Washington Post Executive Resigns

The Washington Post drew plenty of criticism when its plans to host $25,000-per-guest secret dinners that brought together reporters, editors and government officials became public in July. Now, Charles Pelton the marketing executive charged with putting these plans into motion, has decided to resign from his post following the immensely negative response to the plans.
 
The Post originally sent fliers to several important lobbyists and trade groups that advertised $25,000 sponsorship opportunities for salons at the home of Katherine Weymouth, the newspaper’s publisher. Journalists both involved with the Post and outside of it quickly criticized the plan, which was seen as a breach of journalistic integrity.
 
Pelton had only joined the Post last spring as the general manager of the newspaper’s new conferences and events business, which was mostly shut down after the salons became public and were abandoned. The Post released Pelton’s resignation letter to the public, as well as confirmation that Pelton left on good terms with the Post.

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