Politico.com | WP | Hillman FoundationA Washington Post spokeswoman says a flier promoting $25,000 to $250,000 WP-sponsored sessions with "those powerful few" went out before it was properly vetted, "and this draft does not represent what the company's vision for these dinners are." ||
Executive editor Marcus Brauchli (left): "We will not participate in events where promises are made that in exchange for money The Post will offer access to newsroom personnel or will refrain from confrontational questioning." ||
More from
Howard Kurtz. ||
Comment from
Charles Kaiser.
>
Kane: Reaction in WP newsroom was astonishment >
Kafka: Why not have editorial staffers participate?
Like hell Brauchli got blindsided by this! He got caught....