Posts Tagged ‘Washington Post’
Snowball Fights, Cafés and Dog Parks
‘Trigger Happy’courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
This morning’s cover story on the Washington Post wasn’t Laurent Gbagbo’s struggles in Ivory Coast, or the month anniversary of the devastating tsunami in Japan, or even the recent spike in city-wide crime and homicides, it was a Marc Fisher feature on the demographic shift the city is undergoing and what that [...]
Top Secret America: Washington Post’s Intelligence Investigation Goes Live
‘Census #4′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Late last week, we had heard that the Washington Post would be planning a series on the intelligence contracting industry. As expected, the first articles of the feature launched this morning on WashingtonPost.com, and the biggest component is an interactive feature detailing just how broad a base of [...]
Is The Washington Post Revealing Government Intelligence Contractors Next Week?
‘Boundaries’
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
According to a memo from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence acquired by Erick Erickson of Red State, there may be a few landmark stories about government contractors appearing in next week’s pages of the Washington Post. The memo from ODNI serves as a waiver to the ”corporations and individuals who [...]
Will You Get WaPo’s iPhone App?
‘the washington post’
courtesy of ‘nevermindtheend’
Got an extra $1.99 hanging around and a hankering to have faster access to the Washington Post than you could from your iPhone’s Safari browser? The previously announced WaPo iPhone app, which has been hanging around the iTunes App Store for almost exactly a month now, was the subject of a [...]
My DC Baby Is Cuter Than Your DC Baby
‘Two Teeth’
courtesy of ‘Amberture’
Not sure why but the Washington Post is building a library/photo slide show of the cutest babies in town. To submit a photo you need to have a WaPo login and as always be sure to read the Terms & Conditions for photo submission. There doesn’t seem to be any photo date restrictions, [...]
WaPo Exec.: “Wait And See” Before Pay Walls
‘Irony’
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
For District residents who spend a lot of the day in front of computers, refreshing news sites or even just clicking the occasional link from a friend, an open way to get to content on local newspaper sites is pretty crucial. If you are one of those people, you are likely wondering if it will [...]
Washington Post Ombudsman Defends Front Page Photo of Kissing Couple
This photo, taken by Bill O’leary, ran on the front page of the Washington Post on May 4 and with this article. It sparked a number of letters to the WaPo ombudsman as well as subscription cancellations.
It has been a very exciting week for same-sex couples in the District, and the Washington Post wanted to [...]
Washington Post? There’s an App for That
‘Lotus #67′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Online news site paidContent received reports this morning that the Washington Post is heading toward the Apple App Store. The new app, which will provide similar content as the paper’s online properties, should be available today for you to download to your iPhone or iPod touch. WaPo columnist Rob Pegoraro confirmed the [...]
Bored Out Of Your Gourd Solutions
’so bored’
courtesy of ’sunnyfunnyyellow’
Yeah, I feel you. There’s only so many days you can surf the interwebz, watch movies, catch up on your DVR recordings, read, twiddle your thumbs, pace around your apartment, etc.
So let’s get crazy and kick ourselves into snowaction. The Washington Post’s Jenna Johnson has already compiled a fantastic list of snomageddon [...]
Case of the Key Bridge Hanging Ropes Solved
‘Ripples’
courtesy of ‘S. Parker’
Ever been driving on the George Washington Parkway and seen those mysterious ropes dangling underneath the Key Bridge? Have you ever wondered, what crazy person is rope swinging into the Potomac? Or, perhaps someone has a secret July 4th firework viewing spot?
Well, the WaPo’s Answer Man, John Kelly, has put the mystery [...]
WaPo Raises Daily Price to $1
‘Lazy Saturday’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’<
Get ready to whip out those George Washington’s for your news. The Post is raising its price by 25 cents, making its daily cost a whole dollar in an attempt to offset the decline in ad revenue.
What does this mean for readers? The Washingtonian reports that “The Post notified retailers Tuesday that [...]
Commemorative Historical Papers
Well the Washington Post can keep flogging that election day paper and selling inauguration day printed blog entries messages to Obama if they want to be unimaginative. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon, on the other hand, knows that it’s foolish to sell one day’s worth of paper when you can sell an aggregation of eight [...]
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Get Your Own Piece of History!! by chip py the photo guy
So were you able to pick up your super special election edition of the Washington Post last night? You know, the one that was supposed to be available at 3:00 and then showed up at 7:00? The one that cost $1.50 instead of $1?
I [...]
