Post chief resigns after layoffs
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Will Lewis resigned as publisher of The Washington Post after mass layoffs that cut roughly a third of the newsroom.
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Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner
“Good f**king riddance,” one staffer told @nataliekorach.bsky.social. “Will’s legacy can be summed up as nothing more than having destroyed an institution in American media.”
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
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Bezos Loses His Will
The abrupt exit of Washington Post publisher Will Lewis served as a cathartic moment for staff in the wake of mass layoffs—but did little to lift the dark clouds hanging over the paper’s future.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Good f**king riddance,” one staffer told @nataliekorach.bsky.social. “Will’s legacy can be summed up as nothing more than having destroyed an institution in American media.”
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
Go inside The Washington Post after CEO/publisher Will Lewis' abrupt exit: www.status.news/p/washington...
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Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly steps down, days after massive layoffs gut the newspaper | CNN Business
The Washington Post’s publisher and CEO Will Lewis has abruptly stepped down, just days after the newspaper laid off one-third of its staff, including at least 300 journalists in the newsroom.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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“Will Lewis’s exit is long overdue. His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution”
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Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts
Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalists
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February 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
“Will Lewis’s exit is long overdue. His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American journalism institution”
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Reposted by Larry W. Hunter, Steve Peers, Alan Richardson
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
I feel like I've read some similar anecdotes from back when Lewis arrived--that he had a lot of people who offered to help him out, broker connections to the existing staff, give him the benefit of the doubt, and he shot all of it down. Feels as if he always knew he was there as a hatchet man.
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I feel like I've read some similar anecdotes from back when Lewis arrived--that he had a lot of people who offered to help him out, broker connections to the existing staff, give him the benefit of the doubt, and he shot all of it down. Feels as if he always knew he was there as a hatchet man.
Mission accomplished but frfr
Will Lewis has just told staff at the Washington Post he is stepping down
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Mission accomplished but frfr
I’ve known academic admins who were basically DOGE before DOGE. Hired to slash, burn, be unpopular, then leave to do it somewhere else (even as a promotion!). That’s the job. Only question is whether Lewis knew he was leaving at the end, which I think he did.
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I’ve known academic admins who were basically DOGE before DOGE. Hired to slash, burn, be unpopular, then leave to do it somewhere else (even as a promotion!). That’s the job. Only question is whether Lewis knew he was leaving at the end, which I think he did.