The Washington Post’s executive editor Sally Buzbee is stepping down after three years leading the outlet during a bleak time for journalism, the Post announced Sunday evening. The newsroom is being restructured, with Matt Murray taking over until the 2024 presidential election and Robert Winnett taking the baton afterward.
The move comes just over a week after the paper announced it lost $77 million in the past year and planned to expand the use of artificial intelligence throughout its operations. The site’s traffic has also been cut in half since its 2020 high, driven by interest around COVID-19 and the 2020 presidential election, as publishers across the industry have struggled to retain readers.