Washington Post CEO steps down amid outcry over massive job cuts

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-02-07 · 23:56 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Will Lewis resigned as publisher and CEO of The Washington Post on Saturday, following the announcement of significant layoffs affecting a third of the newspaper's staff earlier in the week. Lewis, who took over the position in January 2024 after previously working at The Wall Street Journal, cited the need for "difficult decisions" to ensure the Post's future sustainability. Neither Lewis nor owner Jeff Bezos participated in the staff meeting where the layoffs were announced. Jeff D’Onofrio, the Post's chief financial officer who joined in June, has been appointed as the acting publisher and CEO. The staff reductions and Lewis's departure come amid ongoing challenges at the newspaper.

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Will Lewis took over at The Washington Post in January 2024.

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Jeff D’Onofrio was named acting publisher and CEO.

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Difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post.

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The Washington Post was laying off a third of its staff.

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Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis said he was stepping down.

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Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis said on Saturday that he was stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off a third of its staff.Lewis sent an email to staff at The Washington Post’s staff saying that “difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post”.Lewis and the newspaper’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos did not take part in a meeting with staff announcing the lay-offs this week.The paper’s chief financial officer, Jeff D’Onofrio, was named acting publisher and CEO. He joined The Washington Post only last June.A protester holds a cut-out of Jeff Bezos’ face outside the Washington Post office on Thursday. Photo: APThe British-born Lewis was a former top executive at The Wall Street Journal before taking over at The Washington Post in January 2024.

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