Jeff Bezos installed Will Lewis to run the WaPo in 2024 and make it more MAGA friendly.
WaPo declined to endorse a presidential candidate in 2024. Endorsements don’t mean anything, but subscribers recognized the depravity and subservience of the message, and hundreds of thousands canceled subscriptions.
. . . which meant revenues plummeted.
. . . which meant massive layoffs and a death spiral.
Anyway.
Lewis laid off a massive chunk of the newsroom early last week and then thought it was a good idea
to attend a posh red-carpet Super Bowl event later that week.
Anyway:
”After two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me to step aside,” Lewis wrote Saturday afternoon in a brief note to staff. “I want to thank Jeff Bezos for his support and leadership throughout my tenure as CEO and Publisher. The institution could not have a better owner.”
“During my tenure, difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post so it can for many years ahead publish high-quality nonpartisan news to millions of customers each day,” Lewis’ note concluded.