NEW GENERATION MOVES UP AT NYT: David Leonhardt, 38, who writes the “Economic Scene” column for The New York Times, will be named Washington bureau chief today during a state visit to the bureau by Jill Abramson, who becomes executive editor on Sept. 6. The surprise selection reflects Jill’s imperative to build a new generation of leaders at the paper. David, a former Yale Daily News editor and father of young children, is a favorite of Publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., who considers him the wave of the future. David is respected in the bureau for not talking a lot in meetings, but saying something smart when he does speak up. --BEHIND THE CURTAIN: The national security focus at the bureau has left economic coverage ... Continue reading →