{"product_id":"all-about-the-story-news-power-politics-and-the-washington-post-9781541742284","title":"All about the Story: News, Power, Politics, and the Washington Post","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt a time when the role of journalism is especially critical, the former executive editor of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e writes about his nearly fifty years at the newspaper and the importance of getting at the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1964, as a twenty-two-year-old Ohio State graduate with working-class Cleveland roots and a family to support, Len Downie landed an internship with the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He would become a pioneering investigative reporter, news editor, foreign correspondent, and managing editor, before succeeding the legendary Ben Bradlee as executive editor.\u003cbr\u003eDownie's leadership style differed from Bradlee's, but he played an equally important role over more than four decades in making the \u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e one of the world's leading news organizations. He was one of the editors on the historic Watergate story and drove coverage of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. He wrestled with the Unabomber's threat to kill more people unless the \u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e published a rambling 30,000-word manifesto and he published important national security stories in defiance of presidents and top officials. He managed the \u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e's ascendency to the pinnacle of influence, circulation, and profitability, producing prizewinning investigative reporting with deep impact on American life, before the digital transformation of news media threatened the \u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e's future.\u003cbr\u003eAt a dangerous 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, at its best, works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541742284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.50d","brand":"Leonard Downie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36658440011932,"sku":"9781541742284","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3912f05c-9438-48ca-a4c1-3cca328646de.jpg?v=1603892896","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-about-the-story-news-power-politics-and-the-washington-post-9781541742284","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}