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Editor Gets Punchy Over Article—Literally

'2nd worst story' ever pushes vet Post hand to violence

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 2, 2009 3:59 PM CST

(Newser) – An editorial dispute in the Washington Post newsroom devolved into fisticuffs last week. The item was for the Style section, a department long known for taking an anything-goes attitude toward its reporters. When the story crossed the desk of veteran editor Henry Allen—grumpy about...   Read full story »

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