Magnifying the controversy of the race was a decision by the "Washington Post" to delay until after the election coverage of its year-long investigation into detailed claims of sexual abuse and assault made by 10 women against Packwood. The paper published the story two months after election day. Oregon's largest daily newspaper, "The Oregonian", did not break the story either, despite its own investigation and its congressional correspondent being subjected to Packwood's advances. This led to a joke, "If it matters to Oregonians, it's in the "Washington Post" (a twist on the "Oregonian's" slogan, "If it matters to Oregonians, it's in the "Oregonian".") The paper's editor would later admit to having been less than aggressive in pursuing the story due to concerns about "…ruining a man's career."