Oh Dear. Time For Another Blogger Ethics Panel.

Oh Dear. Time For Another Blogger Ethics Panel.

The glorious free press. The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a cache of leaked files revealed he gave extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when Johnson was prime minister. The files shed light on how the media executive, who at the time was vice-chair of the Associated Press news agency, worked behind the scenes with Johnson as his premiership was eng…

Leaked files: WaPo publisher Will Lewis supported Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when he was UK PM in 2022; Lewis was AP's vice-chair at the time

The Guardian: Leaked files: WaPo publisher Will Lewis supported Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when he was UK PM in 2022; Lewis was AP's vice-chair at the time  —  Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency records