affairs consultancy and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health and by the mattsson mchale foundation in support of public television. and also by mfi foundation improving the quality of life within our community. and also by the alice kleburg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith. he spent 44 years as a reporter and editor at the washington post, retiring in 2008 as executive editor - the top job at the paper. during his 17 years in charge, the post won 25 pulitzer prizes. today he's the weil family professor of journalism at arizona state university's walter cronkite school. he's len downie. this is overheard. >> we have 15 or mor. >> i realized there weren't a lot of people writing things in my voice, so i realized i had to do it for myself. >> we are a better country than we are used to do but we have more to do and we need to get out. >> i would do that and i wanted to get that buzz you get from working at the absolute top dollar pay. [laughter] smith: len downie, welcome. downie:thank you. smith: very nice to have you here. downie: my