"Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan" by Associated Press | July 6, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post’s publisher apologized to readers yesterday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper’s journalists....
Sort of like a PIMP, huh?
“I want to apologize for a planned new venture that went off track and for any cause we may have given you to doubt our independence and integrity,’’ publisher Katharine Weymouth said in a letter that appeared in the newspaper’s op-ed section yesterday.
Translation: WE GOT CAUGHT!
And as far as the "independence" and "integrity" goes, YOU LOST THAT a LONG TIME AGO and you PROVE IT on a DAILY BASIS with your GARBAGE PROPAGANDA, Post!!!
Also see: Operation Mockingbird
Weymouth said the flier wasn’t approved by her or the paper’s editors and it didn’t accurately describe the plan for the small gatherings. The flier advertised a “
Like I said, PIMPING!!!!!
According to the flier, each of 11 salons would have one or two sponsors who would pay $25,000 to underwrite the event and invite guests. The flier said participants were offered a chance to “build crucial relationships with Washington Post news executives in a neutral and informal setting.’’ It called the healthcare salon an “off-the-record conversation.’’
For $25k I want a roll in the hay!
And WHAT ELSE you keeping "off-the-record," you piece of sh....?
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She said the July 21 dinner was hastily planned and a marketing employee sent the flier without approval.
Yeah, except some LOBBYIST with a CONSCIENCE turned it over to the rest of the press!!!!
So the POST is ALSO a LIAR, huh?
Critics of the program say the newspaper’s promise of exclusivity for Washington insiders is at odds with the newspaper’s mission to its readers....
No, not at all! That IS the MISSION!!!!!
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