Later On (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Very interesting post by Paul Craig Roberts on several failings of the Washington Post, along with an explanation that the Iranian elections may not have been corrupted. Here’s that part: … Even people who are regarded as Iran experts said, without any evidence, that the elections were stolen. One of their arguments is that three hours [...]
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USA Today McNair's Death Is Ruled a Homicide Washington Post The investigation into the shooting death of former Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair continued yesterday in Nashville. Police announced following the completion of autopsies that McNair had been shot four ... Steve McNair's Death Is Declared a Homicide New York Times Victim's sister: 'Third person involved'...
What Really happened (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper's journalists. A flier surfaced last week promoting a plan to charge $25,000 to sponsor one of a series of dinner parties that would include off-the-record conversations with Post journalists and access to Washington...
Media Law Prof Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
From the New York Times, a piece about the Washington Post's publisher's proposed "at-homes", intended to provide both access and intimacy. A flyer sent out prematurely announced the idea, but it was retracted. Now publisher Katharine Weymouth is doing damage...
hectorshona (Free subscription) | yesterday
USA Today Leadership row still unresolved in Armstrong's team Washington Post MONACO (Reuters) - Astana manager Johan Bruyneel faces a dilemma over which of his men to back for victory after four of the team's riders, including Lance Armstrong, were in the top 10 of the Tour de France after the first stage. ... Cavendish wins Tour's 2nd stage; Armstrong in pack The Associated Press Cavendish wins second...
VDARE.com: Blog Articles (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A civil rights group has issued a report blaming an increase in reported hate crimes against Hispanics on the “contentious debate over immigration.” Immigration Debate Tied to Rise in Hate Crimes By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Wednesday, June 17, 2009 U.S. civil rights leaders said yesterday that an increase in hate crimes committed in recent years against Hispanics and [...]
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Washington Post Federer edges Roddick in epic final Washington Post LONDON (Reuters) - Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick in one of the most extraordinary finals ever seen at Wimbledon on Sunday, holding off an incredible challenge from the American to win 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14. ... Federer holds off Roddick to set Grand Slam record Detroit Free Press Andy Roddick and Roger Federer's Shakespearean...
gwadzilla (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bike Polo in The Washington Post Magazine... not the most impressive story... not the impressive photos... but it is cool for these guys to get some press and I know how difficult it is to capture the action of Bike Polo with still photography The Washington Post Magazine: Bike Polo Gwadzilla and Bike Polo...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper's journalists.
Donklephant (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apparently, The Washington Post is completely abandoning the idea of hosting exclusive salons with power brokers – an idea which erupted into scandal last week when a marketing flyer indicated lobbyists could pay for access to Post reporters. Now, the paper has apologized blaming the flyer on a marketing snafu but taking responsibility for the bad [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | yesterday
July 5, 2009, 11:00 a.m. Post Publisher Blind to Journalism Ethics, Conflict (brought to you by FromDC2Iowa.blogspot.com*) Newspapers, and other media seeped in the responsibility and ethics of true journalists, have long agonized over their inherent conflicts of interest. For starters, big media is big business; any stories [...]
ChattahBox (Free subscription) | yesterday
(ChattahBox) — The Washington Post’s publisher has apologized to readers today (Sunday) for their attempt to charge business leaders and lobbyists for private dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper’s journalists. The highly esteemed newspaper got caught sending out a brochure offering sponsorships at a fee of $25,000 for one, or $250,000 for an [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper's journalists.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
"I want to apologize for a planned new venture that went off track and for any cause we may have given you to doubt our independence and integrity," Publisher Katharine Weymouth said in a letter that appeared in the newspaper's op-ed section Sunday.
Althouse (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post addresses us dear readers: I want to apologize for a planned new venture that went off track and for any cause we may have given you to doubt our independence and integrity. A flier distributed last week suggested that we were selling access to power brokers in Washington through dinners that were to take place at my home. The flier was not approved by me...
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