May 02 Watch Pentagon Forms Committee to Oversee Walter Reed Repairs Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday that the military has formed a committee to oversee improvements to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The co-chairman of the independent review group, Togo West, details the responsibilities of the new committee. Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Army Generals Apologize for Walter Reed Failures Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was recently fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley apologized for substandard outpatient care at the medical center and vowed to improve the system at… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Former State Dept. Official Admits Role as CIA Leak Source Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed that he was the primary source for Robert Novak's New York Times article that revealed the identity of a CIA officer and sparked a criminal leak investigation. A Washington correspondent discusses the… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Extended Interview: Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie In the following extended interview, Len Downie, the executive editor of The Washington Post, discusses the factors contributing to the steady decline in newspaper readership and how the Post intends to counter that industry trend. Continue watching
Sep 28 Post Columnist Sparks Media Ethics Debate, Criticism By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter and columnist David S. Broder's charge of a decline in journalistic standards in covering both the presidential campaign and other newsroom scandals has prompted a wave of negative reactions from media critics and bloggers. Continue reading
Apr 04 Washington Post Columnist Killed in Iraq Washington Post columnist Michael Kelly was killed Thursday night while on assignment with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division as it moved toward Baghdad, Defense Department officials said. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.N. Insists Reporter Should Testify United Nations prosecutors have filed a legal brief insisting that a former Washington Post reporter testify in the case of a Bosnian Serb accused of genocide, elevating the debate over journalists testifying in front of international war tribunals. Continue reading
Jun 05 Bylines Nixed in Post Protest By Admin Stories from almost all of The Washington Post's staff reporters appeared without bylines Wednesday as part of a writers' union protest against a contract offer by the newspaper's management. Continue reading
Jul 17 Katharine Graham Dies Katharine Graham, the influential executive who guided The Washington Post through Watergate and the Reagan era, died today at the age of 84. Continue reading