The Washington Post

'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

11:42am June 07, 2024

by David Folkenflik

The Post's new CEO Will Lewis tried to stop the paper from publishing a story about allegations he faces in Britain. It wasn't the first time he's attempted to head off unwanted coverage. I know, because he tried to do that to me in December.

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Washington Post staff picket during a 24-hour strike outside the newspaper's building in December 2023.

Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails

2:03pm February 14, 2024

by David Folkenflik

Journalists have walked out of two dozen newsrooms over layoffs, budget cuts and fraught contract talks in just the past few weeks. All of them belong to the leading newspaper union, the NewsGuild.

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Will Lewis speaks in July 2017, when he was the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones.

New 'Washington Post' CEO accused of Murdoch tabloid hacking cover-up

10:08am December 20, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Lawyers for Prince Harry and Hugh Grant have alleged in court that The Washington Post's next CEO helped the Murdochs clean up after illegal phone-hacking incidents at their British tabloids.

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A demonstrator holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, on Oct. 25, 2018. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was killed on Oct. 2, 2018 after a visit to the Saudi consulat

D.C. council renames the street in front of the Saudi embassy after Jamal Khashoggi

8:15pm December 08, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The decision marks a rebuke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who according to U.S. intelligence approved the killing of the former Washington Post journalist and critic of Saudi policy.

Lawmakers and journalists are among those calling for penalties against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi after a U.S. intelligence report finding the crown prince had approved the ope

Report On Khashoggi Killing Prompts Calls For Penalties Against Crown Prince

9:38pm February 27, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

Lawmakers and journalists are calling on President Biden to punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after a report found he had approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

After a Washington Post story reporting multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees, the Washington NFL team's owner Dan Snyder said the alleged behavior had "no place in our franchise or society," and hired independent investigators

Washington NFL Owner Says Reported Harassment 'Has No Place' in Franchise

5:11pm July 17, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

In a Washington Post report, 15 women alleged they were sexually harassed and verbal abused while working for the football team. Owner Dan Snyder and the NFL pledge action on the allegations.

Billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos talks during a dedication ceremony for newspaper's new headquarters in Washington in 2016.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer Of Extortion Over Personal Photos

9:28pm February 07, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

In purported emails posted online by Bezos, executives for National Enquirer parent company AMI threaten to publish intimate photos of Bezo if the Washington Post publishes a story about the tabloid.

A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of The Washington Post distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday.

National

Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

1:23pm January 16, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.

Candles burn in a memorial to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.

World News

Trial Begins For 11 Suspects In Killing Of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi

11:32am January 03, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecutor says it is seeking the death penalty for five of the suspects in the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi last year in Turkey.

White House reporters line up Friday in Washington in hopes of attending a briefing in press secretary Sean Spicer's office. The off-camera briefing was limited mostly to pool reporters, broadcast networks and conservative-leaning outlets, with reporters

Lashing Out Against Critical Reports, White House Bars Outlets From Briefing

7:34pm February 24, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The move blocked reporters from CNN, The New York Times and others from participating and was seen at least in part as retaliation for a Thursday CNN piece on White House-FBI communications.