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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