‘Washington Post’ CEO leaves after sweeping job cutsAFP, WASHINGTONThe Washington Post on Saturday said 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. Lewis, who is English, has been replaced by Jeff D’Onofrio, a former CEO of social media platform Tumblr who had joined the Post as chief financial officer last year, the paper announced. Then-Washington Post CEO and publisher Will Lewis poses for a photograph in Washington on Nov. 5, 2023. Sports, graphics and local news departments were sharply scaled back and the paper’s daily podcast, Post Reports, was suspended, local media reported. Bezos, one of the world’s richest people, and Lewis have come under scrutiny for intervening directly in the paper’s editorial processes.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2026 16:06 UTC