SF Weekly: Bay Guardian Lawsuit Could Endanger KidsRandy Shawbyline‚ Mar. 31‚ 2008In case anyone wondered how the SF Weekly really felt about losing a $15.6 million judgment to the San Francisco Bay Guardian, check out Matt Smith’s current column. Titled, “Let the Sun Shine, You Hypocrites,” Smith argues that an alliance between Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and a “left-wing political pamphlet” known as the Bay Guardian is attacking “public access to information” and nothing less than journalism itself. Smith even describes conservative Colorado billionaire and SF Examiner owner Philip Anschutz as a “civic hero,” whose simple plan to do good deeds has been put at risk by the Guardian-Mirkarimi cabal. Smith’s conclusion, in which he suggests the Guardian’s lawsuit could prevent the type of investigative journalism that has saved Alameda County children from brain damage, shows that the jury’s verdict against the SF Weekly has instilled a deep sense of grievance and self-righteousness among its staff. |