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A good point to note is that none of the major reports on snowden leaks came from tech journalists. The best op-eds and reporting came from the Guardian, WaPo and other main stream outlets. This speaks volumes about the path taken by Tech Journalists. Having said that, I am not sure tech news sites (mashable, techcrunch, cnet etc) are capable of "newsie" stuff. A lot of the top "Reporters" who established the industry were techies first, journalists next. We need more traditional journalists understanding and writing about the tech industry (not in a naive way, which is what happens in traditional outlets these days) in a competent manner. This will probably lead to the kind of journalism the author hopes for