The oldest axiom in journalism is that the reporter should never become the story. Its unwritten corollary, rarely invoked in the contemporary era, is that the publisher should absolutely never become the story.
Lewis and the Post were not only a story, but the story in journalism in the past week. And it's a story that continues.
He brought in two former colleagues to help run the newsroom and has put a leadership team in place that lacks diversity - a fact that has understandably angered staff.
Lewis said he would agree to the interview only if Folkenflik agreed not to write about the phone-hacking scandal. Folkenflik, naturally, refused and did write about Lewis being accused of being a part of the scandal's coverup.
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