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Topic: Letters Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 8/11/2006 9:56:36 AM
Title: WP editor responds to Cosby
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
From LEONARD DOWNIE JR., executive editor, Washington Post: The forum Mr. Cosby refers to [below] was a panel discussion in Washington analyzing the current status of young black men in America and exploring ways to assist them. The panel included young black men, including local high school valedictorians and former gang members-turned mentors from other cities, along with a number of noted experts in the field, plus Mr. Cosby, who made valuable contributions. The forum was part of this newspaper's ongoing project on black men in America, which has produced a pioneering national survey (in collaboration with The Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University), a number of remarkable newspaper stories and accompanying video interviews, all of which can be found on our web site, washingtonpost.com. The reaction to the project from readers, particularly African-American readers, has been extensive and encouraging. We intend to draw on that reaction and the forum discussion to help shape future journalism. The columns Mr. Cosby cites are part of the reaction to our project and to what Mr. Cosby said at the forum and elsewhere on this subject. The writers' opinions are their own. [Permalink]

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