There was discussion at the SPJ National Executive Committee meeting last
weekend in Washington about the building where Mark Felt leaked Watergate
secrets to The Washington Post.
weekend in Washington about the building where Mark Felt leaked Watergate
secrets to The Washington Post.
The building is being torn down, but the owner and the county are
interested in placing an appropriate marker at the new property. The Post
story is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/arlington-approves-residential-office-project-that-will-also-replace-deep-throat-garage/2014/06/14/ec761aa8-f3dd-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html
interested in placing an appropriate marker at the new property. The Post
story is here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/arlington-approves-residential-office-project-that-will-also-replace-deep-throat-garage/2014/06/14/ec761aa8-f3dd-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html
What better marker than ours?
SPJ annually selects one site to honor as an Historic Place in
Journalism. This should be such a site. I believe this would be a good
project for the chapter — perhaps under the leadership of a Arlington-based
board member or chapter member. The rules are here.: http://www.spj.org/a-historicsites.asp
Journalism. This should be such a site. I believe this would be a good
project for the chapter — perhaps under the leadership of a Arlington-based
board member or chapter member. The rules are here.: http://www.spj.org/a-historicsites.asp
As you can see, there are several sites in the D.C. area including the
American News Womens Club, the Senate Press Gallery, National Press Club, UPI
Washington Bureau, Gathland State Park, Md., Townsend’s War Correspondents Arch,
a memorial to Civil War correspondents of the North and the South, Gunston
Hall, Va., home of George Mason, the Associated Press. Establishment of the
world’s first private, leased wire for news transmission (1875), and Washington,
D.C., National Intelligencer (1800-1865).
American News Womens Club, the Senate Press Gallery, National Press Club, UPI
Washington Bureau, Gathland State Park, Md., Townsend’s War Correspondents Arch,
a memorial to Civil War correspondents of the North and the South, Gunston
Hall, Va., home of George Mason, the Associated Press. Establishment of the
world’s first private, leased wire for news transmission (1875), and Washington,
D.C., National Intelligencer (1800-1865).
I hope the chapter will nominate this
site.
Bill McCloskey
4709 Overbrook Road
Bethesda, Md.
20816-3029
301-652-7583
bmcclos325@aol.com
site.
Bill McCloskey
4709 Overbrook Road
Bethesda, Md.
20816-3029
301-652-7583
bmcclos325@aol.com