Sally Buzbee, the executive editor of the Washington Post, departed on Sunday amid an organizational restructuring. Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a one-time editor at the Wall Street Journal, effective immediately.

Sally Buzbee, the executive editor of The Washington Post, departed on Sunday amid an organizational restructuring. Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a one-time editor at The Wall Street Journal, effective immediately.

The Washington Post announced Sunday that amid an organizational restructuring it's replacing executive editor Sally Buzbee with Matt Murray, a one-time editor at The Wall Street Journal.

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Formerly with the Associated Press, Buzbee took over in 2021 as their first female editor, as the paper struggled after the lucrative years of the Trump presidency. Publisher Will Lewis said in May that The Post lost $77M in 2023.

Buzbee, who was formerly with the Associated Press, took over at the Post in 2021 as their first female editor while the paper was struggling after the lucrative years of the Trump presidency. Publisher Will Lewis said in May that the Post lost $77M in 2023.

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Lewis will bring in Robert Winnett, both formerly of the UK's Telegraph newspaper, to replace Murray after the 2024 US presidential election. Murray will be moved to a new division of The Post's newsroom Lewis plans to create.

Murray will be moved to a new division of the Post's newsroom after the 2024 US presidential election, at which time Robert Winnett, formerly of the UK's Telegraph, will take over.

In addition, Murray will be moved to a new division of the Post's newsroom after the 2024 US presidential election. Then Robert Winnett, formerly Lewis's colleague at the UK's Telegraph, will take over.

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In a conference call on Sunday night, Buzbee reportedly voiced her objection to Lewis's newsroom spin-offs and financial turn-around moves, saying she would have preferred to stay at the paper but reached an impasse with Lewis.

In a conference call on Sunday night, Buzbee reportedly voiced her objections to Lewis's newsroom spin-offs and financial turn-around moves, saying she would have preferred to stay at the paper but reached an impasse with Lewis.

In a conference call on Sunday night, Buzbee reportedly voiced her objections to Lewis's newsroom spin-off and financial turn-around moves, saying she would have preferred to stay at the paper but reached an impasse with Lewis.

In a conference call on Sunday night, Buzbee reportedly voiced her objections to Lewis's newsroom spin-off and financial turnaround moves, saying she would have preferred to stay at the paper but reached an impasse with Lewis.

In a conference call Sunday, Buzbee reportedly voiced her objections to Lewis's newsroom spin-off and financial turnaround moves, saying she would have preferred to stay at the paper but reached an impasse with Lewis.

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The reforms at The Post will see the editorial unit split into three divisions: core news, social journalism, and opinions, the heads of which will report directly to Lewis in a move he says will diversify their appeal and increase subscriptions.

The reforms will see the editorial unit split into three divisions: core news, opinions, and the new social and service branch, the heads of which will report to Lewis in a move he says will diversify their appeal and increase subscriptions.

The Post editorial unit will split into three divisions: core news, opinions, and a new social and service branch, the heads of which will report to Lewis in a move he says will diversify their appeal and increase subscriptions.

Beginning this fall, Lewis plans to launch tiered subscriptions and expand the use of video storytelling and artificial intelligence through the new newsroom. Buzbee has not issued a public statement regarding her departure.

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In the middle of a historic news cycle around Trump's convictions and the upcoming election, new CEO Will Lewis has decided to gut the Washington Post and appoint his buddies and former coworkers to top jobs. Morale at The Post has bottomed out, as financial maneuvering could hobble the paper from the inside-out at the exact moment when the nation needs insightful and hard-hitting journalism.

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While the news media has struggled mightily in recent years, The Post has faced unique challenges that began before Lewis took up the top job. Union squabbles, layoffs, internal discord, and an exodus of newsroom veterans have all contributed to the sorry state of the paper. The harsh reality is that Lewis must take decisive action to save this historic paper from irrelevance and begin its turnaround.

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What a shame Lewis has decided to gut the Post and appoint his buddies and former coworkers to top jobs. Morale at the Post has bottomed out and Lewis is putting financial maneuvers ahead of insightful and hard-hitting journalism at a crucial time in the US and the world.

In the face of union squabbles, layoffs, internal discord, and an exodus of newsroom veterans, something has to be done to steady the ship. The harsh reality is that Lewis must take decisive action to save this historic paper from irrelevance and begin its turnaround.

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