Fran Coombs was in many ways the chief architect of The Washington Times' news coverage over the past 20 years. Working closely with Editor in Chief Wesley Pruden, Mr. Coombs, beginning with his days as the editor of the newspaper's political and national security reporting, hired, developed and encouraged key reporters and editors, worked closely on the paper's major investigative projects, and set the tone and direction of its news pages.
Once viewed by many as a product without a future, The Washington Times is now America's leading conservative newspaper and one of the most influential journalistic voices in the world. Mr. Coombs, working his way up through the ranks since joining the paper in 1987, was managing editor from January 2002 to January 2008.
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Francis B. Coombs, Jr.
Who's in charge here? (6/6/2007)
Good advertising (5/4/2007)
Shoot first, ask questions never (4/19/2007)
Aren't we paying enough? (2/15/2007)
There goes an honest man (12/27/2006)
Short attention span (11/28/2006)
Good thinking, Mr. President (11/14/2006)
Winning at the wire? (11/6/2006)
Another forgotten man (11/2/2006)
Let me be your Yoko (10/19/2006)
Here we go again (8/10/2006)
No, you can’t come home (6/29/2006)
Big bang theory (6/8/2006)
Remember these names (5/18/2006)
Immigration bait and switch (4/7/2006)
Israeli official says Hamas imperils pullout plan (5/11/2005)
A sour note for Egyptian elections (5/9/2005)
Egyptian leader sees no opposition to Mubarak (5/5/2005)