In your progressive Wednesday media column: the typically effeminate French (whose asses we saved in WWII) think ladies can be in charge of things, the WaPo has never been to DC, Greg Mitchell's lament, and Vice meets CNN.

In your freezing Friday media column: Greg Mitchell goes rock-n-roll, 2009 was a dangerous year for reporters, Ted Koppel still chilling out, and your daily local newspaper wingnuttery.