Sally Buzbee, first woman to lead The Washington Post, steps down
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Buzbee’s departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year.
The top editor at The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the helm of one of the most storied publications in the United States.
Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a former editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, until the conclusion of the 2024 US presidential election in November, the newspaper said in a statement on its website on Sunday.
Robert Winnett, deputy editor of the United Kingdom-based Telegraph Media Group, will take over as executive editor after the election, the newspaper said.
The Post also announced that it would launch “a new division of the newsroom” focused on service and social media journalism that will cater to audiences who want to consume and pay for news in a different way than the traditional model.
No reason was given for Buzbee’s departure and the Post’s announcement did not include any statement from her.
