Donald Graham, CEO and Chairman of the Board

of The Washington Post, is the power behind the

Drone (Fred Hiatt), the Crone (Debbie Howell),

and the Prone (Jim Brady).

"Editorials and news stories have different

purposes. News stories are to inform; editorials are

to influence. At The Washington Post, our editorials are

absolutely information-free and our news stories don't

influence anybody. And my role as ombudsman is to make

sure it stays that way."

Today's gossip at The Washington Post

is that Jim Brady and Debbie Howell are

much better skaters than they are journalists.

"My name is Deborah Howell,

and I gave the commencement speech

at the University of Minnesota three times before

I became the ombudsman at the Washington Post.

Although I am older than I look,

color photography HAD been invented before

this picture was taken.

The Internet? The triumph of concupiscence!

Blogs? A superfluity of naughtiness!"

"Yes, Keith, 'Debbie Does Dana' was emblematic of Ms.

Howell's 'orange blaze period' as WaPo's ombudsman."