‘The Hottest Thing in Journalism’: Bari Weiss’s The Free Press Poaches Veteran Washington Post Editor

Washington Post Deputy Opinion Editor Bolts for Bari Weiss' Free Press

Longtime Washington Post editor Charles Lane is leaving the paper after 25 years to become deputy editor at Bari Weiss’ Free Press, the latest departure from WaPo’s opinions section in the fallout from its non-endorsement in the 2024 presidential election cycle. “The brilliant Chuck Lane will be joining us as deputy editor in the new year,” Weiss wrote Friday on X. “He joins us from The Washington Post, where he has worked for the past 25 years…

‘The Hottest Thing in Journalism’: Bari Weiss’s The Free Press Poaches Veteran Washington Post Editor

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Memo: Chuck Lane, deputy opinion editor for The Washington Post, is leaving the newspaper after 24 years to join The Free Press

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