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  • July 2008

    • Ex- Journal Editor Lands Atop Post

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 3:21 PM CDT

      Ex- Journal Editor Lands Atop Post

      The Washington Post has picked Marcus Brauchli, a former top editor at the Wall Street Journal , as its executive editor, sources tell the New York Times , with a formal announcement coming later today or tomorrow. The 46-year-old Brauchli replaces the outgoing Leonard Downie, 66, and represents a dramatic generational shift under the new, 42-year-old publisher. More »

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      Wall Street Journal  • Washington Post  • Marcus Brauchli  • editor  • newspapers

  • June 2008

    • Washington Post Top Editor Calls It Quits

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 23, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      Washington Post Top Editor Calls It Quits

      The Washington Post 's executive editor is retiring, he said today, after a 17-year run that included many prizes, painful staff cuts, and the rise of the Internet. A low-profile but highly respected figure, Leonard Downie Jr. told his staff he would miss the paper. "At the same time I'm ready to do this, because so much further change now needs to take place at the newspaper and Web site, and someone else should be tackling that." More »

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      newspaper  • retirement  • Washington Post  • editor  • newsroom cuts  • newsrooms

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Cash-Strapped Papers Take Scribes Off Trail

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 26, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Cash-Strapped Papers Take Scribes Off Trail

      The decline in the number of writers attached to presidential campaigns is “striking,” the New York Times reports—with only five newspapers trying to follow the candidates full-time. With per-person travel costs at $30,000, or more, a month, cash-strapped outlets are choosing not to foot the bill. The cost, some observers say, is that readers have fewer perspectives available. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election  • Wall Street Journal  • newspaper  • New York Times  • blogging  • Los Angeles Times  • Washington Post  • Chicago Tribune  • USA Today  • Dallas Morning News

    • SNL May Have Triggered Tougher Scrutiny of Obama

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 5, 08 5:12 AM CST

      SNL May Have Triggered Tougher Scrutiny of Obama

      A Saturday Night Live sketch 10 days ago lampooning the perceived media bias favoring Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton may have changed the way Obama has been covered in the last several days, AP reports. The SNL debate skit showing starry-eyed journalists fawning over Obama echoed complaints by Clinton's supporters. In the final days before yesterday's primary, many major news organizations ran stories about the fairness issue, and some seemed to be tougher on Obama.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • New York Times  • Saturday Night Live  • media bias  • Washington Post  • CBS News  • Good Morning America

  • December 2007
  • October 2007

    • Washington Post Reporter Killed in Iraq

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Oct 15, 07 5:59 AM CDT

      Washington Post Reporter Killed in Iraq

      A Washington Post correspondent in Iraq was killed yesterday reporting from one of the  most volatile neighborhoods in Baghdad. Iraqi Salih Saif Aldin, 32, was shot in the head while taking photographs of burned-out homes. US news organizations rely heavily on Iraqi correspondents willing to  brave the hazards outside the heavily fortified Green Zone. More »

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      Iraq  • Mahdi Army  • Green Zone  • Washington Post  • journalists killed  • Tikrit

  • June 2007

    • Larry Flynt Hustles for Scandal

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 4, 07 9:34 AM CDT

      Larry Flynt Hustles for Scandal

      The porn king is trolling for scandal again: In an ad in yesterday's Washington Post , Larry Flynt asked: "Have you had a sexual encounter with a current member of the United States Congress or a high-ranking government official?"  If so—and you can prove it —a million dollars awaits. More »

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      scandals  • sex scandal  • sex  • affair  • Washington Post  • Larry Flynt

  • April 2007

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