Katharine Weymouth
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Katharine Bouchage Weymouth[1] (b. 1966) is the publisher of The Washington Post[2] and chief executive officer of Washington Post Media.
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[edit] Family
A granddaughter and namesake of long-time Washington Post chairwoman and publisher Katharine Graham (d. 2001), Weymouth is a daughter of political columnist and publishing heiress Lally Weymouth and the architect Yann R. Weymouth. Her mother's family has owned the newspaper since 1933, when it was purchased by her great-grandfather Eugene Meyer.[3]
She is a niece of Tina Weymouth, a former member of the band Talking Heads.[4]
Weymouth married lawyer Richard Alan Scully on 25 July 1998.[1] The couple had three children and later divorced.[4]
[edit] Education
Weymouth attended Harvard College, Oxford University, and Stanford Law School.[4]
[edit] Career
A former associate at Williams & Connolly, a prominent law firm in Washington, D.C., Weymouth went to work in the general counsel's office of the Post in 1996. She later became the newspaper's head of advertising.[4]
Weymouth was named the publisher of The Washington Post and chief executive officer of Washington Post Media on 7 February 2008, succeeding Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.[2] It is presumed that she will succeed her uncle Donald E. Graham, currently the chairman of the Washington Post Company, when he decides to retire. According to the New York Times she is now the "palpable heir."[2] Among her first actions as publisher was hiring Marcus Brauchli as executive editor and placing him in charge of both newspaper and the website (the previous editor had not been in charge of the website).
[edit] Private dinner salon scandal
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On July 3, 2009, The Politico website uncovered the story that Weymouth had planned a series of exclusive dinner parties or "salons" at her private residence, to which she had invited prominent lobbyists, trade group members, politicians and business people.[5] The cost of attendance to these parties was $25,000 per individual, and the events were to be closed to the press and the public. The Politico's revelation sparked controversy in Washington, as it gave many journalists the impression that these parties had the sole purpose of allowing a select group of Washington insiders and business people to purchase the right to be connected to individuals in positions of influence.[6]
[edit] References
- Jaffe, Harry. "Katharine the Second", Washingtonian, August 1, 2008.
- Profile of Katharine Weymouth in the August 2008 issue of Condé Nast Portfolio
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Ms. Weymouth And Mr. Scully". New York Times. 1998-07-26. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E6DE1239F935A15754C0A96E958260. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ a b c Pérez-Peña, Richard (2008-02-08). "Washington Post Names Publisher". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/business/media/08post.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
- ^ "The Washington Post: Timeline". Washington Post. http://www.washpost.com/gen_info/history/timeline/frame_timeline.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ a b c d Ruth Samuelson, Mary Clare Fleury, Leslie Milk, Larry Van Dyne, Drew Bratcher, Alicia C. Shepard (2007-10-01). "Powers That Will Be". Washingtonian. http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/5605.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ The Politico: "Washington Post Cancels Lobbyist Event Amid Uproar"
- ^ The New York Times: "Pay-for-Chat Plan Falls Flat at Washington Post"
