{"id":42411,"date":"2023-11-05T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innodebt.com\/business\/washington-post-names-will-lewis-as-new-chief-executive-and-publisher\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T13:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T13:24:36","slug":"washington-post-names-will-lewis-as-new-chief-executive-and-publisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innodebt.com\/?p=42411","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post names Will Lewis as new chief executive and publisher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Stay informed with free updates<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description\"><span>Simply sign up to the <!-- -->Media<!-- --> myFT Digest &#8212; delivered directly to your inbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=1e21211e-48fc-4cdb-9911-9d6cc1509923&amp;concept-id=b3deeebe-5f46-4b98-b6d4-4209c76e3086\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Veteran British media executive Sir Will Lewis has been named as the new publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, as the newspaper group owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos looks to revive its fortunes. <\/p>\n<p>Lewis, 54, has had several high-profile jobs in the media industry, including being editor of the Daily Telegraph, publisher of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal and chief executive of Dow Jones. <\/p>\n<p>Most recently he co-founded the News Movement, an organisation seeking to provide reliable information on platforms with large audiences of young people, such as TikTok and YouTube. <\/p>\n<p>The former Financial Times journalist had also been in the running to buy the Daily Telegraph, which was put up for sale last month. In September, Lewis told Bloomberg that he had lined up funding for a bid for the paper. <\/p>\n<p>Lewis will begin his new role at the Washington Post on January 2, and takes over from interim chief executive Patty Stonesifer. The US broadsheet has been searching for a new permanent head since the departure this summer of Fred Ryan, who had been chief executive and publisher for almost a decade.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Bezos said Lewis was \u201can exceptional, tenacious industry executive whose background in fierce, award-winning journalism makes him the right leader at the right time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis said: \u201cLeading this bold media brand means building on my commitment to championing high-quality journalism and safeguarding our democratic values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By joining the Washington Post, Lewis adds to the ranks of British executives at the helm of top US media organisations. Earlier this year, former BBC director-general Mark Thompson became chief executive of cable TV news channel CNN, while Emma Tucker was named as editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal in December last year. <\/p>\n<p>After enjoying a surge in subscriptions during the presidency of Donald Trump, the Washington Post has seen growth falter more recently. Last month Stonesifer, a board member at Amazon, told staff that projections for growth in advertising, internet traffic and subscriptions had been \u201coverly optimistic\u201d, and announced plans to reduce headcount by around 10 per cent through voluntary redundancy.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis was given a knighthood earlier this year for his \u201cpolitical and public service\u201d, having been an adviser to former UK prime minister Boris Johnson. <\/p>\n<p>During his time as editor, Lewis and the Telegraph won multiple awards for its investigation into the misuse of expenses by British members of parliament. <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Lewis became general manager of Murdoch\u2019s UK newspapers business in 2010, one of the company\u2019s publications \u2014 the News of the World tabloid \u2014 was engulfed in an illegal phone-hacking scandal. Less than a year into the job, Lewis was seconded to an independent committee inside Murdoch\u2019s media empire responsible for handling the company\u2019s response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Daniel Thomas in London<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1e21211e-48fc-4cdb-9911-9d6cc1509923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest &#8212; delivered directly to your inbox. Veteran British media executive Sir Will Lewis has been named as the new publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, as the newspaper group owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos looks to revive its fortunes. 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