Salon.com > Bryan Goldberg http://www.salon.com Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Why “real journalists” hate Sean Parker’s wedding http://www.salon.com/2013/07/01/why_real_journalists_hate_sean_parkers_wedding/ http://www.salon.com/2013/07/01/why_real_journalists_hate_sean_parkers_wedding/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.railrode.net/?p=13347972 So, let's get this straight: Rich Silicon Valley techies are so mad at the current, ongoing backlash against rich Silicon Valley techies that they have unleashed a backlash of their own -- against tech journalists!

The line that tech journalism should never have crossed? Mocking Napster co-founder and Facebook investor Sean Parker's $4.5 million wedding in a redwood grove on the Monterey Peninsula.

If you've been following this story, you are probably familiar with Alexis Madrigal's initial rant condemning the wedding, based on a report by the California Coastal Commission, and the undeniable fact that Parker will shell out an additional $2.5 million from his own pocket to deal with permit violations and excise the ghost of any possible impropriety. You may also have found time to wade through Sean Parker's 10,000 word defense, in TechCrunch, of the sacredness of weddings, his own credentials as an environmentalist, and the pitiable state of Internet journalism.

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