When I read about the murder of a woman, I do what most women do. I ask: Where did it happen? Was it on the street? In a car? Her home? Did she have an abusive partner? Or was the victim chosen at random? Was there a break-in? Was the victim alone? Was she doing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘washington post’
Ovarian Cancer Drug Fail (and that’s the good news?)
Posted in Cancer, tagged avastin, chemo, ovarian, she the people, steve buie, washington post on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
How bad is ovarian cancer? Here’s how bad: A drug that fails to prolong the lives of ovarian cancer patients was just declared the biggest breakthrough in 15 years. According to results of two international clinical trials, published last week, the drug Avastin (aka bevacizumab) can interfere with blood vessel growth, and thereby slow disease [...]
Ben Bradlee: A Legend After ‘All the President’s Men’
Posted in Film, Politics, tagged all the president's men, ben bradlee, washington post, watergate on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing’s riding on this except the, uh, First Amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. That sentence was uttered by actor Jason Robards playing Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee in what is arguably the best performance of his career in All the President’s Men, one of the [...]
Washington Post: Follow the Money…or Not
Posted in Politics, tagged ethics, journalism, katharine weymouth, washington post on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander came out swinging in his Sunday column. He called the plan to sell sponsorships for a dinner of journalists and power brokers in the publisher’s home an “ethical lapse of monumental proportions.” According to Alexander, publisher Katharine Weymouth and Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli have “now taken full responsibility.” Bless their [...]
Empty Chair at the WaPo Salon
Posted in Politics, tagged ethics, journalism, newspaper, washington post on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They would have had not a chair, really, or even an empty place at Katharine Weymouth’s health care reform “salon.” Her dining table would have been crammed full, since there’s no shortage of politicos willing to ante up the $25,000-per-lobbyist admission price for dinner. But for patients – the people most affected by health care [...]
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