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Posts Tagged ‘Janet Cooke’

Will The Washington Post Die in Darkness?

By Gene Meyer | March 2, 2025 | 5

“All the President’s Men” was on TCM the other night.  Sadly, ironically, that title would now have to include Jeff Bezos. His latest turn toward the right, informing staff that…

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Recalling “Jimmy’s World” at the Washington Post

By Gene Meyer | March 25, 2021 | 6

Remarkably, it’s been 40 years since fabulist Janet Cooke was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for a  story headlined “Jimmy’s World,” about an eight-year old heroin addict who did not exist.…

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