"The week ended in startling fashion on Saturday when publisher and CEO Will Lewis abruptly resigned in a short (less than 100 words) note to staff. He said it was the "right time" to step away. He thanked Post owner Jeff Bezos, although he did not bother to mention any journalist by name or even the staff as an entity. And he said that during his two-year tenure, "difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of the Post.""
"Lewis, who resigned Saturday after overseeing deep cuts to the newsroom, lost his footing over two errors, one of his and one of owner Jeff Bezos's: First, Lewis blocked the Post reporting on his role in the UK phone hacking scandal, preventing the publication of a story few would have read anyway. Then, Bezos pulled a planned endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris at the 11th hour, for apparent fear of offending Donald Trump"
The Washington Post experienced massive layoffs described by former editor Marty Baron as one of the "darkest days" in the organization's history and called a "murder" by former reporter Ashley Parker. Publisher and CEO Will Lewis abruptly resigned in a very brief note saying it was the "right time" to step away, thanking owner Jeff Bezos while failing to acknowledge journalists or the staff. Lewis asserted that "difficult decisions" were made to secure a sustainable future. His tenure included controversies such as blocking reporting on his role in a UK phone-hacking scandal and the owner pulling a planned endorsement at the last minute.
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