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June 19, 2013
17:16 • 11 hours ago
Ranking up there with the Space Jam website and the HBO corporate website is this Washington Post effort from 1997, an in-depth feature on cults. Why’s it still online? Here’s a note at the bottom of the piece: “None of the articles from The Post archives has been changed; nor has any material been updated. Some of the information published many years ago may no longer be valid today. The articles and photos in the illustrated chronology are meant to be representative, not inclusive, of trends.” Speaking of cults, know what else is still online despite the fact that nobody’s around to pay the hosting bills? That’s right, Heaven’s Gate.

Ranking up there with the Space Jam website and the HBO corporate website is this Washington Post effort from 1997, an in-depth feature on cults. Why’s it still online? Here’s a note at the bottom of the piece: “None of the articles from The Post archives has been changed; nor has any material been updated. Some of the information published many years ago may no longer be valid today. The articles and photos in the illustrated chronology are meant to be representative, not inclusive, of trends.” Speaking of cults, know what else is still online despite the fact that nobody’s around to pay the hosting bills? That’s right, Heaven’s Gate.

May 29, 2013
10:37 • 3 weeks ago
The announcement that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is not seeking reelection will leave the Capitol a much less interesting place to fact check. As one of our colleagues put it, ‘The entire fact checking industry may have to hold a national day of mourning.’
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler • Offering a lament for Michele Bachmann’s retirement, which means that he’ll be able to pull out the “Four Pinocchios”—the Post’s version of a pants-on-fire lie—a little less often. “Bachmann is not just fast and loose with the facts; she is consistently and unapologetically so,” he continues.
May 25, 2013
13:20 • 3 weeks ago
May 6, 2013
18:09 • 1 month ago

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futurejournalismproject:

Watergate: The Video Game

mediareporter:

Journalists: It’s the game you’ve always wanted to play. Forget finding Carmen Sandiego. In Watergate: The Video Game, you’re on the hunt to expose Richard Nixon’s corruption. Here, the real sleuthing happens through interviews, document acquisition and hard-hitting reporting. This is the best way to celebrate the Pulitzer Prize that the Washington Post received 40 years ago today for its coverage of the Watergate scandal.

FJP: I like the 8-bit glory of it all. — Michael

If we’re a little bleary-eyed tomorrow, it’s because we’ve spent all night investigating Watergate. 

If you hit “no”, you’re resigned to listening to the police scanner for the rest of your life.

March 18, 2013
14:32 • 3 months ago
Unlike the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal, The Post has traditionally been a local business, pulling in large amounts of local advertising from merchants eager to reach the print audience. By contrast, 90 percent of The Post’s online audience is outside the Washington area.
Why The Washington Post is going to start charging frequent readers of its site. Meanwhile, their building’s still for sale.
February 1, 2013
11:17 • 4 months ago
As a former Post guy, this is so depressing. This is where Watergate became a thing. I mean, this building is two blocks away from the White House and moving it away from there means it’s not going to have that kind of significance anymore. The worst possible thing the Post could do right now is move to Arlington. It’s an old building and getting around it was like a maze, but it has its charms.

As a former Post guy, this is so depressing. This is where Watergate became a thing. I mean, this building is two blocks away from the White House and moving it away from there means it’s not going to have that kind of significance anymore. The worst possible thing the Post could do right now is move to Arlington. It’s an old building and getting around it was like a maze, but it has its charms.

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January 17, 2013
21:32 • 5 months ago
In case you haven’t been keeping a close eye on the Mali conflict, The Washington Post’s Max Fisher has an extremely useful guide to what’s going on. “Mali, after all, has long been an obscure country to most Americans, little-known or -discussed even after its crisis began last year,” he explains. “But now that crisis is becoming more important. Some very bad people have taken over the entire northern half of a very big country. This weekend, the French military sent in troops and made bombing runs to halt the rebels’ advance. More countries are talking about getting involved.”

In case you haven’t been keeping a close eye on the Mali conflict, The Washington Post’s Max Fisher has an extremely useful guide to what’s going on. “Mali, after all, has long been an obscure country to most Americans, little-known or -discussed even after its crisis began last year,” he explains. “But now that crisis is becoming more important. Some very bad people have taken over the entire northern half of a very big country. This weekend, the French military sent in troops and made bombing runs to halt the rebels’ advance. More countries are talking about getting involved.”

December 6, 2012
12:35 • 6 months ago
washingtonpoststyle:

It’s our 135th birthday. Here’s the first edition of The Washington Post from December 6, 1877.

That’s exactly what it looked like then, too, down to the photocopying.

washingtonpoststyle:

It’s our 135th birthday. Here’s the first edition of The Washington Post from December 6, 1877.

That’s exactly what it looked like then, too, down to the photocopying.

September 14, 2012
11:00 • 9 months ago
As much as I have enjoyed my prestige among religious conservatives, I fear it will be short-lived. This is because I plan to use my newfound bona fides to criticize Perkins and the Family Research Council.
Liberal-leaning Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank • Responding to surprisingly positive comments made about him by the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins. While noting that he stands behind a prior column where he criticized liberal organizations that called the FRC a “hate group,” he points out that Perkins missed part of his argument. “I also argued that Perkins should cease the false propaganda his group has put out about gay people,” he says. “Perkins hasn’t followed that advice.”
July 13, 2012
09:02 • 11 months ago
One year ago, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed to the world that he was an undocumented immigrant — building his entire career, which included time at The Washington Post and The Huffington Post, on a lie. Vargas looks back at the past year in an interview with BuzzFeed, where he considers the weirdness of becoming an activist, his friends lost (many in the news industry), and his friends gained (Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin). Great piece.

One year ago, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed to the world that he was an undocumented immigrant — building his entire career, which included time at The Washington Post and The Huffington Post, on a lie. Vargas looks back at the past year in an interview with BuzzFeed, where he considers the weirdness of becoming an activist, his friends lost (many in the news industry), and his friends gained (Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin). Great piece.

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June 5, 2012
21:29 • 1 year ago
The Washington Post’s Jon Cohen notes that exit polls show the split between conservatives and liberals is roughly the same in Wisconsin between the 2010 election and tonight. (click for more)

The Washington Post’s Jon Cohen notes that exit polls show the split between conservatives and liberals is roughly the same in Wisconsin between the 2010 election and tonight. (click for more)

May 27, 2012
15:41 • 1 year ago

  • problem States like Vermont, Idaho and Oklahoma are trying desperately not to raise taxes on their economy-torn residents. “You don’t want to raise taxes until you’re very sure the taxes that people are supposed to pay are being paid,” said Rep. Janet Ancel, chairwoman of Vermont’s House Ways and Means Committee.
  • solution They may not be willing to raise taxes, but they’re totally willing to go after residents who aren’t paying back taxes! “It certainly is your responsibility when you have a business to be keeping up on the rules,” said Vermont State Tax Commissioner Mary Peterson. Question: Would you rather see tax increases than this? source

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