Monday, June 23, 2008

Post Editor Leaves, Standards Deteriorate

Bob Woodward, überjournalist at the Washington Post, saluting the departure of editor Leonard Downie, Jr., says "he grew accustomed to Downie's 'notorious pencil marks all over a draft story'" (link).

The story also says that Downie is " The son of a businessman whose career included work as a Cleveland milkman." For valuable prizes, readers are invited to explain who worked as a milkman--father or son?--and who the heck was asleep at the switch when the story was being edited?

It also reports that Downie " has never been accused of fostering a star system." I assume this will come as a surprise to Woodward, and perhaps also to Howie Kurtz, who wrote the story.

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