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News & Observer finds its angle on Edwards tabloid report

Posted August 7, 2008

A week ago, few major media outlets had touched a National Enquirer report alleging an extramarital rendezvous by former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) at a Los Angeles hotel – at least not in traditional news formats.

The Raleigh News & Observer, one of the handful of newspapers pledging to follow the story, on Wednesday took the angle that the former vice presidential candidate risks losing his coveted speaking spot at this month’s Democratic convention if he doesn’t forcefully address the tabloid reports.

Politico.com reported last month that Edwards told confidants that he was promised a prime time speaking spot when he endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).

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Filed under: 2008 Campaign, Blogs, Media, Politics, Web sites

Tags:Barack Obama, John Edwards, National Enquirer, Politico.com, Raleigh News & Observer

Brauchli addresses the Washington Post’s troops

Posted July 9, 2008

Soon-to-be-executive-editor Marcus Brauchli, pronunciation guide included, met with Washington Post staffers for the first time on July 8. He didn’t reveal sweeping restructuring plans for the Post and WashingtonPost.com newsrooms, which are expected eventually, and appeared a bit nervous, one staff member told Politico.com.

Managing editor Phil Bennett, passed over for the job, was in attendance, as was former executive editor Ben Bradlee, who Editor & Publisher that publisher Katharine Weymouth’s choice of an outsider signals that “they didn’t think they had a guy ready.”

Meanwhile, Rem Rieder, American Journalism Review editor and SVP and a former Post deputy metro editor, commented that the choice of Brauchli shows Weymouth is off to an impressive start.

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Tags:American Journalism Review, Ben Bradlee, Editor & Publisher, Katharine Weymouth, Marcus Brauchli, Phil Bennett, Politico.com, Rem Rieder, Washington Post, WashingtonPost.com

Reports: Brauchli likely to be named Washington Post executive editor

Posted July 2, 2008

Marcus Brauchli, former Wall Street Journal managing editor, is likely to be publisher Katharine Weymouth’s choice as the next executive editor of the Washington Post.

Brauchli would be a clean departure from the Post’s genealogy. Executive editor Len Downie was named executive editor in 1991, replacing legendary editor Ben Bradlee, who served in that capacity since 1968. Downie became managing editor in 1984.

FishbowlDC’s Patrick Gavin reports that Post sources tell him, “People are acting like [Brauchli’s hire is] a done deal,” and that “the Post will have more than one managing editor under Brauchli.”

Politico.com’s Michael Calderone reports that the announcement will likely take place July 7 or 8.

Portfolio’s Jeff Bercovici says he’s hearing that Brauchli’s lawyer met with News Corp. officials to ensure that the non-compete agreement built into his contract won’t be an issue if he relocates to Washington.

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Filed under: Blogs, Journalism 2.0, Media, Web sites

Tags:Ben Bradlee, FishbowlDC, Jeff Bercovici, Katharine Weymouth, Len Downie, Marcus Brauchli, Michael Calderone, News Corp, Patrick Gavin, Politico.com, Portfolio, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post

Washington Post could launch standalone politics Web site

Posted July 1, 2008

Many politically focused Web sites and blogs are enjoying the popularity wave of this year’s presidential election, but no doubt worrying about where their readers will go afterwards. The Huffington Post, for instance, announced last month that it will launch a Chicago edition, focused on local news.

The Washington Post may be going in the opposite direction. With its Web site already filled with local, international, business, sports, and lifestyle news – in addition to its leading political coverage – the newspaper is reportedly considering launching a politics-only site. Ironically, former Post staffers John Harris and Jim VandeHei in November 2006 with a similar idea, which evolved into Politico.com.

However, Jim Brady, WashingtonPost.com executive editor, speaking to the Washington City Paper, didn’t exactly give the idea a ringing endorsement.

“I don’t know what it is yet,” he said. “The question is, basically, that we already have a politics page that kind of aggregates everything we do in politics.”

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Filed under: 2008 Campaign, Blogs, Journalism 2.0, Media, New Media, Politics, Web sites

Tags:Huffington Post, Jim Brady, Jim VandeHei, John Harris, Politico.com, Washington City Paper, Washington Post, WashingtonPost.com

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News & Observer finds its angle on Edwards tabloid report

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