Narrative schwing ding a ling in coming.
Their garbage journalists are going to have
to change their tune, or be fired.
Praying Medic
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Washington Post CEO Will Lewis in today's staff meeting:
“We are losing large amounts of money. Your audience is halved. People are not reading your stuff. I can’t sugarcoat it anymore.”
https://x.com/prayingmedic/status/1797793007393268151
www.mediaite.com/news/cant-sugarcoat-it-washington-post-ceo-and-staff-reportedly-throw-down-in-fiery-meeting-after-eics-abrupt-exit/
The surprise Sunday night exit of Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee led to a “contentious” Monday staff meeting and a statement of concern from the paper’s union over the apparent new direction of the storied publication.
The Washington Post Guild put out a statement on Monday, saying, “We’re troubled by the sudden departure of our executive editor Sally Buzbee and the suggestion from our Publisher & CEO Will Lewis that the financial issues plaguing our company span from the work of us as journalists instead of mismanagement from our leadership. We are also concerned about the lack of diversity at the top levels of the organization, especially as The Post seeks to reach new audiences while continuing to cover the most pressing issues in the nation and the world.”
Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, will take Buzbee’s place running the paper – just three years after she stepped in to replace legendary editor Marty Baron.
Lewis addressed the changes and noted that the Post has been hemorrhaging cash in recent years, including some $77 million last year, which led to some 13% of the staff being laid off during 2023. “We are going to turn this thing around, but let’s not sugarcoat it: it needs turning around,” Lewis reportedly told staffers. “We are losing large amounts of money. Your audience is halved. People are not reading your stuff. I can’t sugarcoat it anymore.”
The Post itself also reported on the Monday morning staff meeting, writing that it “turned contentious as staff members pressed Lewis about Buzbee’s departure and his plans to spin off portions of The Post’s journalism into a new division.”