Washington Post Editor Leonard Downie Jr. Stepping Down

Leonard Downie Jr. is stepping down from his position as The Washington Post editor after 17 years at the helm. His last day will be Sept. 8.
During Downie's tenure the paper won 25 Pulitzer Prizes and other accolades for high-profile investigations, including one published in spite of objections by President Bush.
Downie will now become a Post Co. vice president at large, a title also given to Ben Bradlee, Downie's predecessor as editor.
"After 44 years, the notion of not working in the newsroom anymore brings a lot of emotions," Downie said in an interview. "I will really miss it . . . At the same time I'm ready to do this, because so much further change now needs to take place at the newspaper and Web site, and someone else should be tackling that."
Some names seen as possible contenders for the Post's top spot include Post Managing Editor Philip Bennett, former Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Marcus Brauchli and Jonathan Landman, a New York Times deputy managing editor.
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