About Frank WashingtonFrank Washington's career in journalism and communications spans several decades. It has afforded him a distinct perspective on media relations, public relations, event planning, and publishing, the World Wide Web, editing and reporting.His writings include articles for Advertising Age, Ebony, www.ebonyjet.com, Fortune, Newsweek, Newsweek Japan, The New York Times, and Time magazine. Frank has also spent a great deal of time covering the auto industry for African Americans On Wheels, Auto Executive, Automotive News, Automotive News Marketer, Savoy, Ward's Auto World, Ward's Automotive Reports, Ward's Dealer Business, the Detroit News Online and the Detroit News.Frank became Newsweek magazine's Detroit bureau chief in August 1989, after serving as the Detroit correspondent for one year. In addition to automotive journalism, Frank reported on the 1992 Democratic presidential primary. He was also sent to South Central Los Angeles to report on the civil disturbance there for Newsweek's cover story, "Fire and Fury," as well as Newsweek's follow up story, "Rethinking Race and Crime in America.” The story was one of the entries for which Newsweek won a National Magazine Award. The series was also honored with a First Place award from the National Association of Black Journalists for outstanding coverage of the black condition. Presently Frank is managing partner/editor of www.AboutThatCar.com. He also writes a nationally syndicated column of the same name for African American Newspapers. Frank has produced segments for ABC's Good Morning America and the Mutual Broadcasting (Radio) Network. And he has appeared as a commentator on NBC's The Today Show, the MBC Network, and Newsweek on Air as well as numerous radio news talk shows. His responsibilities have included that of editor-in-chief, editor-at-large, managing editor, advertising and marketing editor, bureau chief, correspondent, staff writer, reporter, producer and contributing editor.