WaPo Dumps First Female Executive Editor

Sally Buzbee is stepping down as executive editor of The Washington Post after three years, as the publication plans to alter the structure of the newsroom leadership.

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Matt Murray, former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, will succeed Buzbee through the 2024 election. Then, Robert Winnett, deputy editor of The Telegraph Media Group, will take on the new role as editor of the Post, responsible for overseeing core coverage areas including politics, investigations, business, technology, sports and features. 

Ed Morrissey

"Stepping down" is a term of art. This isn't a life choice on Buzbee's part, clearly. She's only been there three years, and Jeff Bezos replaced her boss in January while the paper hemorrhaged subscribers and revenue. Bezos wanted a change in direction -- arguably needed it -- and if that meant tossing the WaPo's first female E-in-C, so be it. 

Andrew Malcolm and I will discuss this story in tomorrow's #TEMS. 

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