With just months to go until the November presidential election, Sally Buzbee has abruptly resigned from her role as editor-in-chief of The Washington Post.
“Sally is a tremendous leader and an incredibly talented media executive who will be greatly missed and we wish her all the best in the future,” Washington Post CEO and Publisher William Lewis said.
Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, who will serve in the role until this year’s presidential election, after which he will be replaced by Robert Winnett, a deputy editor at Telegraph Media Group. press release Starting Sunday.
“I am honored to join such a storied news organization with a long, rich history of memorable and impactful journalism, and I want to thank Sally for her incredible leadership,” Murray said. “I am excited about Will and Jeff’s vision for The Post’s next era of growth and transformation, and can’t wait to get started.”
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Sally Buzbee is stepping down as editor of The Washington Post just months before the November presidential election. (Getty Images)
Lewis said The Post is changing to meet the needs of its readers.
“By building three strong journalism functions — core, service/social and opinion — we are taking a decisive step away from a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach and moving toward meeting readers where they are,” Lewis said.
Before joining The Washington Post in 2021, Buzbee was executive editor of The Associated Press. During his tenure, the paper, which ran on the slogan “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” struggled financially and saw its readership decline.
Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013. Donald Graham, then chairman and CEO of the paper, called Bezos a “uniquely talented new owner” and said the decision came after years of challenges in the newspaper industry.
More than a decade later, the paper faces a struggle to maintain its profits, and many staffers say 2023 has been a particularly tough year to work at The Washington Post.
“Internally it was a time of turmoil and upheaval,” a Washington Post source told The Post. Fox News Digital During December.
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Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013. (Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage) ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Earlier that month, union members at the paper staged a 24-hour walkout over stalled contract negotiations, raising questions about whether Bezos should intervene.
The agreement came after The Post’s management announced that enough employees had accepted the company’s voluntary severance packages to meet its headcount reduction targets by 2024.
The Washington Post lost more than $70 million in 2023. The New York Times.
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Fox News’ Brian Flood, David Lutz and Joseph A. Wolfson contributed to this report.
