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Karen Pensiero Named Standards Editor for The Washington Post

The Washington Post · WashPostPR · last updated
I’m delighted to share the news that Karen Pensiero will be joining The Post in January as our Standards Editor, a new masthead position reporting to me. Karen, the former managing editor at The Wall Street Journal, is passionate about fair, ethical and independent journalism.

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