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Will Lewis called NPR reporter David Folkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” after Folkenflik published claims that Lewis tried to get him to drop a story about him.
POST MORTEM

Bezos Brutally Dumps Washington Post CEO After Gutting Paper

The Post’s top executive is gone after deep cuts and newsroom turmoil leave the paper in crisis.

Olivia Ralph

Washington Post employees rally
TONE DEAF

Washington Post CEO Seen on NFL Red Carpet After Axing Staff

Will Lewis was nowhere to be seen as the newspaper fired 300. But then...

Isabel van Brugen

Donald Trump
PRESS UNDER DURESS

Fired Columnist Says Bezos Is Helping Trump Smash Democracy

Washington Post star who got kicked out reveals how the Amazon boss ‘flipped’ the paper to suck up to Trump.

Tom Latchem

Waving Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in front of a ripped paper logo of the Washington Post over Will Lewis's head
Opinion
SUB-PRIME

The Proof Bezos Doesn’t Care About the Washington Post

A great institution is enfeebled and bleeding talent.

Paul Farhi

Jeff Bezos.
WHERE’S WILL?

Washington Post Staff Sound Alarm at Bezos’ CEO’s Drinking

CEO Will Lewis has seen a mass exodus among staff—but staffers can’t even find him.

Corbin Bolies

A photo illustration of Washington Post Publisher and CEO William Lewis and Jeff Bezos, with caviar, champagne, and money.
PARTY TIME!

Bezos’ Paper Threw Caviar Rager Before His Trump Surrender

Our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals how The Washington Post went wild—despite losing 325,000 subscribers—ahead of a crucial week for its owner.

The Swamp

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Prince Harry, Will Lewis
WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY

Harry Demands Cops Probe Jeff Bezos’ ‘WaPo’ CEO Will Lewis

No mystery about who Harry was referring to, despite not using his name.

Tom Sykes

A photo illustration of Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post logo.
opinion
HOLD THE PRESSES

Bezos Has Plunged My Beloved Washington Post Into Darkness

As the hometown paper in the nation’s capital, the Post’s mission has long been to hold government accountable. Its staffers need to know that’s still the case.

Eleanor Clift

Photo illustration of Jeff Bezos and Prince Harry.
'SHOCK THE WORLD'

Prince Harry is Set to Deepen Jeff Bezos' WaPo Perma-Crisis

The paper’s CEO, Will Lewis, is about to be caught up in a major trial in London being brought by Prince Harry against Rupert Murdoch.

Harry Lambert

Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE

Washington Post Denies Jeff Bezos ‘Quid Pro Quo’ With Trump

“The decision to end presidential endorsements was made entirely internally and neither campaign nor candidate was given a heads up or consulted in any way at any level,” said publisher Will Lewis.

Sean Craig

Los Angeles, CA - October 11:  Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron speaks at the University of Southern California Wallis Annenberg Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA.  Baron participated in the Los Angeles Times Book Club event to discuss his new book new book 'Collision of Power'.
'DISTURBINGLY SPINELESS'

Former WaPo Editor Goes Wild Over Paper’s Non-Endorsement

“You don’t make these decisions eleven days before the election without any deliberation with the staff, with the draft editorial sitting on the table,” Marty Baron told the New Yorker.

Lily Mae Lazarus

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