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Inside Will Lewis’s tumultuous two years as publisher of the Washington Post

Before the Post’s sweeping layoffs and Lewis’s abrupt resignation, his tenure was marked by controversy and clashes with staff

The Guardian - US

Washington Post editor acknowledges ‘genuine trauma’ over mass layoffs

Matt Murray defends paper’s strategy as ‘demoralized’ staffers ask tough questions in contentious town hall

The Guardian - US

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly resigns amid criticism of staff cuts

Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalists

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What the ‘murder’ of Washington Post means for India

Pranshu Verma, the Washington Post’s Delhi bureau chief, learned on Wednesday that his contract was being terminated. He was among nearly 300 editorial staffers laid off as Jeff Bezos gutted the newspaper’s newsroom – a purge that has almost ended the Post’s presence in South Asia.

Newslaundry

Mass layoffs fuel fears of ‘death spiral’ at Washington Post

On Wednesday, storied newspaper axed nearly one-third of company after earlier unpopular moves by owner Jeff Bezos

The Guardian - US

‘Painful but necessary’: Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs

The Washington Post on Wednesday announced sweeping layoffs that will significantly shrink its newsroom. The Post eliminated its sports section, large parts of its foreign coverage and its storied books division, in what current and former staff described as one of the darkest moments in the paper’s history.

The Times of India

‘Bloodbath’ at Washington Post as one-third of staff laid off by Jeff Bezos

About 300 journalists in the newsroom are expected to lose their jobs as part of a ‘broad strategic reset’

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‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers

Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump

The Guardian - US

FBI searches WaPo reporter's home and devices

Past leak probes stopped short of raiding homes.

Axios

US revokes visas from six foreign nationals for social media comments critical of Charlie Kirk – as it happened

The move marks a stunning departure for the Trump administration, which came to power vowing to stop social-media censorship

The Guardian - US

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

The Guardian - US

Journalists forced to obtain approval to publish stories in new Pentagon restrictions

Media organisations and professionals have denounced the new Pentagon restrictions as unconstitutional, describing it as an attack on the first amendment, which guarantees freedom of the press.

Euronews

Washington Post CEO in a ‘state of hiding’ as staffers joke about his rumored drinking amid low morale

‘Since last June, Lewis has gone into what a number of Post staffers described as a state of hiding,’ the New Yorker reported this week, adding that Will Lewis appears to have also had a falling out with his executive editor

The Independent UK

CoinDesk ownership Bullish fires top editorial staff amid newsroom controversy

CoinDesk CEO Sara Stratoberdha told editorial staff on Friday that editor-in-chief Kevin Reynolds and two deputies were let go.

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Billionaire Justin Sun pushed CoinDesk’s new owners to remove article about banana-eating, editorial chair Matt Murray resigns

The crypto exchange Bullish purchased CoinDesk in late 2023 for close to $75 million.

The Guardian - US

If the Washington Post is to fly again, its journalists must share the cockpit

New publisher Will Lewis’s heavy-handed moves alienated a great staff

Axios

Media scrambles for survival ahead of 2024

With business headwinds growing stronger, news leaders know they can't afford to push off changes any longer.

The Independent UK

With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure

One of the nation's top news organizations was in some turmoil following a hastily-announced restructuring plan that led to the exodus of the newspaper's executive editor

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International Business Times

In Shakeup, Washington Post Executive Editor Steps Down

The executive editor of the Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has abruptly stepped down from the role, as the storied American newspaper undergoes a major restructuring, its chief executive said late Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Sally Buzbee, first woman to lead The Washington Post, steps down

Buzbee’s departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year.

Axios

Sally Buzbee steps down as Washington Post executive editor

The first woman to lead the newsroom in WashPost's 144-year history is leaving as the news outlet prepares for a major shakeup.

Newcastle Herald

Lord mayor's chief of staff resigns for career in maritime industry

Matt Murray has been at the council for seven years.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Labor freezes party membership after 30 people try to join branch

Labor HQ has run out of patience with Newcastle's feuding members.

Newcastle Herald

Labor factional tensions play out in council preselection battle

It's personal, factional, historic and bitter.

Newcastle Herald

'Disloyalty and unworthy conduct': Newcastle Labor infighting rages on

Local members are keeping Labor's state appeals tribunal busy.

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