Ben Bradlee, legendary Washington Post editor who led Watergate coverage, dies at 93

Ben Bradlee, legendary Washington Post editor who led Watergate coverage, dies at 93
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Benjamin C. Bradlee, the venerable Washington Post editor who guided the newspaper's rise to prominence during his 26 year career, died Tuesday at his home in Washington of natural causes. He was 93.

Bradlee took over the newsroom in 1965, and while he served as the managing editor and executive editor, circulation nearly doubled, as did the newsroom staff, the Post reports. Bradlee opened bureaus around the country, stationed correspondents around the world, created the paper's ombudsman position, and started the Style section.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.