

[impatient]

Totally agree.

[learntofly]

And Me Too.