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Katharine Graham: The Washington Post


This episode is full of practical lessons I learned reading her memoir, Personal History and watching Becoming Katharine Graham.

This episode is for informational purposes only and is full of practical lessons I learned reading her memoir, Personal History and watching Becoming Katharine Graham. She went against their wishes, buying back stock when it was cheap (and it was very uncommon to do so), and acquiring a “boring” education company, Kaplan, which would eventually generate more revenue than the newspaper. Keep Your Word: When Nixon came after the Post with the full force of the executive branch (challenging TV licenses, crashing their stock, and threatening prison), Katharine never wavered.

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