By Eric Wemple
Washington City Paper

It’s been a fun week for watchers of the Washington Post. First comes Gabriel Sherman’s story titled “Post Apocalypse” in The New Republic, a wonderful read powered by some of the best quotes I’ve ever seen in a story about that paper.

Next comes Post Co. Chairman Don Graham, bashing Sherman’s piece for being “lazy.” An excerpt from the Graham’s slam:

Having read these stories for 40 years, I found Gabriel Sherman’s piece (”Post Apocalypse,” February 4) particularly lazy. Not much new here. His endless lead rehashes an episode now seven months old in which a screamingly obvious decision to enter the conference business was betrayed by poor execution. Respected news organizations sponsor dozens of conferences.

Graham had very compelling reasons for writing that letter, newsroom morale being first on the list. The whole “salons” disaster had a big impact on the operation, as did a monthslong renovation that left the newsroom scattered about the region. If The New Republic was going to deliver a broadside at the Washington Post, Don Graham was going to have something to say about it!

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