<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Newspaper Finds Novel Revenue&nbsp;Stream]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Apparently the <em>WaPo</em> has decided that as long as it&#8217;s in the tank, it may as well <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24441.html" target="_blank">sell tickets</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Underwriting Opportunity: An evening with the right people can alter the debate,&#8221; says the one-page flier. &#8220;Underwrite and participate in this intimate and exclusive Washington Post Salon, an off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher Katharine Weymouth. &#8230; Bring your organization’s CEO or executive director literally to the table. Interact with key Obama administration and congressional leaders.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Update:</strong></p>
<p>Read <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070201563.html" target="_blank">this</a> without laughing.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It suggests that access to Washington Post journalists was available for purchase,&#8221; Brauchli said. The proposal &#8220;promises we would suspend our usual skeptical questioning because it appears to offer, in exchange for sponsorships, the good name of The Washington Post.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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