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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jeremy Barr

Washington Post’s opinion editor resigns after just one year in role

The Washington Post sign in dark metal letters is mounted on a stone building facade
The Washington Post building sign in February 2026 during a rally outside the newspaper's offices following sweeping layoffs. Photograph: Mehmet Eser/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

The Washington Post had realized a state of relative calm in the five months since the paper was turned upside down in February, when nearly half the newsroom was laid off and its unpopular publisher, Will Lewis, abruptly resigned.

But on Friday, staffers were shocked to find out that Adam O’Neal, a millennial hired last year to lead its opinion section, was already leaving.

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