To anyone paying the slightest attention to the indictments so far resulting from John Durham’s investigation, the still-posted announcement of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize awards in national reporting to the staffs of the New York Times and the Washington Post now reads like an entry from the Babylon Bee: “For deeply sourced, relentlessly reported coverage…
When Will the New York Times and the Washington Post Return their 2018 Pulitzers?
‘Long Overdue:’ Washington Post Corrects Articles About Steele Dossier
The Washington Post on Friday corrected two articles and altered a dozen others in an attempt to respond to discrepancies that had emerged between its reporting and what was known about the dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. The Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, had long insisted that Sergei Millian, a Belrusian-American…
Washington Post Corrects Story Claiming Crowd Was Chanting ‘Let’s Go Brandon’
The Washington Post has corrected a story that falsely stated a crowd at a recent speech was chanting “Let’s Go Brandon.” The crowd was actually chanting “[expletive] Joe Biden,” according to video footage of the speech, which was delivered by Donald Trump Jr. in Georgia last month. The original story said that Trump Jr. took…
Afghanistan Watchdog to Investigate Unanswered Questions
What happened to the weapons, fuel, drones, planes, and other resources the United States provided to the now-defunct Afghanistan government? What happened to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police officers who abandoned their posts? What happened to the women and girls, and the others who supported the failed nation-building project? These are just…
Washington Post Article Published With ‘Reckless Disregard of the Truth:’ Judge
The Washington Post published an article last year with a “reckless disregard of the truth,” a federal judge said this week. The article primarily dealt with the selection of Michael Ellis to be general counsel of the National Security Agency, but included portions about Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). Ellis is a former chief of staff…
News Outlet Corrects False Claim That Thousands of Kids Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 1 Week
A Texas news outlet on Thursday issued a correction after falsely reporting that thousands of children were hospitalized in the state in a single week with COVID-19. The Texas Tribune claimed that over 5,800 children were hospitalized during one week in August. The outlet cited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in making the…
Washington Post to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination for Return to Offices
The Washington Post is requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the company’s office. The move is aimed at safeguarding the health and safety of employees, the paper’s publisher Fred Ryan told employees in a memo on Tuesday. “In the many conversations I had had with Post employees across all departments, I…
Washington Post Reporter Sues Paper, Alleging Discrimination After She Went Public as Sexual Assault Survivor
A Washington Post reporter has sued the paper for allegedly discriminating against her by preventing her from covering stories about sexual misconduct and the #MeToo movement after she publicly spoke out about being a victim of sexual assault. Felicia Sonmez, a national politics reporter, said in a complaint filed Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court (pdf)…
A Media With No Doubts Charges ‘Cowardice’
Commentary The decline of the Washington Post from its former journalistic eminence might be summed up in one headline that I spotted this week while glancing over its daily “Headlines” newsletter—which is usually as much of the paper as I care to see anymore. This headline was to an opinion piece by one Terrance Weeden…
Washington Post: Labeling Lab Leak as ‘Debunked Conspiracy Theory’ Was Wrong
The Washington Post quietly walked back its claims regarding the theory that the virus that causes COVID-19 escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. The paper in February 2020 published an article claiming the idea was a “conspiracy theory” that had been “debunked.” The article attacked Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who called for an investigation…
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