US EditionWashington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper
Will Lewis resigned following layoffs that cut one-third of The Washington Post newsroom, amid criticism over his absence and the paper's $100 million losses, sources said.
- On Saturday, Will Lewis, Publisher of The Washington Post, stepped down and named CFO Jeff D'Onofrio as acting publisher and CEO effective immediately.
- The newsroom's restructuring recently cut roughly 300 employees, eliminating the sports desk and reducing local staff from more than 40 to about a dozen.
- Reporters said they did not see Lewis during or after Wednesday's layoffs, though he was photographed Thursday on a pre-Super Bowl red carpet and journalists appealed to Jeff Bezos in recent weeks, who did not respond.
- Saturday evening's announcement made no mention of Lewis staying to support the transition, implying a sudden leadership change amid shaken newsroom confidence and operational capacity.
- Under financial pressure, management had been tasked with reversing declines amid losses hitting $100 million, and Lewis was hired in late 2023 by Jeff Bezos, who acquired the paper for roughly $250 million.
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Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, announced his resignation after the newspaper laid off nearly a third of its workforce amid pressure from labor unions and accumulating financial problems.
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