Lawrence Downes
| Lawrence Downes | |
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| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times |
Lawrence Downes is an American journalist and member of the editorial board of The New York Times since 2004.
Downes works principally on editorials for the regional opinion sections which appear in the Westchester, Long Island and city weekly sections. Previously, he was enterprise editor for the national desk, as well as the desk's deputy political editor in 2000 for the presidential campaign. From 1998 to 2000, Downes was weekend editor on the metro desk and before that, deputy weekend editor.
He joined The Times in 1993 as a copy editor trainee. Previously, Downes was a copy editor at Newsday from 1992 to 1993, and the Chicago Sun-Times from 1989 to 1992. He received a B.A. degree in English from Fordham University in 1986. He also attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism from 1987 to 1989.
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Downes is noted for writing a news breaking article in the NY Times on August 8, 2010, entitled "Ugliest Catch," ( http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/opinion/15sun4.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper ) about the fishermen of garbagefish.com who have spearheaded an effort to teach recreational and commercial fishermen how to utilize species of fish considered inedible - as a more sustainable alternative to other species which are now managed and regulated as they are often over fished. Although Mr. Downes greatly missed the mark on the story and passed up an opportunity to write an insightful and important article, the story was widely read and the garbage fish concept, well received. Mr. Downes suggested in his article that these unmanaged fish should be left "alone" on the bottom of the sea, rather than used as food fish. Mr. Downes himself is a recreational fisherman and enjoys catching and killing striped bass for the table, a highly managed and overfished species, from his fishing grounds on the northern shores of Long Island, NY.
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