Reliable sources: The Washington Post reacts to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi

"The whole world is watching"

"We want to hope that he is still alive and with us, and that he will be able to come back to us and be safe," she said.

But if this news is true, if he was murdered at the consulate, it's devastating, she said. "It's an attack on us also at the Washington Post."

At this point, more than 24 hours have passed since reports without any evidence of death, but without any evidence of life …

He just wanted to write

Khashoggi is one of the best known journalists in Saudi Arabia. In the past, he was also "very close to the Saudi family," said Attiah.

"I think it's very important to know" that he "did not want to be known as a dissident," said Attiah. "He did not want to be that opposition character." When he wrote his first article for us in 2017, in September, he said, "It changed my life. I just want to be a journalist. I just want to write. ""

Reply from WaPo

Waiting for a word from the US government …

When information about Khashoggi's murder was first published, a spokesman for the State Department said, "We are not able to confirm this information, but we are following the situation closely. " Since then, there has been no comment …

CPJ Chief: "We need answers"

The Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon, tells me: "What is alleged about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is almost too terrible to be considered." The media reports are all based on anonymous sources, such as as you know, but they are more and more specific, we need answers from the Saudi and Turkish authorities, and after cherishing the Saudis, the United States must insist that the government be clear. "

Simon adds: "I hope against hope that what has been reported is not true.But if Jamal Khassoggi was lured into a Saudi consulate and then murdered, it would be a truly depraved act and one the most heinous crimes I've ever seen in Twenty Years of Freedom Fight, it's time for anyone who knows anything to come forward. "

Meghan McCain back to "The View"

Five weeks after her father's funeral, Meghan McCain returns to "The View" Monday morning …

Calendar of the upcoming media week

Tuesday after the closing of the market: Trunk returns to Tribune Publishing …

Tuesday night: POTUS is organizing the first of four campaign rallies this week …

Friday: Newsgeist starts in Phoenix …

FOR THE RECORD

Taylor's Endorsements

Normally, I shrugged if a celebrity on the list of nominees came to endorse some Democratic candidates. But Taylor Swift is different. She remained on the political edge … to the point of becoming a typing line … but now she is expressing herself. This could be a big problem.

"In the past, I've been reluctant to publicly express my political views," said Swift, "but because of many events in my life and the world over the past two years, I feel very differently about subject now ". She has 112 million followers on Instagram …

SWIFT SAYS HIS FANS: "Please, please, find out about the candidates in your country and vote according to who best represents your values ​​…"

BREDESEN DIT: "I am honored to have your support …"

THE TWITTERATI SAYS: This is Taylor v. Kanye …

History in the making

On CNN, Dana Bash described it as the "deadliest battle" in the history of the Supreme Court. The battle ended Saturday afternoon with the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh. The Republicans applauded while the Democrats mocked … And the scars of this battle will stay with us all for a long time.

"These things always end up stopping," Mitch McConnell told a reporter on Saturday. This has led me to make the easiest prediction I have ever made about cable news: it will not "pass".

Have journalists lowered their standards?

Victory on the right, fury on the left