Huffington Magazine Issue 41 | Page 72

BEYOND HOOKERS, HAMAS AND HAGEL staff around 50, is “practicing traditional journalism,” while other outlets, like The New York Times and Washington Post, are cheerleading for the administration. He insists that Washington reporters are overly defensive of Obama — noting the criticism Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro received for interrupting the president in the Rose Garden last June — and too deferential to the administration. “I look for aggression,” Carlson said of his hiring process. “I’m not hiring wine stewards. I’m hiring journalists. I’m looking for someone who is single-mindedly focused on getting information.” Carlson said he wanted drive “more than anything.” “I want that more than experien