The backyard goodbye party for Sally Buzbee, the recently departed executive editor of The Washington Post, was beginning to break up on Sunday evening when the newspaper published a critical investigation into her permanent successor. The headline: “Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting.”The article focused on Robert Winnett, the British journalist poised to take over The Post’s newsroom in November, and described his links to a private eye who used unethical media practices to land big exclusives. It noted that Mr. Winnett had declined to comment to The Post’s reporters — the same ones he will be managing in a few months. The party was a farewell gesture by Patty Stonesifer, who was temporarily The Post’s chief executive last year and is a close ally of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and the paper’s owner. As part of her job, Ms. Stonesifer helped recruit the new permanent chief executive, Will Lewis, whose reorganization of the newsroom prompted Ms. Buzbee’s resignation.

Source: Washington Post June 17, 2024 22:27 UTC