WP’s Robinson Lands On His Feet

Harry Jaffe today examines the Post’s newest voice on the editorial page.

“Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr.‘s best personnel move was not appointing Gene Robinson managing editor,” he concludes. “Judging from reaction by readers and newspapers that have snapped up his essays, Robinson’s column is a raging success, in the newspaper and on its web site. Already 25 papers have agreed to syndicate his column, including dailies in San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, and Phoenix.

“‘One by one, editors’ hearts are being taken away,’ says Alan Shearer, editorial director of Washington Post Writers Group. ‘There’s a lot of support out there.’”

While Robinson, who was the newsroom favorite to be managing editor last fall, has tackled some controversial patches, his columns seem to hitting their target again and again.

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