Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued an unusual, vague statement Thursday night, casting doubt on a series of recent media reports detailing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s growing probe into the Trump campaign for potential collusion with Russia in the 2016 campaign.
Before Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO and e-commerce visionary, bought The Washington Post in 2013, the Post was losing revenue and its losses were widening, as it struggled to find income to replace its decline in print ads. The Post is now privately owned and doesn’t discuss specific figures, but says revenue and profits are up, as subscribers grow and digital ad revenue increases. Its monthly web traffic has grown 56%, to 78.7 million over the past two years, according to ComScore.
The Washington Post and Advance Local are the first to get profile pages to post stories, ask me anythings and all the memes they want.
As with Watergate, the paper’s scoops about the administration are helping shape the national conversation. They are also driving its digital success.
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Stations Wary Of Distributed Content
Allowing original content to live entirely on other platforms has spread through online publishing with locomotive force. Some broadcasters are experimenting with it, but many worry it will erode traffic to their own websites and apps after spending years cultivating it.
The Hispanic networl’s news division forms a partnership with The Washington Post to offer coverage of Hispanic voters during the 2016 presidential campaign, including a Republican forum to take place ahead of the March primaries.
ABC, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press and Reuters are among the 15 outlets that are on board for the research effort, which was announced on Tuesday. The tests will take place in Virginia in a partnership with Virginia Tech.
WUSA, Wash. Post In News Sharing Deal
Gannett-owned CBS affiliate WUSA Washington and The Washington Post today formed an editorial partnership and video sharing agreement effective immediately. The agreement calls for WUSA video, video reports, and some live video streaming coverage to appear on The Post’s website. Links to WUSA content will also be available on The Post’s regional homepage. The partnership will also allow for Washington Post video and photography to appear on WUSA newscasts and wusa9.com.
Noah Kotch will be The Washington Post‘s new director of video, the paper announced on Monday. Kotch previously served as a senior producer at the “Today” show, where he oversaw the 7 o’clock hour. At the Post, he will oversee a team of 40 people producing original video for the paper.
A broad array of organizations in technology, media and other fields rallied on Monday behind Microsoft’s effort to block American authorities from seizing a customer’s emails stored in Ireland. The organizations filing supporting briefs in the Microsoft case included Apple, Amazon, Verizon, Fox News, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, CNN and almost two dozen other technology and media companies.
The raspy-voiced, hard-charging editor who invigorated The Washington Post became famous for his role in toppling Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal. Bradlee died at home Tuesday of natural causes. He was 93.
Frederick J. Ryan Jr., the new publisher of The Washington Post, is known for his style and social connections — in many ways the polar opposite of Jeff Bezos, the owner.
The Washington Post editorial board said Friday it will stop using the word “Redskins” when referring to Washington’s football team, joining a growing list of other commentators who have renounced the term because they believe it disparages Native Americans. The editorial board is separate from the newsgathering side of the organization, which executive editor Marty Baron said will continue to use the team’s moniker.
What does Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post mean for local media companies? The Amazon.com founder knows how to user the data collected on users to his advantage and create relationships, and with the Post he can show other local papers, TV and radio stations how to use data to their advantage. Media strategist Mark Ramsey: “The relationship business is the problem-solving business. And before you can solve problems you need to know what the problems are, how to solve them, and who needs them solved.”
Amazon’s Bezos Buys The Washington Post
The Washington Post Co. announced Monday afternoon that it has agreed to sell its newspaper publishing businesses for $250 million to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The sale will end four generations of family ownership at the newspaper. The company will retain its six television stations and the Kaplan educational businesses and will be changing its name in connection with the transaction.
This year’s election season is giving The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post ample opportunity to experiment with video. The challenge is not to just reinvent television.
Allowing original content to live entirely on other platforms has spread through online publishing with locomotive force. Some broadcasters are experimenting with it, but many worry it will erode traffic to their own websites and apps after spending years cultivating it.
This year’s election season is giving The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post ample opportunity to experiment with video. The challenge is not to just reinvent television.
