Legendary editor also published Pentagon papers on the Vietnam war and turned the Post into a global authorityBen Bradlee,the former Washington Post editor who oversaw the reporting that brought down a president, united the worlds of journalism and politics in tribute on Tuesday after he died at the age of 93.
An editor of the paper for 26 years, and during which time it won 17 Pulitzer prizes and doubled its circulation,Bradlee was remembered by colleagues and competitors as an icon of American journalism.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com