SmarTrend(R) News Watch: The Washington Post Cancels Dinner Discussion after Invitations go Public
Sat. July 04, 2009; Posted: 05:23 PM
Jul 04, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) --
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PowerRating -- The Washington Post (NYSE:WPO) canceled a $25,000 dinner to be hosted at the publisher's house after the invitations became public, according to an AP report. Invitations were sent to lobbyists and business leaders for a "Washington Post salon" dinner discussion on health care reform with government officials and journalists. The Post's executive editor, Marcus Brauchli, said Thursday that no one in the newsroom had seen the flier ahead of time, and that its journalists would not participate. "I was surprised and disappointed with the way it was framed," he said. "The Washington Post's name is not for sale," he added. The Post envisioned a series of 11 salons that would be underwritten by one or two sponsors paying $25 thousand each. Publisher Katharine Weymouth canceled the whole series on Thursday.
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