The Big Chill: Government and Journalism
June 2010
Washington Post
In a seventh-floor conference room festooned with framed articles and journalism awards, Managing Editor Gordon Witkin leads the morning discussion of stories his staff is pursuing. Their latest scoop – on members of Congress dumping their BP stock – “was a big success,” he says. “It was in an AP story that sent it everywhere, including Yahoo and Google News.” » Full Story