This discussion raises some interesting points. Favorite bits:
The Wolcott Gibbs quote: "Try to preserve an author's style, if he is an author and has a style."
And: "A few writers have voices. Many of them merely have problems. The ones with voices often write well enough that you will never talk to them."
Newspapers should publish interesting, pithy writing, make no mistake. But self-indulgence wears everyone out.