Romenesko

New York Observer
David Kirkpatrick leaves the book publishing beat to examine conservative forces in religion, politics, law, business and the media for the Times. Executive editor Bill Keller tells Sridhar Pappu: "I winced a little when I read that job announcement because it was a little like 'The New York Times discovers this strange, alien species called conservatives,' and that’s not what this is about." The Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot gets a kick out of the conservative beat. "Maybe they figured out that’s where the intellectual energy in this country is coming from," he says. "Maybe they could save time and read us. Cut out the middleman."