the washington post

     

This D.C. paper led all others in pursuing the story of the Watergate break-in

Trivia about the washington post

  • This newspaper was shut out, but its ex-chairperson Katherine Graham won for her autobiography
  • Noted for its investigative reporting, it was founded in 1877 as an organ of the Democratic party
  • Woodward & Bernstein were working for this newspaper in August 1972
  • The Washington Times was founded in 1982 as a conservative alternative to this newspaper
  • William Raspberry won a 1994 Pulitzer for his column in this D.C. newspaper
  • This Washington newspaper's Colbert King won a 2003 Pulitzer for Commentary for his columns on politics & power
  • Kaplan, an education subsidiary of this "capital" media co., helped put it back on the list after a 16-year absence
  • Polling partnerships include CBS News with the New York Times & ABC News with this Graham family paper
  • Since 1968 Benjamin C. Bradlee has served as executive editor of this newspaper
  • David Broder & George Will have won Pulitzer Prizes for Commentary while with this newspaper
  • A D.C. daily newspaper, or the march John Philip Sousa wrote for it
  • Perry starts the day with decaf & David Broder's column in this "Capital" newspaper
  • In the 1870s this D.C. paper was a Democratic mouthpiece; in the 1920s it stood with Republican president Harding
  • This D.C. newspaper was founded in 1877 as a voice of the Democratic Party
  • In 1889 the owner of this newspaper asked Sousa to write a march for a ceremony for the winners of its essay contest