https://apnews.com/article/washington-post-editor-england-telegraph-quits-e650409305a2f1011926306791bc97b1?
Newly named Washington Post editor decides
not to take job after backlash, will stay
in Britain
Associated Press News, by David Bauder
Posted By: 4250Luis, 6/21/2024 10:49:42 AM
The Washington Post said Friday that newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in Britain instead, another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong. The Post’s CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, announced Winnett’s decision to withdraw in a note to staff on Friday morning, and said a recruitment firm would be hired to launch a search for a replacement immediately. The financially struggling Post had announced Winnett would take over as editor of the core newsroom functions after November’s presidential election,