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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Bauder

Washington Post names veteran media executive Will Lewis as its new publisher and CEO

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The Washington Post has named veteran media executive Will Lewis to serve as its new CEO and publisher, hoping to turn around a recent slump that has seen job cuts and a declining audience.

Lewis is the former top executive at the Wall Street Journal and lately founder of a start-up that tries to deliver news to young people. Post owner Jeff Bezos announced the appointment in an email to staff shortly before 8:30 Saturday night, after The New York Times published the news.

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