Washington Post reporter reveals that Post Editoral Board pro-Rhee pro-Fenty

[Anonymous]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcschools/2010/01/one_newspaper_two_stories.html

See the link to a blog by post education reporter, Bill Turque, which discusses the circumstances around Tuesday's Post. Turque's article in the B Metro section said that Rhee had still not commented, the Editorial revealed Rhee's comments.

Interesting that Rhee spoke with the Post editorial board prior to the reporters, or to the council members, as far as I can tell from her timing. . . .

This blog is fascinating. Of course, anyone following news and editorials is not surprised.

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Where this gets complicated is that board's stance, and the chancellor's obvious rapport with Jo-Ann [Armao, a member of the editorial board who writes education editorials], also means that DCPS has a guaranteed soft landing spot for uncomfortable or inconvenient disclosures--kind of a print version of the Larry King Show. . . . Are Fenty and Rhee gaming the system by using the editorial page this way? Of course. Is this a healthy thing for readers of The Post? Probably not. Is it going to keep me from doing my job effectively? Nope.

[Anonymous]

the page has been removed from washington post online. hmmm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the page has been removed from washington post online. hmmm

That, if true, is even more bothersome than Rhee's behavior. Censorship of the press by the press!

[jsteele]

I had posted about this same blog article earlier today here:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/75/88690.page#704397

In that message I joked that I hoped Turque would get to keep his job. Maybe I shouldn't have been joking. I guess the Post doesn't like what we seen when the lights get turned on.

[Anonymous]

Support Bill Turque!

[jsteele]

You can read the article in Bing's cache here:

One newspaper, two stories

[Anonymous]

Kudos to the Post for making it clear that Rhee is trying to do the hard work necessary to turn around DC schools against tremendous odds - and the council and DC teachers' union are working in support of the broken status quo system. When the Post is on the right side, I find it impossible to fault them for being slanted (yes, I think they are slanted on many issues).

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:You can read the article in Bing's cache here:

One newspaper, two stories

Not any more. I tried clicking on the link and it couldn't be found.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:You can read the article in Bing's cache here:

One newspaper, two stories

Not any more. I tried clicking on the link and it couldn't be found.

I thought that it might disappear at some point. You can read the whole story of this episode including the changes to the blog article here:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ombudsman-blog/2010/01/an_inappropriate_blog_item_cau.html

[Anonymous]

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2010/01/28/washington-post-editorial-board-livid-over-turque-blog-post/

Try this link for more info