Charles Seib papers

Charles Seib papers

Seib, Charles

91-160

3.00 linear feet

1974-1985

State of Maryland and Historical Collections

Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9212, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: askhornbake@umd.edu

The papers of Charles Seib, newspaper editor, journalist, lecturer at the University of Maryland, and ombudsman for the Washington Post, consist of memos, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, and publications. Included are Seib's memos to Ben Bradlee, executive editor, and Howard Simmons, managing editor, of the Washington Post, documenting his duties as ombudsman for the Post; copies of Seib's own newspaper columns; and subject files on ethics in the media. Also included are materials on the hoax perpetrated by reporter Janet Cooke who wrote a series of articles about a fictitious eight-year old heroin addict named Jimmy.

This collection is open for research.

Charles Seib papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

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