Washington Post Alumni Urged Jeff Bezos to Replace CEO Will Lewis
An emailed message underscores a divide between the chief executive, Will Lewis, and the people who helped build The Post into a force in American journalism.
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Trump praises Jeff Bezos's moves with Washington Post
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Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned Monday after accusing the paper's CEO and publisher of killing her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' latest editorial edict.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Washington Post columnist quits after critical op-ed on Bezos is killed
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Washington Post Columnist Quits After Article Criticizing Jeff Bezos Is Shelved
Ruth Marcus, a longtime columnist at The Post, said its publisher refused to run her critique of the new focus for the paper’s opinion section.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
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UK employers ‘find it cheaper to replace sick staff than retain them’
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Ross Noble: ‘The weirdest place I have been recognised? During my vasectomy’
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Indiana State alumni make a gift in support of ISU women’s basketball
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Grab co-founder Anthony Tan says ‘humans who don’t embrace AI will be replaced by AI’
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Can we please have some 3pm kick-offs?
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Commanders quarterback earned an unusual bonus for one play in 2024
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Baldur's Gate 3 CEO Weighs In On The "Single-Player Games Are Dead" Argument
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