Washington DC Adult Entertainment: Media Morass: The Great Washington Post Unvite
Written on July 8, 2009 – 3:13 pm | by larrylibido
Even after that, though, Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli was still pretty steamed. He knew, he says, that the Post was developing an events and conferences business, as a way of “extending our franchise.” He knew there would be events at Weymouth’s house. But he didn’t know the details. Ah, and those details. “I think there are ways of structuring events that are respectful of journalism,” he says. “This wasn’t even close.”
Brauchli spent much of the morning calling news organizations clarifying his newsroom’s stance. “We insist on remaining journalists at any event,” he says. “Anything said at the conferences would be allowed to shape and inform our coverage.” So much for off the record. And most importantly, Post journalists were not going to be pimping the event, calling around their sources and contacts in the Administration to get them to come to the dinner, as the invitation seemed to imply.
See the full article from “TIME”