WaPo‘s Jeffrey Smith, a staple at the publication for 25 years, explains why he’s leaving. Most of the quotes in the Center for Public Integrity Center statement are brain splitting boring, but Smith at least provides some insight.
WaPo has been a “fine home” but…
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Memo writers appear to understand the loss, writing, “The Center for Public Integrity is lucky to get him,” and promise him “proper caking” in the near future. The pointed compliment for someone leaving isn’t typical WaPo internal memo behavior.
See the memo…
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