Thanks to Romenesko, I ran across this article about the blog and column of Smarty Jones.
That's right, Smarty Jones. A horse.
I don't want to judge anyone here, but that's stupid. Even for a tabloid (and an entertaining, well-written one), that's stupid.
It should be a gut-level test of all things journalistic. Will publishing this article or printing this photograph make the newspaper look stupid? If the answer is yes -- or even possibly -- let's rethink.