Washington Post CEO and publisher Will Lewis poses for a portrait in Washington on November 5, 2023. MATT MCCLAIN / AP
The Washington Post said Saturday, February 7, its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately, just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made drastic job cuts that angered readers.
In an email to staff shared on social media by one of the newspaper's reporters, Lewis said it was "the right time for me to step aside." He has been replaced by Jeff D'Onofrio, who had joined the Post as chief financial officer last year, the paper announced.
Hundreds of Post journalists – including most of its overseas, local and sports staff – were let go in the sweeping cuts announced on Tuesday.
The Post did not disclose the number of jobs being eliminated, but the New York Times reported approximately 300 of its 800 journalists were laid off.
