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 …read more

One of the hottest trends in the online world right now is hyperlocal news content. The Washington Post had been experimenting with LoudounExtra.com to provide hyperlocal news for the Virginia suburb of Loudoun County. However, that experiment will come to an end on Friday as The Washington Post pulls the plug on the website.
Apparently, LoudounExtra.com just wasn’t producing enough income to survive on its own. Instead, it will be rolled into the Washington Post website.
Considering that the newspaper lost nearly $150 million in the first half of 2009, they don’t exactly have a lot of money to be throwing around. …read more

The Washington Post is another newspaper looking to save money to survive. With a number of other newspapers going out of business, the leading union for employees at the Washington Post agreed on a new two-year contract.
The new contract changes aspects of employees’ job security and includes lump sum payments. In total, nearly 1,000 Washington Post employees will be affected by this new contract.
In the first quarter, the Washington Post claimed that its newspaper division lost more than $50 million. While there are certainly at least a few lay offs coming to help save money, the company didn’t give a …read more