Ben Bradlee — Former Washington Post Executive Editor (Back When That Newspaper Was Still Worth A Damn) — Transitions at Age 93

Photo by M.A.C Drake-McLaughlin.

By HADAS GOLD
The media and political world stopped on Tuesday night to remember the life of former Washington Post Executive Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.
In a statement, President Barack Obama called Bradlee “a true newspaper man,” for whom journalism “was more than a profession – it was a public good vital to our democracy. “

“He transformed the Washington Post into one of the country’s finest newspapers, and with him at the helm, a growing army of reporters published the Pentagon Papers, exposed Watergate, and told stories that needed to be told – stories that helped us understand our world and one another a little bit better,” Obama said. “The standard he set – a standard for honest, objective, meticulous reporting – encouraged so many others to enter the profession. “

Obama awarded Bradlee the Medal of Freedom last year.

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