The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg does not understand blogging and should therefore have his writing privileges taken away. But it's hard to take things from people on the Internet, unless it's music, movies, or porn, so we're helpless. But our argument for it goes like this: He complains about getting bashed on the Internet. After the Observer's Matt Haber blogged about Goldberg's online debut, delivering a very hard slap on the back as a welcome, Goldberg whiningly blogged a reply after talking with colleague Andrew Sullivan about blogging politics, and how Haber uses blogging as a "loose" form of journalism. This, sadly, comes as news to Goldberg, who, while having dipped his feet in online chattering with Slate, does not understand that blog publishing is just an excuse for slander.

Matt Haber, of LowCulture.com and a byline at an assortment of meaningful publications, is the New York Observer's new media editor, Jossip hears. He replaces Zachary Roth, who quit in January among, it was rumored, tears. Haber began yesterday. John Koblin is terribly excited.