The criticism that dare not speak its name

To a certain extent I'm not that sympathetic to the plight of Nick Clayton.
Clayton got sacked fom the Scotsman for a personal blog posting which reported the views of an estate agent that if he wanted to sell his house then  not to bother with advertising with paper.
Why the cold heart? Because newspapers are a tough business and if you're going to crap in your own nest make sure you carry a big brush.
Journalism.co.uk has a good summary of the spat.
Ultimately, I'm with Clayton because I think the Scotsman has simply behaved poorly - but part of me thinks "what did you expect?"