Washington Post CEO out after sweeping job cutsThe sweeping job cuts at The Washington Post left hundreds of journalists without work. WASHINGTON - The Washington Post announced on Saturday 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. Hundreds of Post journalists, including most of its overseas, local and sports staff, were let go in the sweeping cuts announced on Wednesday. He and Lewis have come under scrutiny for intervening directly in the paper's editorial processes. Marty Baron, the Post's executive editor until 2021, said that the job cuts ranked "among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2026 05:06 UTC