With just seven weeks to go, each news cycle is critical and the Post is determined to see that Ben Jealous doesn’t win any of them, or the election for Md. governor.
With just seven weeks to go, each news cycle is critical and the Post is determined to see that Ben Jealous doesn’t win any of them, or the election for Md. governor.
Ben Jealous faces stiff competition, and not just from incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. The Post has set its sights on defeating Jealous.
While Gray believes he can win, the 75-year-old former mayor must weigh another consideration: Is he prepared to endure another round of attacks from The Washington Post, which went to great lengths to defeat him four years ago.
The Post’s lackluster pursuit of Jack Evans stands in contrast to the paper’s coverage of other councilmembers, particularly those whose base of support consists mostly of black voters.
The Washington Post is known for aggressively reporting on local corruption in D.C., but the newspaper makes an exception for Jack Evans, the city’s longest-serving councilmember.
When Facebook’s data practices began dominating the news last month, The Washington Post was eager to share the story… One of the companies that profits most from closely tracking users is Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, and since 2013, Bezos has owned The Washington Post.
How the Post has rejected or altered submitted pieces criticizing its journalism and business operations.
“Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel,” Mark Twain advised. In 1975, a hard-nosed union did just that – and lost.
A review of Washington Post articles on Uber from this year—during which damning revelations about the company came in waves—shows that the paper is informing readers infrequently, and not at all in the past four months, that Post owner Jeff Bezos was, and presumably still is, an Uber investor.
Travis Kalanick is out… For many Kalanick’s sudden departure may come as a shock. But for those who watched him testify before the DC Council five years ago, the only wonder may be that he lasted this long.
Professionally, Wolf is a storyteller; she’s also a keen listener. And from 2010-2015 she carved out time to hear the stories of regular people – from different walks of life and parts of the globe – who, despite serious challenges, evolve into troublemakers of the best kind.
The media has boxed President Trump into a corner and his only way out may be through war.