TechCrunch is one to talk. Their writing might be more knowledgeable but is still characterized by magical thinking on tech when it comes to Big Names and Buzzwords.

The WaPo editorial board has taken a stance which large businesses that specialize in high tech products have already publicly opposed. In this particular disagreement, the technologists' position supports that of Valley firms, so TC can namecheck Diffie, Rivest and Schneier to argue their case.

Wake me up when TechCrunch starts echoing Schneier about the surveillance economy fueling the internet.