[...] Don Graham's grandfather, Eugene Meyer, spoke of his new duties with solemn obligation:
The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large and not to private interests of its owners. In the pursuit of truth, the newspaper shall be prepared to make sacrifices of its material fortunes, if such a course be necessary for the public good. The newspaper shall not be the ally of any special interest, but shall be fair and free and wholesome in its outlook on public affairs and public men.
on the history of the Washington Post. such were the days :')
(the alliance was always uneasy and fraught with danger from the profit motive, but it managed to be held at bay for a while, until the technology caught up ...)