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An institution swept by scandal; an idol's reputation tarnished. It was a bad week for the Poynter Institute even if it was better than Penn State's. Star blogger Jim Romenesko got a public scolding from his boss and quit. Journalists arose in his defense. See the comments at Poynter. Also: Choire Sicha, David Carr, Poynter's responses, and the CJR editor who started it.