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In a time of flux, ensuring the The Washington Post maintains its journalistic standards may be Raju Narisetti’s biggest challenge.

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Raju Narisetti worked for The Wall Street Journal and led The Mint in India before joining The Washington Post as managing editor. Among other duties, he is responsible for the newspaper’s day-to-day operations.

But he says being a leader at one of the country’s most venerable papers as the industry revamps itself also is rewarding.

Narisetti, MA’91, and Elizabeth Spayd were named managing editors of the Post in January. The two share responsibility for print, online and mobile news services and for the integration of print and Web entities. Among other duties, Narisetti is responsible for the Post’s day-to-day Web operations.

The newspaper’s content must stay strong, he says, even as the paper undergoes what he calls “significant restructuring.” And that means adapting to change and being open to innovation.

“I think an integrated approach to journalism, where print and online are fairly seamless and take advantage of different technologies, is absolutely critical to the future of newspapers,” Narisetti says. “We are increasingly thinking multimedia from the get go.”

Before joining the Post, Narisetti was editor of Mint, a national business paper in India. He has also served as editor of The Wall Street Journal Europe and deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal in the United States.

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