Howell Raines
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Howell Raines is an American journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his influential but controversial tenure at the newspaper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howell Raines canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8731916 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howell Raines Context triple: [Howell, hasNotableBearer, Howell Raines]
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A.
A. M. Rosenthal
A. M. Rosenthal was an influential American journalist and longtime New York Times editor known for his role in shaping modern investigative and international reporting.
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B.
Ralph Pulitzer
Ralph Pulitzer was an American newspaper publisher and editor who led the New York World in the early 20th century, continuing the media legacy of his father, Joseph Pulitzer.
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C.
Philip L. Graham
Philip L. Graham was an influential American newspaper publisher who led The Washington Post to national prominence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
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E.
Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee was a prominent American journalist and longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, best known for overseeing the paper’s investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howell Raines Target entity description: Howell Raines is an American journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his influential but controversial tenure at the newspaper.
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A.
A. M. Rosenthal
A. M. Rosenthal was an influential American journalist and longtime New York Times editor known for his role in shaping modern investigative and international reporting.
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B.
Ralph Pulitzer
Ralph Pulitzer was an American newspaper publisher and editor who led the New York World in the early 20th century, continuing the media legacy of his father, Joseph Pulitzer.
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C.
Philip L. Graham
Philip L. Graham was an influential American newspaper publisher who led The Washington Post to national prominence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham is an American businessman and publisher best known for leading The Washington Post through significant periods of journalistic and corporate transformation.
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E.
Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee was a prominent American journalist and longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, best known for overseeing the paper’s investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editor
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Birmingham-Southern College
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University of Alabama ⓘ |
| employer | The New York Times ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
White American
ⓘ
linked to:
Whites
|
| familyName | Raines ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
editorial writing
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ political reporting ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Howell ⓘ |
| hasEmployer |
St. Petersburg Times
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa Bay Times
The Atlanta Constitution ⓘ The Birmingham News ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | columnist ⓘ |
| hasRole | newsroom leader at The New York Times ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American news media ⓘ |
| name | Howell Raines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of the American civil rights movement
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influential but controversial leadership style at The New York Times ⓘ involvement in the Jayson Blair scandal at The New York Times ⓘ tenure as executive editor of The New York Times ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis
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My Soul Is Rested: Movement Days in the Deep South Remembered ⓘ The One That Got Away ⓘ The Prince of Tennessee: The Rise of Al Gore ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Washington bureau chief of The New York Times
ⓘ
editorial page editor of The New York Times ⓘ executive editor of The New York Times ⓘ political correspondent ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | media criticism regarding newsroom management at The New York Times ⓘ |
| writingLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howell Raines Description of subject: Howell Raines is an American journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his influential but controversial tenure at the newspaper.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.