Katharine Weymouth

DC's Hostesses With The Mostest And Their Most-Wanted Guests

WWD | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style


Ali Wentworth: The city's new social "It" girl, Wentworth, 44, learned a lot from her mother, Mabel "Muffie" Cabot, who served as Ronald Reagan's soci...

The Joe Wilson Congressional Photo Shoot: Being Undermined by National News Again?

Judith Ellis | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Judith Ellis

These are desperate times and lobbyists are employed to undermine health care with the help of The Washington Post.

Charles Pelton Resigns: Washington Post Marketing Executive Resigns After 'Salons' Incident

Washington Post | Paul Farhi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


The marketing executive at the center of a controversial series of Washington Post-sponsored dinner "salons" has resigned from the newspaper some 10 w...

The NY Times Made Me Do It

Charles Warner | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

The nation's journal of record; America's first draft of history; the Grey Lady, -- the New York Times -- got it wrong and that the crowd-sourced, open-source, oft-criticized Wikipedia got it right.

Your Message Here: Salons, Sponsors, Pay-to-Play & Journalism

Rory O'Connor | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media


Rory O'Connor

When the Washington Post recently unveiled its plan to sell sponsorships of off-the-record "salons," the move was widely pilloried in the press and elsewhere.

How Much More Pathetic Can the Washington Post Get? Sarah Palin

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

What possible justification on Earth is there for the Post to publish Sarah Palin on its op-ed page ? She has no authority to write an article like today's piece on cap-and-trade.

Being Undermined by National News

Judith Ellis | Posted 08.11.2009 | Media


Judith Ellis

I will not subscribe to the Washington Post. But how can we come together as citizens of our great democracy and make them feel the impact of their action?

Buying, Selling and Producing Mind Numbing News

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Patricia DeGennaro

Neither September 11th or the worst economic downturn in history has managed to snap people out of their dreamlike delusions of why we should continue the quest to mediocrity.

MBAs are "a Menace to Society": George Bush and Katherine Weymouth are MBAs

Charles Warner | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business


Charles Warner

As an entitled daughter of a privileged, powerful family, Weymouth, like Bush, did not earn her job on merit, but got it because she is a member of the Luck Sperm Club.

When Newspapers Peddle Influence

Thomas Frank | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Thomas Frank

Even in Washington, it's unusual to see an actual price tag placed on a chance to "alter the debate," as the Post's flier tastefully put it. It was a moment of rare, piquant hypocrisy.

Journalistic Values in the 21st Century

Sandy Maisel | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


Sandy Maisel

We all know, however, that journalism today is evolving radically. Most citizens, particularly young citizens, do not get their information from traditional newspapers.

Katharine Weymouth Apologizes For Paid Salon Plan

AP | Posted 08.05.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON — The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinne...

WaPo's Publisher Sold Her Paper's Editorial Integrity

New York Times | David Carr | Posted 08.04.2009 | Media


Katharine Weymouth, the relatively new publisher of The Washington Post, is a lawyer who worked for the company for 12 years and was educated at the H...

WATCH : The Washington Post All Access Fire Sale

Lee Stranahan | Posted 08.02.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

Because a flier is not enough....

Arianna Tells Katharine Weymouth, AllThingsD Conference: Journalism Must Be Strengthened, Not Just Saved

AllThingsD | Peter Kafka | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media


Arianna: Good point! Wapo is doing great work, but what journalism has failed to do is to the right reporting in leadup to the war, and predicting eco...

Washington Post Offering Buyouts Again, Layoffs Possible

AP | Posted 04.26.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON — The Washington Post announced it plans another round of buyouts in its newsroom and throughout the newspaper as it seeks to cut cos...

DNC Diary: will.i.am Rocks the HuffPost Media Panel

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.26.2008 | Media


Arianna Huffington

Here's my collection of snapshots from convention week: Watch: Arianna Gives the LA Times a Tour of the HuffPost Oasis will.i.am Rocks the HuffPost Media Panel On National Security Night, Clinton Keeps His Gun Holstered and Biden Fires Away Rocking in the Great Outdoors, Unplugging and Recharging at the Oasis Watch: MobLogic Asks Arianna if America's Ready to Elect a Black President Michelle, Michelle, Michelle

HuffPost's DNC Panel: Game Change -- How the New Media Are Impacting the '08 Race

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


Arianna Huffington

Tech advances -- and the new media they've made possible -- have had a game-changing effect on the political world. To explore this brave new world of broadband politics and political coverage, HuffPost is hosting a discussion during the Democratic National Convention.

Katharine Weymouth: New Washington Post Publisher On Her Plans For The Paper, Getting Mugged At Gunpoint, And Why The Business Numbers "Suck"

Portfolio | Lloyd Grove | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media


Seven years after the death of legendary Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, her 42-year-old granddaughter has taken over control of the paper...

Washington Post Plans Glossy Magazine

AdAge | Nat Ives | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media


Its recently introduced incentive program for subscribers, Post Points, has signed up more than 80 advertisers and 142,000 consumers. It also partnere...