Leonard Downie Jr.

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Leonard Downie Jr. was an Executive Editor for the Washington Post with 43 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1989 Forum as a Managing Editor for the Washington Post. The year with the most videos was 2003 with five videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2013 with an average of 1,799 views per program. Most appearances with Brian Lamb (4), Jill Abramson (3), Robert G. Kaiser (3). Most common tags: Newspapers, Journalism, Media.

Appearances by Title:c. September 8, 2008 - Present Vice President at Large, [Washington Post]

Videos: 1

Previously

Executive Editor, [Washington Post] c. January 1, 1991 - c. January 1, 2008 Videos: 41 Managing Editor, [Washington Post] c. August 11, 1989 - c. March 11, 1993 Videos: 1

Recent Appearances

August 9, 2023
Producing Trustworthy News

Former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward discussed moving “beyond …
June 17, 2022
Library of Congress Discussion on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Watergate

Dwight Chapin, an aide to former President Richard Nixon, took part in a Library of Congress panel discussion marking the 50t…
October 9, 2020
The Weekly With Leonard Downie, Jr.

Leonard Downie, Jr talked about his career at The Washington Post and a number of stories he covered including Watergate, and…
April 23, 2020
The Weekly With Leonard Downie Jr.

Former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr. talked about his latest report with the Committee to Protect Journ…