By Amjad Qaimkhani
WASHINGTON: The Washington Post announced on Saturday that its CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, was leaving immediately, just days after the newspaper, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, carried out sweeping job cuts that angered readers.
Lewis, who is English, faced sharp criticism from both subscribers and staff during his two-year tenure as he attempted to reverse financial losses at the paper. He has been replaced by Jeff D’Onofrio, a former CEO of social media platform Tumblr who joined the Post last year as chief financial officer.
In an email to staff shared on social media, Lewis described his departure as “the right time for me to step aside.” The paper did not disclose the exact number, but The New York Times reported that around 300 of the Post’s 800 journalists were let go.
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