USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Katharine Weymouth, CEO of Washington Post Media and Publisher of The Washington Post, has accepted… Read
Soccer Insider (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors for the USA Bid Committee seeking to host the 2018 or '22 World Cup. (Read her bio.) The board is largely ceremonial and also includes, among others, Disney President Robert Iger, comedian and soccer investor Drew Carey, MLS godfather Phil Anschutz, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger,...
Political Activity Law (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Politico has the latest on the controversy surrounding The Washington Post Company’s proposed salons. Presented as an “Underwriting Opportunity,” the flier promoting the dinners promised the chance to “participate in this intimate and exclusive Washington Post Salon, an off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher Katharine Weymouth. …...
The Plank (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Today's New York Times includes a "post-script" to the paper's Sept.12 piece that reported on the resignation of Charles Pelton, the former Washington Post executive at the center of the salon-gate controversy. In July, Politico broke news that the Post planned to host private dinners at the home of Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth, where corporate sponsors could mingle with...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Via Newseum.org. Notice anything different about your paper this morning? WaPo unveiled a new look today, complete with an eight-page " Redesign Owner's Manual ," which includes notes from publisher Katharine Weymouth , editor Marcus Brauchli and editorial editor Fred Hiatt . Most noticeable changes include: bigger, more readable fonts, navigation bars across the tops of section...
CEOWORLD Magazine (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
... global warming Newspapers start to mix advertising with editorial What is Washington Post “Salon” Katharine Weymouth Scandal? Techcrunch VS Mashable: Traditional or New Media! Jeff Bezos Smile: Amazon shames eBay, Profits Amid Recession Nokia cuts a further 1,700 jobs worldwide as demand falls!
Editor And Publisher (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
... area than any other major metropolitan newspaper," Brauchli said. "And, as our publisher, Katharine Weymouth, explains in her letter above, our team of reporters, editors and designers is putting its focus on how we can serve this community better."The redesign was executed by an in-house team of Ed Thiede, Dennis Brack, Justin Ferrell, Janet Michaud and Debra Leithauser in collaboration...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
... in which advertisers could mingle with Post editors. The dinners, including one at new publisher Katharine Weymouth's house, were canceled when the "scandal" came to light. The marketing man had said the top people at the paper knew about the off-the-record rule, to no avail. Here is the Times ' Postscript: "An article on July 3 reported on aborted plans for the publisher of The Washington...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
... was to have been a series of corporate-sponsored, off-the-record dinners at the home of publisher Katharine Weymouth. Pelton, who resigned from the paper in September, told the Post’s ombudsman the day that POLITICO reported on the salons that Brauchli and other editors had been involved in discussions of them and that the plans had “been well developed in the newsroom.” [snip] Broccoli...
Emptywheel (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
... was to have been a series of corporate-sponsored, off-the-record dinners at the home of publisher Katharine Weymouth. Pelton, who resigned from the paper in September, told the Post’s ombudsman the day that POLITICO reported on the salons that Brauchli and other editors had been involved in discussions of them and that the plans had “been well developed in the newsroom.” [snip] But...
Politico (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
... was to have been a series of corporate-sponsored, off-the-record dinners at the home of publisher Katharine Weymouth. Pelton, who resigned from the paper in September, told the Post’s ombudsman the day that POLITICO reported on the salons that Brauchli and other editors had been involved in discussions of them and that the plans had “been well developed in the newsroom.”But the same...
bastard.logic (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
by matttbastard Shorter George Will: “Uppity. N*gger.” Yeah, um, 2008 called — it wants its racist dogwhistle back. For fuck’s sakes, George, put down the thesarus, stop wasting our time and Katharine Weymouth’s money and just say what you *really* mean. Oh, and you can choke on that goddamn bow-tie, too (sorry, MHL — your uncle is still [...]
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
... , BET's Debra Lee , NPR's Diane Rehm , NPR's Vivian Schiller , NPR's Nina Totenberg and WaPo 's Katharine Weymouth represent the media on the mag's 100 Most Powerful Women. • CNN's "State of the Union" executive producer Michelle Jaconi and journo band Suspicious Package's Christina Sevilla are among Washingtonian 's Most Stylish People . The 18 fashionistas will be...
Toshiba Delays Final HD DVD yamata. (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
... What. He has not repeated the same idea for two main villain till now. Washington Post Brook hanna Katharine Weymouth today canceled plans for a series of policy dinners at her home after learning that marketing fliers offered lobbyists access to Obama administration officials, members of Congress and Post. Seventh Fall With thirty seconds remaining, Steamboat kicked off the. Into...
CEOWORLD Magazine (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
... powder maker Newspapers start to mix advertising with editorial What is Washington Post “Salon” Katharine Weymouth Scandal? Techcrunch VS Mashable: Traditional or New Media! Jeff Bezos Smile: Amazon shames eBay, Profits Amid Recession Intellectual Energy Drives Green Technologies at General Motors (GM) Nokia cuts a further 1,700 jobs worldwide as demand falls! A review on Merck and...
