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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T18:48:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "Journalismism",
    "Media Meltdowns",
    "jeff bezos",
    "super bowl 60",
    "They are saying that Will Lewis went Maidment Mode",
    "washington post",
    "will lewis",
    "N]ow is the right time for me to step aside,” read [Lewis’s note",
    "300 or so employees",
    "dumbass editorial",
    "what glories they were"
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  "textContent": "Will Lewis, the stubbled bumbler brought in by Jeff Bezos to lay waste to the _Washington Post_ , is gone. Lewis announced over the weekend that he was resigning as the newspaper’s CEO and publisher. But mission accomplished! Not since King George III razed the White House has a Brit so fucked up our nation’s capital.\n\n“N]ow is the right time for me to step aside,” read [Lewis’s note to his workforce, a much smaller sample group than when he came on the job in late 2023.\n\nLewis flees the _Post_ the same week that executive editor Matt Murray disclosed that 300 or so employees, estimated to be a third of the staff, were canned. The sports and books sections were euthanized, and local and international reporting desks were severely gutted. Previous moves had already left the opinion page without rationality. (This dumbass editorial on Billie Eilish at the Grammys captures the sad state of _Post_ commentary.) There really is no clear path forward for the _Post_ to maintain relevancy even in its home market, let alone recapturing past glories. But what glories they were!",
  "title": "Shitty Washington Post Publisher Loses Job After Skipping Out To The Super Bowl"
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