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Regional Emmy nominations are in...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:11:40 -0400

The Washington Post has received 10 regional Emmy nominations, which are listed below. The winners will be announced on June 15.

1. #9-C Feature News Report - Serious Feature

Zero Day: Exploring Cyberspace As A New Domain Of War

The Washington Post

Whitney Shefte, Video Producer/Reporter/Editor/Script Writer/Narrator

Sohail Al-Jamea, Motion Graphics Artist

Robert O’Harrow, Jr., Reporter/Script Writer

2. #11-A Chesapeake Heritage - Program Feature/Segment

Sex On The Beach: The Horseshoe Crab Spawn

The Washington Post

A. J. Chavar, Videojournalist/Reporter/Producer

3. #12-A Arts/Entertainment - News Feature

The Dance Of Life: The Concert

The Washington Post

Alexandra Garcia, Producer

4. #17-A Politics/Government - News Single Story

Two Weeks In Politics, Side-By-Side

The Washington Post

A. J. Chavar, Videojournalist/Reporter/Producer

5. #20-B Historical/Cultural - Program Feature/Segment

Watergate: Forty Years After The Scandal

The Washington Post

Kathleen Drew, Producer

Jason Aldag, Editor/Producer

Alexandra Garcia, Videojournalist

Andrew Pergam, Executive Producer

6. #21-B Sports - News Feature

Nationals Make “The Rough Rider” A Hapless Loser

The Washington Post

Brad Horn, Editor/Videographer

7. #23-B Documentary - Historical

23 Days Of Terror: A Decade After The Sniper Attacks

The Washington Post

Brad Horn, Editor/Videographer

8. #24-C Informational/Instructional - Series

Explaining Super Tuesday And The Electoral College

The Washington Post

A. J. Chavar, Videojournalist

Sohail Al-Jamea, Motion Graphics

9. #33 Station Excellence - One Emmy Statue Awarded to winner(s)

The Washington Post Website

The Washington Post

Andrew Pergam, Director of Video

10. #57 Photographer - Video Essay

The Dance Of Life: The Concert

The Washington Post

Alexandra Garcia

Video

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:57:34 -0400

D.C. education experts gathered at The Washington Post on...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:33:03 -0400

D.C. education experts gathered at The Washington Post on Wednesday to discuss the state of education in Washington, D.C. This was the first forum in a three-part series in which local policy makers, educators, parents, and student advocates will discuss education in the District.

Washington Post Executive Editor Named Fox News Sunday's Power Player of the Week

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:32:00 -0400

Watch the video here (start at 44:50): http://www.hulu.com/watch/476097

What is your favorite baseball memory?

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:49:33 -0400

For Nationals pitcher Drew Storen, it was playing with chicken pox. Read from other Nationals, Washington Post writers and baseball enthusiasts about their earliest baseball memories on the Baseball Memories grid.

To share your own story (and photo, if you have one), submit it here, on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #baseballmemories.

llbeanpr: Vote for L.L.Peep. Help this little diorama win The...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:19:05 -0400

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Vote for L.L.Peep. Help this little diorama win The Washington Post Peeples Choice Award.

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More Peeps diorama fun!

The Post at your fingertips...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:54:00 -0400

Download The Washington Post’s updated flagship app for iPad, which now includes a replica of the daily newspaper and the best of the website updated throughout the day. Available from Newsstand and App Store. To learn more, check out our press release and early reviews here and here.

Two years of conflict in Syria feat. columnist David Ignatius...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:47:00 -0400

Two years of conflict in Syria feat. columnist David Ignatius and foreign correspondent Liz Sly

Michelle Obama Returns to Vogue

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:49:24 -0400

Pulitzer prize-winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan writes:

“As Michelle Obama enters her fifth year in the White House, her image has shifted from that of an African American woman who grew up on the South Side of Chicago, to an assertive lawyer and career woman, to a non-threatening mom-in-chief harvesting sweet potatoes, to a kind of glamorous hybrid who — based on approval ratings hovering around 70 percent — both inspires and reassures.”

Read the full piece in The Washington Post

The Post’s Jason Horowitz talks about the new pope from...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:47:00 -0400

The Post’s Jason Horowitz talks about the new pope from Rome last night on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show

Fit at 102

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:30:07 -0400

Ray Clark is proof that it’s never too late to start exercising.

As he turned 102 last week, Clark was able to curl 40 pounds, work out vigorously on a rowing machine and deftly pluck bouncing eight-pound kettle bells from the air with the hand-eye coordination of a much younger man.

Photo Credit: Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post

Here’s what 400 square feet of comic strips look like - we...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:24:00 -0500

Here’s what 400 square feet of comic strips look like - we donated our comic pages to Columbia University Players for their production of “Dog Sees God” now playing through March 9. The students were kind enough to send a few photos of how the set came together. Tickets are on sale now. #SupportingTheArts

Cory Haik among the top 50 female innovators in digital journalism

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:46:07 -0500

Congrats to our own @coryhaik, who was just named one of the top 50 female innovators in online media. journalism.co.uk recognized these women in honor of International Women’s Day. See the full list here.

As executive producer for digital news at The Post, Cory has been instrumental in the launch of the Truth Teller Prototype and coordinating digital efforts behind the presidential inauguration and Election Day 2012.

Video

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:17:11 -0500

Relive the epic rivalry...

Robots in the workplace: Job creators or job terminators?

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:08:36 -0500

“We’ve reached a tipping point in robotics.” The possibility is to run a factory “all while you are sleeping”.

-Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

(image credit: Jessica Rinaldi / For The Washington Post)

In D.C., just how important are you?

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:26:30 -0500

All it takes is a snow day to separate the essential personnel from those who simply wish they were, reports Washington Post reporter Emily Wax.

In this sequester era of looming job cuts and furloughs for federal employees and contractors, being anything but essential is a frightening prospect.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-dc-snow-day-separates-essential-workers-from-non/2013/03/06/9c4122ee-868d-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html?hpid=z3

This couple featured in The Washington Post Magazine will appear...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:25:12 -0500

This couple featured in The Washington Post Magazine will appear on Katie Wednesday. Here’s a behind-the-scene photo by Post videographer Brad Horn whose video will also be shown on-air.

The Washington Post is proud to sponsor Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival and the free performances of...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:18:31 -0500

The Washington Post is proud to sponsor Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival and the free performances of The Washington Post Cafe Concert Series. Visit www.intersectionsdc.org for information on tickets and showtimes.

John Sullivan Joins American University and The Washington Post

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:34:09 -0500

John Sullivan Joins American University and The Washington Post :

New Role is Part of Upcoming Graduate Education Project to Combine Academia with Journalism Industry

WaPo's Peter Whoriskey Wins Polk Award

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:58:58 -0500

Big congrats to Washington Post financial reporter Peter Whoriskey on winning a Polk Award for his series looking at pharmaceutical companies’ influence over the research that that determines drug prescriptions for millions of Americans

If you didn’t catch the series, read it now: Biased Research, Big Profits: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html