Sally Buzbee has resigned as editor-in-chief of The Washington Post after three years at the struggling paper, just months before the presidential election.
Fox News Digital report Busbee will be succeeded by Matt Murray, a former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal who is expected to stay on at the paper until after the election, after which he will be replaced by Robert Winnett, a deputy editor at Telegraph Media Group.
“We’re taking a decisive step away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach and moving towards meeting our audiences where they are.”
William Lewis, the paper’s CEO and publisher, said the change was necessary as the paper seeks to better serve its readers. New York Post.
“Sally is a fantastic leader and extremely talented media executive who will be greatly missed and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” Lewis said. Buzbee’s departure was announced by Lewis in an email to staff on Sunday evening.
The Washington Post A statement was issued On Sunday he said:
The Post also announced today its intention to launch a new division of its newsroom aimed at better serving readers who consume news in different ways than traditional services and are willing to pay.
This third newsroom will be comprised of service and social media journalism and will operate separately from the core news operation, with the goal of providing engaging, inspiring and accurate news to the millions of Americans who feel traditional news isn’t for them but still want to stay informed, in the places they want, in the style they want.
Before joining The Washington Post in 2021, Buzbee was executive editor of The Associated Press, but during her tenure the paper suffered a major decline in readership and fell into financial difficulties.
Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post from then-Chairman and CEO Donald Graham in 2013. Graham previously described Bezos as a “uniquely talented new owner.” The decision to hand the paper over to Bezos reportedly came after years of challenges within the industry.
A decade after coming under Bezos’s control, the newspaper is once again in trouble.
“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.
Murray expressed his excitement to begin editing the newspaper: “It is a great honour to be joining such a storied news organisation with a long and rich history of memorable and impactful journalism. I would like to thank Sally for her fantastic leadership.”
“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.”
“It was a time of turmoil and upheaval internally,” one Washington Post insider said.
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