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3 Smart Takes on the Shake-up at the Washington Post and What the Mini British Media Takeover Might Mean

The Washington Post and Daily Beast are about to experience a major culture change.

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Parker Molloy
Jun 06, 2024
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Hi all, Parker here.

On Monday, Washington Post publisher Will Lewis shook things up by pushing out executive editor Sally Buzbee and replacing her with a British duo to lead a new, divided newsroom structure.

Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, will lead the Post through this year’s elections before focusing on new editorial v…

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