With Katharine Weymouth expected to choose the Post’s future executive editor next week, Editor  & Publisher asks staffers what they think of the paper’s newish publisher.

Many at the paper have pointed to Weymouth as the perfect Post publisher for the changing times. In her early 40s, she is clearly young enough to understand the need for expansion on the Web, but experienced enough to see the demand for continued excellence and an investigative, comprehensive, lively paper, staffers say.

When asked about the paper’s top business executive, people at the Post continually used the words "smart" and "savvy" to describe her. She also has that Graham Family pedigree, as niece of former publisher and current Washington Post chairman Donald Graham and granddaughter of two former legendary publishers, Philip and Katharine Graham.

"The good news is there is a Graham in charge," one top editor said when news of the Downie retirement broke and speculation began about his replacement.