This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Post reporter resigns over fabricated heroin story
The Washington Post apologizes for Janet Cooke's fabricated Pulitzer winning profile Jimmy's World. Cooke relinquishes the $1,000 prize and resigns after admitting the 8-year-old heroin addict she depicted did not exist, the paper acknowledging it was the victim of a hoax. The incident prompts scrutiny of the Pulitzer process and newsroom credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Washington Post
Janet Cooke
Pulitzer Board
Miss Cooke
Today
Post
Benjamin Bradlee
Bradlee
Columbia University
Teresa Carpenter
Village Voice
the Post
Richard M. Nixon
Jimmy
Press
Marion Barry
Fred Knubel
Robert C. Maynard
Oakland
Calif