In just more evidence that the turmoil in U.S. newsrooms is far from over, Washington Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli wrote in an email today that the newspaper would offer voluntary buyouts to newsroom employees. more ›

The latest body to request an investigation into the Department of Housing and Community Development is the agency itself after it was discovered this week that it spent $5.5 million in city funds for a nonprofit organization to renovate apartment buildings in deals that eventually went very, very bad more ›

The Department of Housing and Community Development has fired an employee involved with overseeing an apartment project by the youth outreach group Peaceoholics in which two Maryland developers allegedly defrauded the city of millions of dollars. more ›

Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football history, has died at 85, his family announced this morning. The Washington Post has released audio excerpts of its interview with Paterno in the Penn State legend's only public comments since his dismissal in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. more ›

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's second ex-wife says in an interview that the former House speaker asked for an "open marriage" before separating in 1999. more ›

Just why did the Post's Sally Jenkins get the first, much sought-after interview with former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno? A few reasons. D.C.'s got a lot of Penn State alumni, and Jenkins kept the kid gloves on. more ›

Former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. made a guest appearance of sorts on Saturday Night Live this weekend when a Weekend Update commentator played by Fred Armisen propped up a copy of Saturday's issue of the Post. more ›

A little post-lunch, pre-dinner reading that includes big questions and things to do, see and read. more ›

The Post's Twitter feed tried to make a joke about price increases at Starbucks. It was not a successful attempt. more ›

Justin Bieber headlined this year's Christmas in Washington show, and the Post was on it. Not to be outdone, the City Paper reviewed Bieber's holiday single. Not to be outdone either, the Post had some outtakes from the Biebs. Not to be outdone, we've jumped on to the Bieber bandwagon. more ›

It's encouraging to see that the Post has decided to extend its local coverage more digital inches on its national homepage. more ›

When a D.C. Council committee gathers tomorrow to consider comprehensive ethics legislation, it will do so in the midst of continued disagreements as to how far the proposal goes in addressing ethics violations that have marred the District's government this year. more ›

Last week, we theorized that, given the data, our favorite Post columnist who hates Twitter despite having a Twitter account would probably be best suited to a job anywhere but New York or Los Angeles. Or maybe not! more ›

It appears as if the Washington Post's plans to name their new lady-blog "That's What She Said" has run into a roadblock -- namely, some other women, who had already named their blog that. more ›

Naming a blog is an incredibly important thing. It's the first thing that people see when they come to any given corner of the internet, and a bad name can really get your blog off to a rough start, regardless of the quality of the content found therein. more ›

The Washington Post may still be the newspaper of record for out-of-towners to cite when it comes to mocking the hipness quotient of the District and her surroundings, but it's sure not making much money. more ›

If you missed it over the weekend, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton had an interesting piece on a topic that's been in the local news of late -- what words can writers use on the family-friendly pages of the regional newspaper of record? more ›

In a blow to both print and local journalism, the Washington Post announced this afternoon that it would be shutting down nine of its 11 regional bureaus. more ›

Good morning, Washington. After the markets closed Friday, history was made. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time, lowering it a notch from AAA to AA+. WTOP looks at what this could mean for the D.C. area. more ›

For some reason, the Washington Post is lending a ton of space today to a celebration of the fifth anniversary of its Date Lab feature -- a constant source of entertainment for us DCist editors in which the paper fixes people up with one another and documents their dates. (Journalism!) But based on the results, if Date Lab was a real dating service, they'd probably be have to declare bankruptcy. more ›

Have you used the Washington Post's website to look for a job in the District? If so, don't be shocked if you get some extra spam over the next few weeks. more ›

For those of us who follow local media commentary, today's a big day -- Erik Wemple, formerly of Washington City Paper and TBD (both outlets where he was not shy about criticizing his current employer), launched his Washington Post blog last night. more ›

Yesterday, former Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas revealed in a piece published by the New York Times Magazine that he is an undocumented immigrant. While Vargas' piece was eye-opening and could possibly could lead to him being deported, we also found it interesting that the paper where Vargas won a Pulitzer, the Post, didn't run with the story. more ›

In 2008, Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Virginia Tech massacre. Today, Vargas turned the pen on himself, writing in the New York Times Magazine that he has lived illegally in the U.S. since first arriving from the Philippines in 1993. more ›

City Paper's Rend Smith, who penned a profile of Washington Post columnist/myopic little twit hater Courtland Milloy earlier this year, reports this afternoon that the Post columnist will start using Twitter. more ›