A week ago, Politico editor/co-founder John Harris wrote a peice for CJR about Politico, now and in the future, in which he wrote a lot about Politico being a “major player” -- but ignored little things like ensuring they focus on important stories ... and that they get the stories right.

Now the Washinton City Paper names Harris and his colleague Jim VandeHei DC's best and second-best editors, respectively. And, once again, the concept of “quality journalism” doesn't even seem to cross anybody's mind, as the City Paper focuses on business models and publicity.

I understand that the news media, like plenty of other industries, faces an uncertain future. It's only natural that those who work in the media give some thought to profitability. But it's striking that they don't bother to even pay lip service to the idea that their jobs should involve producing accurate, thorough, meaningful journalism about important topics.