Sally Buzbee, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, has been named executive editor of The Washington PostNEW YORK -- Reenergized under owner Jeff Bezos, The Washington Post named Associated Press veteran Sally Buzbee as its executive editor Tuesday, making her the first woman in the paper's 144-year history to lead the newsroom. Buzbee, 55, has been with the AP since 1988 in jobs that included Washington bureau chief, and has been its senior vice president and executive editor since 2017. Buzbee directed AP's journalism through the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump's presidency, the #MeToo movement, Brexit and protests over racial injustice. Pruitt said that the search for a new executive editor will begin immediately and that he expects it will take a few months. In the meantime, the executive editor duties will be shared by AP Vice President and Managing Editor Brian Carovillano, who will lead AP's news report, and AP Vice President and Managing Editor David Scott, who will handle operations.

Source: ABC News May 11, 2021 18:45 UTC