There was a lot of debate about every aspect of the story to make sure we were balancing legitimate national security concerns with informing our readers about important things that were being done in their name by the government. There were a number of discussions with senior U.S. officials, and we had a number of discussions in the office over several days with Dana and her editors. Leonard Downie
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![[In an interview, Mr. Downie said he met with Mr. Woodward yesterday morning.] Bob made a mistake, ... I understand his reasons for not telling me, but at the same time it's something he should have told me and something we should have discussed...It's a decision we should have made jointly. - Leonard Downie Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0luIGFuIGludGVydmlldywgTXIuIERvd25pZSBzYWlkIGhlIG1ldCB3aXRoIE1yLiBXb29kd2FyZCB5ZXN0ZXJkYXkgbW9ybmluZy5dIEJvYiBtYWRlIGEgbWlzdGFrZSwgLi4uIEkgdW5kZXJzdGFuZCBoaXMgcmVhc29ucyBmb3Igbm90IHRlbGxpbmcgbWUsIGJ1dCBhdCB0aGUgc2FtZSB0aW1lIGl0J3Mgc29tZXRoaW5nIGhlIHNob3VsZCBoYXZlIHRvbGQgbWUgYW5kIHNvbWV0aGluZyB3ZSBzaG91bGQgaGF2ZSBkaXNjdXNzZWQuLi5JdCdzIGEgZGVjaXNpb24gd2Ugc2hvdWxkIGhhdmUgbWFkZSBqb2ludGx5LiA=&author=ICBMZW9uYXJkIERvd25pZSAgICA=&num=6 "[In an interview, Mr. Downie said he met with Mr. Woodward yesterday morning.] Bob made a mistake, ... I understand his reasons for not telling me, but at the same time it's something he should have told me and something we should have discussed...It's a decision we should have made jointly. - Leonard Downie Quotes")
