The left-wing Washington Post is undergoing major changes as its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, stepped down after three years of directing the newspaper’s coverage.
Buzbee’s sudden departure was discussed in a meeting with WaPo staff where publisher and CEO William Lewis warned that the newspaper is “losing large amounts of money” and struggling to maintain readership, the Post reported. In a heated exchange with a staffer, Lewis reportedly said that “decisive” and “urgent” changes are needed in the newsroom.
“We are going to turn this thing around, but let’s not sugarcoat it. It needs turning around,” he said, according to the Post. “We are losing large amounts of money. Your audience has halved in recent years. People are not reading your stuff. Right. I can’t sugarcoat it anymore.”
Similar to other left-wing outlets and cable news channels, the Post’s…
