The original Politico story:
“Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive ‘salon’ at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to ‘those powerful few’ – Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper’s own reporters and editors.”
And also read about it here:
- The Atlantic: ‘Should journalists be entertainers?’
- Washington Post: ‘Post Co. Cancels Corporate Dinners: Journalistic Boundaries Brought Into Question’
- WashingtonMonthly.com: ‘Wash. Post selling access?’
A video from Politico showing the Whitehouse press secretary Robert Gibbs answering a question about the ‘salon’: