Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, ending a troubled tenure days after the newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.

Will Lewis has stepped down as the publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post just days after layoffs struck a third of the paper’s newsroom.

Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis is leaving the newspaper, it announced on Saturday after carrying out widespread layoffs this week.

The announcement comes three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff ...

Washington Post Chief Executive Officer Will Lewis resigned, days after the newspaper laid off several hundred staffers in a move that triggered a backlash against billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.

The Post laid off a third of its staff on Wednesday, including a swath of foreign correspondents and US-based journalists.

Lewis was hired by Post owner Jeff Bezos in 2023 and has stood by the billionaire’s controversial changes to the newsroom.

Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.

The Washington Post’s publisher Will Lewis has stepped down, just days after the newspaper laid off one third of its newsroom ...