The Rules of the Game
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. First edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. [8], 319, [9] p. Leonard "Len" Downie, Jr. (born May 1, 1942), the American journalist, was Executive Editor of The Washington Post from 1991-2008. He worked in the Post newsroom for 44 years as Executive Editor, Managing Editor, National Editor, London correspondent, Assistant Managing Editor for Metropolitan News, Deputy Metropolitan Editor, and as an award winning investigative and local reporter. Downie became Executive Editor upon the retirement of Ben Bradlee. During Downie's tenure as Executive Editor, The Washington Post won 25 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper has won during the term of a single Executive Editor, including three Pulitzer Gold Medals for Public Service. Downie is the author of four nonfiction books: Justice Denied (1971), Mortgage on America (1974), The New Muckrakers (1976); and The News About the News: American Journalism in Peril (2002), co-authored with Robert G. Kaiser. In 2003, In 2009, Random House published his fiction debut, The Rules of the Game. Condition: Good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed on title page (was inscribed but portion cut out. ).
Keywords: Corruption, Deception, Intrigue, Washington, DC, Sarah Page, Reporters, Journalists, Lobbyist, National Security, Congressman
ISBN: 9780307269614
[Book #71984]
Price: $35.00