Leonard Downie, Jr. (born May 1, 1942) is the executive editor of The Washington Post. Before this, he served as managing editor for seven years. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Editor has four major senses: Print media There are various levels of editorial positions in publishing. ... ... A managing editor is a figure who overseas and coordinates the editorial activites of a publication. ...
Downie grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and received his BA and MA degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. He received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Ohio State in June 1993. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. ...
In 1971 he was awarded a two-year Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship, studying urban problems in the United States and Europe[1]. The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program was established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963. ...
Downie is the author of four books:
Justice Denied, (1971)
Mortgage on America, (1974)
The New Muckrakers, (1976) a study of investigative reporting; and
The News About the News: American Journalism in Peril, (2002), with Robert G. Kaiser
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