The Washington Post is rolling out a new mission statement ahead of President-elect Trump’s second term in the White House.



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Washington Post rolls out new mission statement, keeping ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ slogan

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‘Quick don't look is this the statement for Disney Plus, Max, or The Washington Post,’ one observer noted after it as reported The Washington Post had embraced ‘Riveting Storytelling for All of America’ as its new motto.

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Washington Post’s new ‘riveting’ mission statement for sparks instant mockery

The Washington Post has rolled out a new mission statement, keeping the 'Democracy Dies in Darkness' slogan but marking a new era amid significant internal strife.

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“Democracy Dies in Darkness”, in the shadows democracy dies, is one of the most famous mottos of international journalism and in the United States in particular. Since 2017, it has been the slogan of the Washington Post, the historic American newspaper, the creator of countless investigations that have earned the magazine 76 Pulitzer Prizes. The best known is the one conducted in 1972 by the two journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, which…

“Democracy Dies in Darkness”, nell’ombra la democrazia muore, è uno dei più celebri motti del giornalismo internazionale e statunitense in particolare. Dal 2017 è lo slogan del Washington Post, storico quotidiano americano, artefice di innumerevoli inchieste che sono valse alla testata 76 premi Pulitzer. La più nota quella condotta nel 1972 dai due giornalisti Bob Woodward e Carl Bernstein che portò alle dimissioni del presidente Richard Nixon. …

Inizia l'era Trump e il Washington Post di Bezos si adegua. Addio al vecchio slogan in difesa della democrazia

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The Trump era begins and Bezos's Washington Post adjusts. Goodbye to the old slogan in defense of democracy

“After Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional role as a government watchdog: ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness,’” the New York Times reports. “This week, as Mr. Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, the newspaper debuted a mission statement that evokes a more expansive view of The Post’s journalism, without death or darkness: ‘Riveting Storytelling for All o…

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Washington Post Tries New Tagline

The Washington Post is attempting a rebrand as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office again on Monday, as evidenced by the revelation of a new mission statement that was first reported early Thursday morning. The new mission, which comes as the newsroom is still in disarray after the paper’s refusal to endorse a 2024 presidential candidate — or, perhaps more accurately, the paper’s refusal to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in…

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WaPo Reveals New Mission Statement, And It’s A Bigger Joke Than The Last One

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'Literally Laughed'! WaPo Unveils New 'Mission Statement' ('Democracy Dies in Darkness' Has Died)

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The Post Adopts a New Mission Statement

The Washington Post has a new mission statement ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term and as the news outlet deals with multiple challenges, including staff members leaving and a decrease in readership. The New York Times reported Friday, Jan. 17, the Post revealed to staff its new newsroom philosophy: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America". According to the Times, the post doesn’t plan to replace its public slogan “Democracy D…

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The Washington Post gets new internal mission amid company challenges

The Washington Post is apparently keeping the "Democracy Dies in Darkness" slogan it rolled out in the early weeks of the first Trump administration, but it has a new mission statement. Sources tell the New York Times that "Riveting Storytelling for All of America" is being used as an "internal...

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The Washington Post Has a New Mission Statement

The Post is now focused on "Riveting Storytelling for All of America." The paper is also setting a new goal to reach 200 million users.

Washington Post rolls out new mission statement, keeping ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ slogan

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