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'''The Washington Post''' is the dominant daily newspaper in [[Washington, D.C.]] with an average daily circulation that peaked at 832,232 in 1993 and has fallen to only 638,800 as of 2007.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/05/AR2007120500683.html?sub=AR</ref> It was founded in 1877 and it's parent company, The Washington Post Company, is a publicly traded [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] company.  The family of Katharine Graham remain large shareholders, and ensures the paper never strays far from its [[liberal]] point of view.  Its current op-ed columnists include [[Robert Novak]], [[George Will]], [[David Ignatius]], and [[David Broder]].

'''The Washington Post''' is the dominant daily newspaper in [[Washington, D.C.]] with an average daily circulation that peaked at 832,232 in 1993 and has fallen to only 638,800 as of 2007.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/05/AR2007120500683.html?sub=AR</ref> It was founded in 1877 and it's parent company, The Washington Post Company, is a publicly traded [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] company.  The family of Katharine Graham remain large shareholders, and ensures the paper never strays far from its [[liberal]] point of view.  Its current op-ed columnists include [[Robert Novak]], [[George Will]], [[David Ignatius]], and [[David Broder]].

In 1981, Janet Cooke, a reporter hired by [[Ben Bradlee]], described in a series of articles entitled [http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/lit/litjour/spg2002/cooke.htm Jimmy's World] the profile of an eight year old [[heroin]] addict.  Cooke was nominated by [[Bob Woodward]] for the [[Pulitzer Prize]], which she won after it was established that the story was a complete fiction. {{fact}}''Post'' Ombudsman Bill Green concluded an investigation with several comments and recommendations, including "The scramble for journalistic prizes is poisonous. The obligation is to inform readers, not to collect frameable certificates, however prestigious." [http://academics.smcvt.edu/dmindich/Jimmy%27s%20World.htm]  The Ombudsman said of Bradlee, "Ensuring accuracy was the editor's job, and he had failed miserably."  Woodward said of his nomination for the Pulitzer Prize,  “It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.”

In 1981, Janet Cooke, a reporter hired by [[Benjamin C. Bradlee|Ben Bradlee]], described in a series of articles entitled [http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/lit/litjour/spg2002/cooke.htm Jimmy's World] the profile of an eight year old [[heroin]] addict.  Cooke was nominated by [[Bob Woodward]] for the [[Pulitzer Prize]], which she won after it was established that the story was a complete fiction. {{fact}}''Post'' Ombudsman Bill Green concluded an investigation with several comments and recommendations, including "The scramble for journalistic prizes is poisonous. The obligation is to inform readers, not to collect frameable certificates, however prestigious." [http://academics.smcvt.edu/dmindich/Jimmy%27s%20World.htm]  The Ombudsman said of Bradlee, "Ensuring accuracy was the editor's job, and he had failed miserably."  Woodward said of his nomination for the Pulitzer Prize,  “It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.”

In 1998 the ''Post'' printed a series of denials regarding public leaks of depositions given by [[President Clinton]] in the Jones v  Clinton case contrary to an Order of the Court. Dr. Deni Elliot of the Practical Ethics Center after reviewing the matter concluded the ''Washington Post'' knew the source of the illegal leaks yet "knowingly deceived its readers" by alleging the leaks could have come from the Court or the opposing counsels office. Dr. Elliot wrote in the Organization of News Ombudsmen’s publication , “The Post intentionally lied to its readers in printing this set of denials", and "None of this sounds like the making of ethical principles".<ref>http://www.newsombudsmen.org/elliott.html</ref>

In 1998 the ''Post'' printed a series of denials regarding public leaks of depositions given by [[President Clinton]] in the Jones v  Clinton case contrary to an Order of the Court. Dr. Deni Elliot of the Practical Ethics Center after reviewing the matter concluded the ''Washington Post'' knew the source of the illegal leaks yet "knowingly deceived its readers" by alleging the leaks could have come from the Court or the opposing counsels office. Dr. Elliot wrote in the Organization of News Ombudsmen’s publication , “The Post intentionally lied to its readers in printing this set of denials", and "None of this sounds like the making of ethical principles".<ref>http://www.newsombudsmen.org/elliott.html</ref>