Romenesko Misc. Washington Post Co. CEO
Donald Graham on
Leonard Downie Jr.: "Len's qualities as an editor are those that reporters and editors care most about. He is completely honest -- with us and with the story. He has great day-in and day-out judgment of the news. He is ferocious about fairness on the biggest stories we cover, and on every story. Then there is his work ethic. Len worked nights, weekends, weekend nights, holidays, holiday weekend nights and any time a good story was breaking. Len came rushing in to the paper for anything beyond a good weather story -- ok, maybe including a good weather story." ||
Earlier: "I'm interested in the weather, period," says Downie. (Summary only; dead link.)
