Washington Post CEO Steps Down Days After Major Staff Cuts

The Washington Post has announced Jeff D’Onofrio to fill in as the publication’s acting CEO and publisher.

Will Lewis, publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, poses for a portrait in Washington on Nov. 5, 2023. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP

The publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, Will Lewis, announced his decision to step down on Feb. 7, just days after the publication implemented significant staff cuts.

“After two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me to step aside,” Lewis wrote in an email to the paper’s staff.