Reporting on itself: 'Today' keeps it low-key in covering search for Savannah Guthrie's mother
Read full article: Reporting on itself: 'Today' keeps it low-key in covering search for Savannah Guthrie's motherIt's frequently a challenge for a news organization to cover a story that involves itself, or one of its employees.
Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand
Read full article: Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brandThe Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage.
Washington Post seeks court order for government to return electronics seized from reporter’s home
Read full article: Washington Post seeks court order for government to return electronics seized from reporter’s homeThe Washington Post has asked a federal court for an order requiring federal authorities to return electronic devices that they seized from a Post reporter’s Virginia home last week.
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting
Read full article: Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reportingPress freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers.
FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigation
Read full article: FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigationAttorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation.
Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary
Read full article: Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentaryA longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in protest after editors killed her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before President Donald Trump, has won the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary.
Washington Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejected
Read full article: Washington Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejectedA columnist who has worked at the Washington Post since 1984 quit on Monday, after she said the publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' edict that the newspaper's editorial section concentrate on issues of personal liberties and the free market.
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and 'personal liberties'
Read full article: Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and 'personal liberties'The billionaire owner of The Washington Post is directing its opinion section to defend personal liberties and the free market in a shift that prompted the editor of that page to resign.
2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrests
Read full article: 2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrestsTwo top immigration enforcement officials have been reassigned amid frustrations in the Trump administration about the pace of immigration arrests.
Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington Post
Read full article: Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington PostAmazon is suing an agency in Washington state to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post.
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump
Read full article: Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to TrumpA Washington Post cartoonist says she has decided to quit after editors rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing to President-elect Donald Trump.
Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million
Read full article: Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter millionThe Washington Post has lost at least a quarter million subscribers since announcing last Friday it would not endorse a candidate in the presidential race.
Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' one
Read full article: Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' oneThe Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is defending the newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as the “right” and “principled” one.
Newly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash, will stay in Britain
Read full article: Newly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash, will stay in BritainThe Washington Post says that Robert Winnett, who had been named to take over the organization's core newsroom functions later this year, will not take the job after all.
The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US
Read full article: The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the USA trio of extraordinary stories are increasing the pressure on The Washington Post's new leadership, along with highlighting the differences in journalism practices in England and the United States.
With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure
Read full article: With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructureOne of the nation's top news organizations was in some turmoil following a hastily-announced restructuring plan that led to the exodus of the newspaper's executive editor.
Report: CDC to loosen COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Here’s what’s coming
Read full article: Report: CDC to loosen COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Here’s what’s comingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon update its COVID-19 guidance to remove a recommended minimum five-day isolation period for those on the mend, according to The Washington Post.
Florida reports 22,630 COVID cases as 11.5 million Americans get updated COVID booster shots
Read full article: Florida reports 22,630 COVID cases as 11.5 million Americans get updated COVID booster shotsOver the last two weeks, Florida has reported 21,586 new cases of COVID-19 and 522 virus-related deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battle
Read full article: Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battleThe Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate this past week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues.
Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok
Read full article: Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTokMeta, Facebook’s parent company, hired a Republican consulting firm called Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a nationwide campaign” against TikTok, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Court tosses Washington Post reporter's discrimination suit
Read full article: Court tosses Washington Post reporter's discrimination suitA judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Washington Post politics reporter who said the newspaper discriminated against her as a woman and victim of sexual assault.
Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021
Read full article: Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021The metrics are ugly for many television, digital and print news organizations: after record-setting engagement numbers in 2020, many people are cutting back on news consumption.
Florida county posts dancing taco photo to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month
Read full article: Florida county posts dancing taco photo to kick off Hispanic Heritage MonthA miracas-holding, dancing hard-shell taco GIF was posted to the Broward County government’s Facebook page Tuesday morning and it sparked social outrage, according to the Washington Post.
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Report: Ohio woman sought protective order against Bauer
Read full article: Report: Ohio woman sought protective order against BauerThe Washington Post has reported that an Ohio woman sought a protective order against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer last year after accusing him of punching and choking her without consent while they were having sex.
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News executives protest Trump-era probe with Garland
Read full article: News executives protest Trump-era probe with GarlandExecutives with CNN, The New York Times and Washington Post met with Attorney General Merrick Garland to protest the Trump-era Justice Department's efforts to seize phone and email records of journalists.
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Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe
Read full article: Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safeA federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in children should be banned.
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Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relatives
Read full article: Impeachment probe to examine COVID tests for Cuomo relativesAndrew Cuomo is expanding to examine whether the governor unlawfully used his office to provide his family members with special access to scarce coronavirus tests a year ago, a state lawmaker said Thursday. The testing of people closely tied to the governor was carried out by high-ranking state health officials, The New York Times reported. Troopers picked up samples from doctor’s offices, state testing sites, nursing homes and other locations at the state health agency’s direction. Cuomo often suggested the primary purpose of limited COVID-19 tests was to isolate people who are likely exposed and sick. “The truth is we don’t have the testing capacity,” Cuomo told reporters March 9, 2020.
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Washington Post's Marty Baron says he's retiring next month
Read full article: Washington Post's Marty Baron says he's retiring next monthFILE - Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron appears in the news room after winning two Pulitzer Prizes in Washington on April 16, 2018. Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post and one of the nation's top journalists, says he will retire at the end of February. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)NEW YORK – Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron, who has led the newspaper on a resurgence in recent years, said Tuesday that he will retire at the end of February. One of the nation's top journalism executives, Baron took over the Post's newsroom in 2012 after editing the Boston Globe and Miami Herald before that. In a note to the Post's staff, Baron recounted a series of “epic” stories that he's been involved in during his 45-year career in journalism.
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Trump pressed Georgia investigator to look at Fulton County
Read full article: Trump pressed Georgia investigator to look at Fulton CountyIt occurred as election officials were conducting an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County. Trump pressed the investigator to look into Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that contains most of Atlanta. AdVarious election officials across the country and Trump’s former attorney general, William Barr, have said there was no widespread fraud in the election. During another call in early December, Trump pressed Georgia Gov. In last week’s call with Raffensperger, Trump urged the secretary of state to change the certified results.
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House to investigate DeJoy possible campaign law violations
Read full article: House to investigate DeJoy possible campaign law violationsWASHINGTON House Democrats said Tuesday they will investigate whether Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraged employees at his business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses, a violation of campaign finance laws. Two former employees told the newspaper that DeJoy would later give bigger bonuses to reimburse for the contributions. Postal Service to immediately suspend DeJoy, whom they never should have selected in the first place.Monty Hagler, a spokesperson for DeJoy, told the Post that DeJoy was unaware that any workers felt pressure to make donations. Postal Service changes that some fear will slow delivery of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 elections. The House Oversight Committee recently subpoenaed DeJoy for records about widespread mail delivery delays that have pushed the Postal Service into the political spotlight.
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