Washington Post managing editor Phil Bennett and former Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli are the two leading candidates to take Leonard Downie’s place as executive editor of the Washington Post. Publisher Katharine Weymouth is expected to make a final decision in the very near future. Radar (June 24, 2008)
Farhad Manjoo, write of the Machinist column for Salon.com, has taken a new job with The Washington Post’s Slate.com. This move is the latest in a series of tech writers landing new job opportunities. Alley Insider (June 18, 2008)
Washington Post columnist Peter Carlson has accepted his newspaper’s offer of early retirement, and so the dozen years during which he has “…been paid real American money to read magazines and write about them…” has come to an end. Here is is his wistful last column, featuring a few memorable moments from his time on the magazine beat. The [...]
The Washingotn Post Co. plans to launch a new, online-only magazine with a focus on African American-oriented news and commentary. Titled The Root, the online magazine will also provide funtionality to assist users in researching their genealogy. Renowned Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., who will be the first editor, sees The Root as a 21st-century version [...]