Washington Post Newsroom Reels From Sudden Editor Exit
Briefly

Ms. Buzbee told them that a new organizational structure created by Mr. Lewis effectively splitting the Washington Post newsroom and opinion section into three smaller divisions didn't work for her.
I would have preferred to stay to help us get through this period, but it just got to the point where it wasn't possible, Ms. Buzbee said, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The stunning call which some attendees described as funereal added to the growing tension between the newsroom and Mr. Lewis, who has set about remaking The Post since he started in January.
Ms. Buzbee chafed at Mr. Lewis's plans to separate The Post's newsroom into segments, according to two people familiar with her thinking, and the pair quickly reached an impasse.
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