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The Washington Post

also referred to as: washington post

part of The Washington Post Company

12 statements across 3 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 5, 2024 by Christopher Davis · said 100 times in 12 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Shane Parrish (84), Jim Collins (6), Michael Ovitz (2), Christopher Davis (2), Bethany McLean (2), Josh Wolfe (1), Esther Wojcicki (1), Balaji Srinivasan (1)

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2026 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2025 82 mentions in 2 episodes 41 per episode
2024 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2022 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2019 7 mentions in 2 episodes 4 per episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode

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Everything said about The Washington Post, oldest first

Mar 5, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Davis: Graham family sold The Washington Post over 7 months without leaks
“The Washington Post evolved. I mean, it was one of the great, great examples in all of corporate history of fiduciary leadership and servant leadership of the Graham family to make the decision to sell the newspaper that it needed to be in safer and better han…”
Christopher Davis Mar 5, 2024 ▶ 2:24:23 Chris Davis: Three Generations of Wealth
Sep 17, 2024
Assertion Supported
Wade's restaurant anti-harassment system was adopted as an EEOC best practice
“I wrote about it, and it got picked up by the Washington Post, and it became this, like, viral article. I testified about it in front of the United States EEOC in Washington, and it became adopted as a best practice by them.”
Erin Wade Sep 17, 2024 ▶ 49:38 Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Empire
Jul 29, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Katharine Graham returned a fabricated Pulitzer Prize and published an apology
“In 1981, when a Post reporter's Pulitzer Prize-winning story turned out to be fake, Graham didn't cover up or deflect. The Post returned the Pulitzer, published a front-page apology, and investigated the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 47:30 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025
Disclosure
Katharine Graham says deciding to publish the Pentagon Papers felt unheroic
“And I really was convinced by the editors and the reporters that they were right, and that we really had to go ahead. And so I really gulped, and I really was not what your heroic leader is. I just said, oh, go ahead.”
Katharine Graham Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 33:54 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 positive
Insight
Effective executive hires often cause internal discomfort and bypass corporate politics
“Sometimes the best hire is the one that makes everyone else uncomfortable. Catherine chose talent over internal politics and an outsider's perspective over insider loyalty.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 27:57 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Parrish: Senate voted 77-0 for Watergate probe largely due to Post
“The Senate voted 77 to zero to investigate, largely due to the Post.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 41:59 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 positive
Insight
Parrish: The only way to assert the right to publish is to publish
“The only way to assert the right to publish is to publish.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 41:25 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Katharine Graham was pleased her father offered The Post to her husband
“She wrote in her memoir, far from troubling me personally, that my father thought of my husband and not me. It pleased me. In fact, it never crossed my mind that he might have viewed me as someone to take on an important role with the paper.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 12:14 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Eugene Meyer bought The Washington Post anonymously for $825,000 in 1933
“Eugene Mayer bought it anonymously for 825,000 dollars.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 4:49 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025
Assertion Supported
Eugene Meyer gave Philip Graham 3,500 shares versus Katharine's 1,500
“The arrangement was telling Phil received 3500 shares while Catherine received 1500 shares.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 14:18 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Philip and Katharine Graham lived on a $5,100 combined salary in 1940
“Phil insisted that they live on their combined salaries, his 3600 dollars as a Supreme Court clerk and her 1500 dollars at the post.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 10:31 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
Jul 29, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
The Post's circulation doubled to 400k overnight after 1954 acquisition
“Overnight, the post circulations doubled from 200,000 to 400,000. They jumped from third to first in the morning market in a single day.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 16:10 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
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