"Will Lewis, the stubbled bumbler brought in by Jeff Bezos to lay waste to the Washington Post, is gone. Lewis announced over the weekend that he was resigning as the newspaper's CEO and publisher. But, mission accomplished! Not since King George III razed the White House has a Brit so fucked up our Nation's Capital. "[N]ow is the right time for me to step aside," read Lewis's note to his workforce,"
"Lewis flees the Post the same week that executive editor Matt Murray disclosed that 300 or so employees, estimated to be a third of the staff, were canned. The sports and books sections were euthanized, and local and international reporting desks were severely gutted. Previous moves had already left the opinion page without rationality. ( This dumbass editorial on Billie Eilish at the Grammys captures the sad state of Post commentary.)"
Will Lewis resigned as CEO and publisher of the Washington Post after a tenure that included sweeping staff reductions and organizational changes. Roughly 300 employees, about a third of the newsroom, were laid off, with sports and books sections eliminated and local and international desks severely reduced. Opinion pages suffered prior cuts that left commentary erratic. Lewis reportedly missed the staff Zoom announcing layoffs and was seen socializing at Super Bowl events shortly afterward, generating viral criticism. Jeff Bezos reportedly considered Lewis's post-firings Super Bowl appearances callous. The Post faces a precarious path to maintain local relevance and recover former influence.
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