Oddly, it’s probably not meant as a compliment, even though the boys on the JournoList love themselves a big heaping helping of Nationalism and Socialism.
Perhaps it’s simply a homage to the BBC or MSNBC.
Related: At Twitchy, “NRA presser: Chief LaPierre blasts media, media meltdown ensues.” Or as the Instaprofessor writes in a related post, “They feign independence, but they’re basically courtiers” to Mr. Obama and his agenda. (QED.)