American Journalism Review | Washingtonpost.com
"And that's what makes the steady decimation of America's news staffs so troubling," says
Rem Rieder. "As the newsroom roster shrinks, enterprise reporting is the first casualty." He notes that Washington Post reporters
Dana Priest and
Anne Hull each spent more than four months on their Walter Reed story. "There's not much room for that in a byline count world." ||
Priest says: "This was one of the most rewarding stories I've done in my 20 years here at The Post."
