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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American media: The crisis at The Washington Post is now also claiming victims at the top. Publisher Will Lewis, deeply disliked by the editorial staff, is stepping down.
Washington Post CEO Will Lewis Steps Down After Layoffs
Will Lewis resigned as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post days after the organisation implemented mass layoffs affecting nearly one-third of its workforce. The decision was communicated to staff in an internal email on 7 February 2026. Lewis, who was appointed in 2023, cited the timing as appropriate for his departure following two years of organisational transformation. The layoffs impacted more than 300 journalists and spanne…
Washington Post CEO resigns after sweeping job cuts
The Washington Post said Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately, just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made drastic job cuts that angered readers. Story by Simon Moritz.
The Washington Post's CEO, Will Lewis, announced on Saturday that he was resigning, three days after the prestigious American newspaper announced the layoff of a third of its editorial staff.
Washington Post publisher says he's stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper
The Wednesday layoffs, including its entire Middle East foreign reporting team, have been widely derided by Post employees, with many decrying Lewis' controversy-ridden stewardship of the paper. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff
The Washington Post's CEO Will Lewis has resigned after announcing widespread layoffs of about 30 percent of its staff. He will be succeeded by former Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio, the newspaper's management announced on Saturday, according to foreign news agencies.
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