Leonard Downie Jr.

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Leonard Downie Jr. was an Executive Editor for the Washington Post with 42 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 1,787 views per program. Most appearances with Brian Lamb (4), Jill Abramson (3), Robert G. Kaiser (3). Most common tags: Newspapers, Journalism, News Coverage.

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: 40 Managing Editor, [Washington Post] c. August 11, 1989 - c. March 11, 1993 Videos: 1

Recent Appearances

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…
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,…
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 Journalists. It…
March 12, 2018
Covering the Trump Administration

Journalists from the Washington Post, CNN, and CBS talked about covering the Trump administration. Arizona State University…