Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Steps Down

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The Washington Post announced late on Sunday that executive editor Sally Buzbee was stepping down after three years.

Her replacement was announced as Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, though he will only fill the position through the presidential election. After that, Robert Winnett of Britain’s Telegraph Media Group will fill the role.

The news, according to the Post, was sudden. They wrote the following about the paper under her leadership:

Ms. Buzbee, 58, steered the newspaper for the last three years, a turbulent period that resulted in award-winning journalism as well as a drop in audience and an exodus of some top talent.

The Post has greatly expanded its editing ranks under Ms. Buzbee, announcing the addition of roughly 41 positions in 2021, and revamping its vaunted Style section. It has received six Pulitzer Prize awards since she joined, three of them this year. The paper also shut down its Sunday magazine, a move that upset many of the newspaper’s feature writers.

“Sally is an incredible leader and a supremely talented media executive who will be sorely missed,” [Will Lewis] said in a statement. “I wish her all the best going forward.”

Buzbee did not provide a comment to the Post. Read the full article and more about who will take over the paper at The Washington Post.