Katharine Weymouth
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Katharine Weymouth
Katharine Bouchage Weymouthis the former publisher of The Washington Post and chief executive officer of Washington Post Media. She resigned effective Oct. 1, 2014, one year after Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos took over ownership of the newspaper company...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublisher
CountryUnited States of America
certainly great hope love people
I certainly hope to be a great publisher, and if people want to love me, too, that's even better.
exist
It's not like I pretend the past doesn't exist or that I'm not proud to be a part of it.
assume came less people romantic truth
People assume that I came back to Washington because of the 'Post', but the truth is less romantic. I came back for a job.
afraid ask business colleagues countless female raises stop women
Women are often meeker in meetings and afraid to ask for raises and promotions. I've told countless female colleagues to stop apologizing when they ask for more. It's not personal, it's business.
editorial impose views
Moderate to conservative Democrat. But I'm not going to impose my views on the editorial page.