My conversation with Len Downie:
"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..." John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Journalism under siege
Newspapers are under siege. All of the old economic paradigms of the newspaper business no longer hold. How will this impact journalism, how will politicians and lobbyists learn to use these new Rules of the Game to either embrace or evade their public trust. All of these issues are part of Leonard Downie's freshman effort as a novelist. As the Executive Editor of the Washington Post for 17 years, Downie is one of our nations premier journalists and editors. His career shapes the arc of the business from its golden age to its current perigee.