Publisher and editor of The Washington Post
Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee leaving a U.S. district courthouse in Washington, D.C., after a hearing that allowed The Washington Post and The New York Times to resume publication of the Pentagon Papers.
The Washington Post
American newspaper
The Washington Post is a website and newspaper published in Washington, D.C. The Post has a long tradition of being a watchdog for misdeeds by politicians and government agencies, including its reporting on the Pentagon Papers, the Watergate scandal, secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, and the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Along with The New York Times, it is usually counted as one of the preeminent news organizations in the United...
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