WashingtonPost.com "Be a solid journalist, inspire the staff, get the paper out, find ways to hook younger readers and keep innovating on the Web. And an ability to lead the troops doesn't hurt."
Howard Kurtz adds in his chat: "I believe one thing [publisher]
Katharine Weymouth will be looking for, which was never a factor in past hiring decisions, is someone who gets the Internet and has dynamic ideas about beefing up the Web site. In sheer numbers, with 9.4 million unique visitors a month, that's where Post journalism has its biggest audience right now."
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Downie, unlike many editors, read every word of every day's paper (WP)
