How Politico’s Mike Allen Blends Ads and ‘News’

Greg Mitchell @ The Nation - Today's top—though belated—media criticism comes from Erik Wemple from the Washington Post. He dissects the long lamented but until now much-overlooked blending of ads and coverage within Mike Allen's fabled, overrated, "Playbook" morning tip sheet (and email newsletter) at Politico. Allen, a former Post reporter, has been one of the chief Politico staffers since its beginning.

One can only cheer when Wemple observes early on in his lengthy piece, "It’s about time that Politico’s Allen got his due as a native-advertising pioneer."  Read more.