Does the Washington Post have a future?

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of the Washington Post following the resignation of its editor-in-chief Will Lewis and the impact of key decisions made by owner Jeff Bezos.

In this week’s Media Confidential , Alan and Lionel are joined by former Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi. The three discuss the Post ’s editor-in-chief Will Lewis, following his resignation in February. They discuss how Lewis got the role, his tenure and his abrupt exit, days after overseeing mass layoffs. They also talk about key decisions made by Post owner Jeff Bezos and how they led to the loss of more than 250,000 subscribers. Is there any hope for the publication? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan, Lionel

Guest: Paul Farhi

Topics covered

• Washington Post
• media industry
• journalism
• subscriber loss
• editorial leadership

Keywords

• Washington Post
• Will Lewis
• Paul Farhi
• Jeff Bezos
• media
• journalism
• subscriber loss

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Post, Jeff Bezos

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