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Washington Post Top Editor Calls It Quits

Downie presided as Internet transformed newspapers, media

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 23, 2008 8:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Washington Post's executive editor is retiring, he said today, after a 17-year run that included many prizes, painful staff cuts, and the rise of the Internet. A low-profile but highly respected figure, Leonard Downie Jr. told his staff he would miss the paper. "...   Read full story »

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