Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.
The article reports on the goal of Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth to replace executive editor Marcus Brauchli following the 2012 election. According to people familiar with the matter, Weymouth has offered the post of Brauchli to several newspaper editors. Brauchli has been executive ...
Readers and former staff of The Washington Post, including ex-executive editor Marty Baron, have criticized the paper's recent decision as “craven” and “cowardly.” They view it as an attempt by billionaire owner Jeff Bezos to preemptively appease a potential second Trump administration. Accordi...
Ben Bradlee was an American journalist and newspaper editor who set exacting standards and promoted an aggressive newsroom style as the executive editor (1968–91) of The Washington Post. Bradlee began reporting for a local paper at age 15. In 1942 he gr
In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million. Bezos is a frequent target of Trump, who has accused the businessman of using the Postal System as its “Delivery Boy.” The newspaper’s executive editor, Martin Baron, said Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, is ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post has named veteran media executive Will Lewis to serve as its new CEO and publisher, hoping to turn around a recent slump that has seen job cuts and a declining audience. Lewis is the former top executive at the Wall S
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post has named veteran media executive Will Lewis to serve as its new CEO and publisher, hoping to turn around a recent slump that has seen job cuts and a declining audience. Lewis is the former top executive at the Wall S
Lewis didn't immediately return a request for comment, nor did Los Angeles Times executive editor Terry Tang. Washington Post Executive Matt Murray also did not respond to an email requesting comment. Los Angeles Times resignations On Thursday, Los Angeles Times veteran journalists Robert G...
Three weeks ago, then-executive editor Sally Buzbee said that she would quit rather than take a demotion to head this revenue-enhancement effort. Former Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray was brought on as her interim replacement and future leader of the “third newsroom.” ...
Will Lewis, the Post’s publisher, assigned one of the articles in 2004 as business editor of The Sunday Times. Another was written by Robert Winnett, whom Lewis recently announced as the Post’s next executive editor. The use of deception, hacking and fraud is a...