The headlines are ominous.
A sample:
From CNN:
Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher’s attempts to squash story.
From Politico:
Inside the culture clash upending the Washington Post
New CEO Will Lewis’ Fleet Street sensibilities are colliding with the Post’s self-regard in troubling and explosive ways.
From Mediaite:
‘Can’t Sugarcoat It’: Washington Post CEO And Staff Reportedly Throw Down in Fiery Meeting After EIC’s Abrupt Exit
There’s more of a similar nature. But the essence: The paper’s Publisher and CEO, one Will Lewis by name, dispatched Executive Editor Sally Buzbee. And has decided to bring in two new executives, both white males, to replace her. The staff of the Post threw a fit.
Among other things, CEO Lewis is quoted as focusing on the paper’s massive bleed…
