Washington Post names new publisher

[DonViejo]

Source: Washington Post

Post owner Jeff Bezos is replacing publisher Katharine Weymouth with Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., a former Reagan administration official who was part of the founding leadership team of news organization Politico, the company announced Tuesday.

The departure of Weymouth, 48, ends eight decades of Graham family leadership of the Post, which her great-grandfather bought in 1933.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com

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And thus comes about the official ending to the allegedly "liberal" Washington Post

[think]

1. WaPo no more.... /nt

[still_one]

4. WP was not what it used to be for years. Now they will be even more worthless

[blue neen]

2. Ugh.

This is a step in the wrong direction for the Post.

[Neurotica]

7. Concerning for sure.

I don't want to drop our subscription--we're locals and the WaPo offers the best weather info around, but…

The Post still does some great investigative journalism. However, I don't even read some of the articles these days because a certain editorial bias shows through, apparent even in some of the ever-changing headlines on the web site. I'm not sure how the publishing side will influence the editorial side, but this can't be good.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Fred Ryan

Fred Ryan

[Botany]

5. Liberal Media

[rurallib]

6. thank you

looks like the deification of Reagan will pick up pace

[2banon]

8. Well, there it is then..It's Officially a Proud Right Wing Rag

which it seemed to aspire to be in past decade or so.. now it's official.


Any More Questions, folks?

[gerogie2]

9. The Washington Times can now close

Oh well.

[SpankMe]

10. Dang. Bezos had a reputation as a progressive

I wonder what he's thinking?