Bibliograph

All about the story, news, power, politics, and the Washington post, Leonard Downie Jr

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All about the story, news, power, politics, and the Washington post, Leonard Downie Jr

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

All about the story

Responsibility statement

Leonard Downie Jr

Sub title

news, power, politics, and the Washington post

Summary

In 1964 Downie landed an internship with the Washington Post. He would become a pioneering investigative reporter, news editor, foreign correspondent, and managing editor, before succeeding the legendary Ben Bradlee as executive editor. He played an equally important role over more than four decades in making the Post one of the world's leading news organizations. In a time when health and economic crises and partisanship are challenging the news media, Downie's judgment, fairness, and commitment to truth will inspire anyone who wants to know how journalism works at its best. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Ben and Len -- Accidental intern -- Muckraker -- Washington burning -- A reluctant editor -- Inside the Watergate story -- The legend of Deep Throat -- Encountering terror -- Tragedy in Jonestown -- Foreign correspondent -- Charles and Diana -- Public lives, private lives -- Confronting the Clintons -- The resort hotel bunker -- The Unabomber's ultimatum -- The buck stops here -- 9/11 -- Preparing for war -- Iraq -- Woodward and Plame -- Exposing a CIA secret -- Legacy -- Farewell -- The Post -- The rest of the story -- Afterword

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