Washington Post publisher Will Lewis stepping down after mass layoffs
MSNBC·2026-02-08 00:00
We have breaking news to bring to you about the Washington Post, my former employer, as it turns out. Will Lewis, the chief executive and publisher of the paper since 2024, has announced that he is stepping down. This comes just a few days after the historic news organization cut about 30 percent of its staff.More than 300 journalists laid off in a move that prompted one former editor, Marty Baron, to call it one of the, quote, darkest days in the history of the world's greatest news organizations. Um, I do ...