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...antithesis of the sort of ego-driven Washington bureau chief who stepped all over his reporters," says James McCartney, a 25-year Knight Ridder veteran columnist and reporter who worked under Boyd. "He was the best editor I ever...
According to McCartney, Boyd's linguistic gift as a political storyteller was closely connected to his "low key" nature...
...hallmark of Bob Boyd's writing," McCartney says, "is that he can explain in simple and understandable language very un-understandable things...
...Boyd's understated style-McCartney remembers one day walking into his own office to find the bureau chief vacuuming it-never compromised the tenacity of his reporting, according to his colleagues and competitors. Washington Post reporter David Broder says his colleague brings tremendous energy to his work...
Broder adds that he believes Boyd is one of the most honest and fair reporters in Washington...