The Washington Post's executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. announced this week that he'll step down in September after 17 years at the helm.
Starting as a summer intern in 1964, Downie has seen a lot in his 44 years at The Washington Post: big, defining stories such as the Watergate, the Iraq War, Secret CIA prisons, Walter Reed.
The paper has won 25 Pulitzers under Downie's 17-year leadership. But now, as he steps down, the future of newspapers is anything but certain.
Listen to an On Point conversation with Leonard Downie Jr. about stepping down after a long and storied career, and the future of newspapers.
Are you a newspaper loyalist? Which papers do you read? How have you changed how you consume the news? Are you concerned about the future of newspaper journalism? Or is the paring down of newsrooms inevitable?
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