The Trivia-aholic Strikes Again

Is this guy for real?

Sorry, but Marketwatch's ostensible media columnist, Jon Friedman, is becoming my Terry Schiavo. I just can't get over this guy's fixation on trivia at a time when the media is going to hell.

Today, with Newsweek's mega-mistake getting front-page headlines, and a host of lesser stories clamoring for attention, Friedman focuses on New York's little free-distribution tabloids. Friedman likes them, natch. "Say, these freebie papers aren't bad," says the headline. Thanks, Jon. Go back to sleep.