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(DIR) Post #B379Kpg0YYXlDvB2fo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-02-08T14:36:02Z
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#WashingtonPost #publisher #WillLewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, ending a troubled tenure 3 days after the #newspaper said that it was laying off ⅓ of its staff.Lewis announced his departure in a 2-paragraph email to the newspaper’s staff, saying that after 2 years of transformation, “now is the right time for me to step aside.” The Post’s CFO, Jeff D’Onofrio, was appointed temporary publisher.#billionaire #JeffBezos #journalism #FourthEstate https://apnews.com/article/washington-post-will-lewis-stepping-down-layoffs-c8559f5e1d9f4d73f37163e4a708f9da?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-07-Breaking+News
(DIR) Post #B379LwzYqMBOCXr8EK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-02-08T14:37:06Z
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Neither Lewis nor the newspaper’s #billionaire owner #JeffBezos participated in the meeting with staff members announcing the layoffs Wednesday. While anticipated, the cutbacks were deeper than expected, resulting in the shutdown of the Post’s renowned #sports section, the elimination of its #photography staff & sharp reductions in personnel responsible for coverage of metropolitan Washington & overseas.#journalism #FourthEstate #WashingtonPost #publisher #WillLewis
(DIR) Post #B379QJBcGcFsC7ZZVQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-02-08T14:37:52Z
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They came on top of widespread talent defections in recent years at the newspaper, which lost tens of thousands of subscribers following #Bezos’ order late in the 2024 presidential campaign pulling a planned endorsement of #KamalaHarris, & a subsequent reorienting of its #opinion section in a more #conservative direction.#journalism #FourthEstate #WashingtonPost #publisher #WillLewis #billionaire #JeffBezos
(DIR) Post #B379f1hNZHYaIjRodE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-02-08T14:40:24Z
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Martin Baron, the Post’s first editor under #JeffBezos, condemned his former boss this week for attempting to curry favor with #Trump & called what has happened at the #newspaper “a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”The British-born #WillLewis was a former top executive at The Wall Street Journal before taking over at The #WashingtonPost in Jan 2024.#journalism #FourthEstate #publisher #billionaire
(DIR) Post #B379wqH0mm2M4wbrRg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-02-08T14:43:46Z
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#WillLewis’ tenure has been rocky from the start, marked by layoffs & a failed reorganization plan that led to the departure of former top #editor #SallyBuzbee.His initial choice to take over for Buzbee, Robert Winnett, withdrew from the job after #ethical questions were raised about both he & Lewis’ actions while working in England. They include paying for info that produced major stories, actions that would be considered #unethical in US #journalism.#FourthEstate #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos
(DIR) Post #B37ADlb9QARaVB6FyS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2026-02-08T14:46:49Z
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…The #WashingtonPost Guild, the #union representing staff members, called #WillLewis’ exit long overdue.“His legacy will be the attempted destruction of a great American #journalism institution,” the Guild said in a statement. “But it’s not too late to save The Post. #JeffBezos must immediately rescind these layoffs or sell the paper to someone willing to invest in its future.”#FourthEstate
(DIR) Post #B37AIGXwIYeTe0k8Ce by maddad@mastodon.world
2026-02-08T14:47:36Z
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@Nonilex The final nail in the wapo's coffin I think.Democracy dies in the darkness and it's getting very dark in america.
(DIR) Post #B37AY3LN9ZIvKXOQ2C by matthias@gruene.social
2026-02-08T14:50:27Z
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@Nonilex Bezos dreams his Rocket Dreams. He‘s not able to share problems with his own employees or his owned companies. He buys himself free from responsibility like every billionaire all over the world. Maybe he‘s on a trip with Raymond Kurzweil? I don‘t know. We‘ve lost these little boys forever…
(DIR) Post #B37CGRMVJbRAW8eSYK by callmeray@techhub.social
2026-02-08T15:09:42Z
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@Nonilex Attempted?
(DIR) Post #B37CZYle0QeYzGWll2 by leftyknowitall@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T15:13:07Z
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@Nonilex The attacks on truth and democracy will continue unabated until access to information is wrested from the billionaire class. https://mastodon.social/@leftyknowitall/116035638577194122
(DIR) Post #B37czSsb7JRr40nEGm by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T20:09:09Z
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@Nonilex That right there was the death rattle of WP
(DIR) Post #B37d9RPFRwlpOEp1xg by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2026-02-08T20:10:58Z
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@Nonilex Now that I killed your job,your future ,and your paper, my job here is finished !!