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A Top Editor Leaving Washington Post

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:29:25 -0800

Phil Bennett Exits as Washington Post Managing Editor

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:18:11 -0800

Washington Post and Baltimore Sun Will Share News Content

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:44:58 -0800

Ten Ways to Keep a Newspaper Strong

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:39:11 -0800

F.B.I.'s Use of Phone Records Shows Need to Protect the Press, Senators Say

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:38:10 -0700

FCC Tests White Spaces Devices

mthompson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:50:40 -0700

The Washington Post reports on a new approach to getting wireless broadband access to rural America.

Katharine the Second Begins Reign at Washington Post

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:04:30 -0700

The Last Media Tycoon

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:58:31 -0700

New Washington Post Editor Says 'Change Is Bearing Down'

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:07:58 -0700

'Wash Post' Web Editor Expects Merged Newsrooms

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:52:57 -0700

Downie and Bradlee Welcome 'Outsider' Brauchli to the Washington Post

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:15:30 -0700

The appointment of Marcus Brauchli as the new executive editor of The Washington Post drew support from the two men who have held that job for the past 40 years.

Current Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. and his predecessor, Ben Bradlee, both welcomed the appointment of Brauchli, the former Wall Street Journal managing editor who was named to the top post late Monday.

Washington Post Signals Shift with a New Editor

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:37:16 -0700

Signaling a generational change at one of the nation’s most influential newspapers, the new publisher of The Washington Post on Monday selected an outsider as the paper’s top editor.

Washington Post Picks Ex-WSJ Boss for Editor

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:29:35 -0700

The Washington Post has named Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, as its new executive editor, The Washington Post Co said on Monday.

'Wash Post' Publisher's Pick for Editor Will Define Tenure

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:04:32 -0700

Katharine Weymouth, the new publisher of The Washington Post, has some major deciding to do over the next few days. Picking the paper's next executive editor, who will replace 17-year newsroom chief Leonard Downie Jr. when he retires in September, may be the biggest decision Weymouth makes at the paper.

Washington Post to Name a New Editor, Who Will Face New Challenges

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:28:41 -0700

The Washington Post this week is expected to name a new executive editor to succeed veteran Leonard Downie Jr., filling one of the newspaper industry's most prestigious posts.

Initially, though, it may not be such a plum job.

Post's 'Web Cops' Are Off the Beat on Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:06:18 -0700

The Washington Post has again taken the low road on keeping a free and open Internet. In its latest editorial, the newspaper of record in the Nation’s Capital again declined to view the reality of a duopoly broadband market and a lack of consumer choices.

'Washington Post' Staffer Fired for Profane Sports Blogging

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:01:33 -0700

A Washington Post staffer who had been blogging at a sports-themed Web site apparently lost his job after editors came across some profane-laden postings that also identified him as a Post scribe.

Washington Post Pulitzer Winners Speak

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:55:08 -0700

Winners of six Pulitzer Prize Awards in Journalism from the Washington Post accepted their awards in the newsroom. (Video 7:11)

The Post Wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes

Stevie Converse — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:51:48 -0700

The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes yesterday, the largest number in the paper's history, for coverage that ranged from an exposé of poor care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to an examination of Vice President Cheney's behind-the-scenes clout to coverage of the massacre at Virginia Tech.