Posts Tagged ‘the washington post’
Soraya McDonald: ‘My feminism has always informed how I approach stories’
Soraya Nadia McDonald senior writer and critic, The Undefeated Howard University, B.A. In January, Soraya McDonald joined the staff of the highly anticipated new ESPN web vertical, The Undefeated. In addition to writing feature stories, she is spearheading coverage of the fall TV season with Kelley Carter. Her first piece for the Undefeated illustrated how Brad…
Read MoreHappy and fulfilled, Abby Phillip found her calling
Abby Phillip National Political Reporter The Washington Post Harvard University, B.A. Abby Phillip is a national political reporter for the Washington Post. During the 2016 election, Phillip is focused on the Democrats and Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. Before joining the Post’s political beat, Phillip was a general assignment reporter there. Phillip gained considerable experience covering…
Read MoreTed Cruz’s daughters drawn as monkeys by ‘Washington Post’
In a shocking display of bad taste, the Washington Post insulted the children of GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz. The newspaper published a cartoon that shows Cruz’s daughters Catherine and Caroline, as dancing monkeys and Cruz as a Santa-clad organ grinder. The cartoon was drawn by Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes. Cruz was justifiably outraged. “My…
Read MoreAmazon.com buys ‘The Washington Post’ for $250 millon
Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.comThe The Washington Post, historically one of America’s most respected and recognizable daily newspapers, is being sold to Amazon.com’s founder, Jeffrey K. Bezos, for $250 million. The publication has had a well-documented and turbulent transition into the new millenniums’ demand for portable news delivery which has flummoxed its…
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