A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures
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A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures is the memoir of legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, recounting his career at the forefront of American journalism and major political stories of the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures canonical | 3 |
| Newspapering and Other Adventures | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1582690 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures Context triple: [Ben Bradlee, notableWork, A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures]
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A.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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B.
World's Greatest Newspaper
"World's Greatest Newspaper" is the historic promotional slogan and self-styled motto of the Chicago Tribune, reflecting the paper’s ambition and prominence in American journalism.
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C.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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D.
Twenty Letters to a Friend
"Twenty Letters to a Friend" is a memoir by Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, in which she reflects on her life inside the Soviet elite and her complex relationship with her father.
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E.
"Record of a Life, or My Story"
"Record of a Life, or My Story" is the autobiographical memoir of Louisa Catherine Adams, offering a rare first-person account of her experiences as the wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and an observer of early American and European political life.
- 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: A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures Target entity description: A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures is the memoir of legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, recounting his career at the forefront of American journalism and major political stories of the 20th century.
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A.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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B.
World's Greatest Newspaper
"World's Greatest Newspaper" is the historic promotional slogan and self-styled motto of the Chicago Tribune, reflecting the paper’s ambition and prominence in American journalism.
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C.
The Day I Tried to Live
"The Day I Tried to Live" is a 1994 grunge/alternative rock song by Soundgarden, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and dynamic, heavy sound.
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D.
Twenty Letters to a Friend
"Twenty Letters to a Friend" is a memoir by Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, in which she reflects on her life inside the Soviet elite and her complex relationship with her father.
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E.
"Record of a Life, or My Story"
"Record of a Life, or My Story" is the autobiographical memoir of Louisa Catherine Adams, offering a rare first-person account of her experiences as the wife of U.S. President John Quincy Adams and an observer of early American and European political life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Ben Bradlee ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depictsEvent |
Pentagon Papers coverage
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Watergate investigation ⓘ
linked to:
Watergate scandal
|
| describes |
Ben Bradlee's career at The Washington Post
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major political stories of the 20th century ⓘ the practice of investigative journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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journalism memoir ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
American history
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biography ⓘ history of journalism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American politics
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Ben Bradlee ⓘ The Washington Post ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Post
Watergate scandal ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notablePersonDescribed |
John F. Kennedy
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Katharine Graham ⓘ Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Washington Post
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linked to:
Washington Post
|
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
journalist
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newspaper editor ⓘ |
| subtitle | Newspapering and Other Adventures ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 20th century ⓘ |
| workAbout |
The Washington Post newsroom
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linked to:
Washington Post
press freedom in the United States ⓘ |
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A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures
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linked to: A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures