Ombudsman Blog: August 9, 2009 - August 15, 2009

When Claims Become Facts

Sometimes things get repeated so often they become facts – even if they’re not exactly true. That was a point made by Post reader Jock Friedly after he read a delightful first-person essay in yesterday’s Post. It was written by...

By Andy Alexander  | August 14, 2009; 3:22 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (14)
 
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What To Say About A Bank On The Brink

The natural instinct of a newspaper is to tell what it knows. But what if a newspaper learned that a bank was on the brink of failure? The bank’s depositors surely would want to know. But disclosure might cause panicked...

By Andy Alexander  | August 12, 2009; 3:10 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
 
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Post's National Weekly Edition to Close

The Post’s “National Weekly Edition” will cease publication at the end of the year, a victim of the bad economy and declining circulation. National Weekly Edition editor Sharon Scott confirmed that the tabloid, started more than a quarter century ago,...

By Andy Alexander  | August 10, 2009; 12:55 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (10)
 
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