Washington Post managing editor Phil Bennett and former Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli are the two leading candidates to take Leonard Downie’s place as executive editor of the Washington Post. Publisher Katharine Weymouth is expected to make a final decision in the very near future. Radar (June 24, 2008)
Leonard Downie Jr. announced yesterday that he is stepping down from his position as executive editor at The Washington Post. Downie’s departure will end his 17-year tenure with the paper and he plans to become a Post Co. vice president at large, a title also held by his predecessor as editor, Ben Bradlee. Washington Post [...]
After months of searching for a successor to executive editor Len Downie, The Washington Post is allegedly looking towards New York Times deputy managing editor Jonathan Landman. Though Landman will not confirm or deny this, a source with knowledge of the search process says that Landman met with Downie in Washington on June 13th [...]