Washington Post

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broadsheet newspaper daily newspaper news organization

The Washington Post is a major American newspaper renowned for its investigative journalism, particularly its pivotal reporting on the Watergate scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation.

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The Washington Post	122
The Washington Post newsroom	2
The Washington Post investigative team	1
The Washington Post newspaper	1
Washington Post canonical	1
Washington Post journalists	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington Post
Context triple: [Watergate scandal, involves, Washington Post]

A. The New York Times
The New York Times is a leading American newspaper renowned for its influential journalism, extensive global coverage, and role as a newspaper of record.
B. The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is a major American daily newspaper based in Boston, renowned for its in-depth local and national reporting, including extensive coverage of the Boston Red Sox and New England sports.
C. National Journal
National Journal is an American political journalism and policy analysis publication known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, Congress, and public affairs.
D. Time Inc.
Time Inc. was a major American media company best known for publishing influential magazines such as Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune.
E. Newsweek magazine
Newsweek magazine is a long-running American weekly news publication known for its national and international news coverage, analysis, and commentary.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington Post
Target entity description: The Washington Post is a major American newspaper renowned for its investigative journalism, particularly its pivotal reporting on the Watergate scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation.

A. The New York Times
The New York Times is a leading American newspaper renowned for its influential journalism, extensive global coverage, and role as a newspaper of record.
B. The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is a major American daily newspaper based in Boston, renowned for its in-depth local and national reporting, including extensive coverage of the Boston Red Sox and New England sports.
C. National Journal
National Journal is an American political journalism and policy analysis publication known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, Congress, and public affairs.
D. Time Inc.
Time Inc. was a major American media company best known for publishing influential magazines such as Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune.
E. Newsweek magazine
Newsweek magazine is a long-running American weekly news publication known for its national and international news coverage, analysis, and commentary.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadsheet newspaper ⓘ daily newspaper ⓘ news organization ⓘ
acquiredBy	Jeff Bezos ⓘ
awarded	Pulitzer Prize ⓘ
basedIn	District of Columbia ⓘ
cityOfPublication	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
contributedTo	events leading to Richard Nixon’s resignation ⓘ exposure of the Watergate scandal ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coverageArea	arts and culture ⓘ business ⓘ international news ⓘ national news ⓘ opinion ⓘ politics ⓘ sports ⓘ
dateOfAcquisition	2013 ⓘ
format	broadsheet ⓘ
formerOwner	Graham family ⓘ The Washington Post Company ⓘ
foundedAs	four-page Democratic morning paper ⓘ
foundedBy	Stilson Hutchins ⓘ
hasDigitalProduct	The Washington Post app ⓘ Washington Post digital subscription ⓘ
hasMotto	Democracy Dies in Darkness ⓘ
hasNotableEditor	Ben Bradlee ⓘ
hasNotableJournalist	Bob Woodward ⓘ Carl Bernstein ⓘ
hasSection	Metro ⓘ Opinions ⓘ Outlook ⓘ Style ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.washingtonpost.com ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1877 ⓘ
ISSN	0190-8286 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	online ⓘ print ⓘ
notableEvent	Watergate scandal reporting ⓘ
notableFor	coverage of the Watergate scandal ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ
OCLC	2269358 ⓘ
owner	Jeff Bezos ⓘ
politicalAlignment	generally liberal ⓘ
printEditionFrequency	daily ⓘ
publisher	Nash Holdings LLC ⓘ

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Deep Throat → informed → The Washington Post ⓘ

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The Sixth Extinction → reviewedIn → The Washington Post ⓘ

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Peter Benchley → employer → The Washington Post ⓘ

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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting → notableRecipient → The Washington Post ⓘ

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The Warmth of Other Suns → praisedBy → The Washington Post ⓘ

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All the President’s Men → depicts → The Washington Post ⓘ

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