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A New Bezos Contender & More CNN Tea

Jeff Bezos is zeroing in on a new leader for The Washington Post, and it’s not one of the usual suspects. Plus, some news about the first days of the Mark Thompson era at CNN.

Jeff Bezos’ shortlist for the next Washington Post C.E.O. continues to whittle down.
Jeff Bezos’ shortlist for the next Washington Post C.E.O. continues to be whittled down. Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images
Dylan Byers
October 11, 2023

On Tuesday, Patty Stonesifer, the interim chief executive of The Washington Post, announced that the company would be cutting 240 positions, or roughly 10 percent of the staff, through voluntary buyouts. Her memo landed like a gut punch to Post staff and the broader news media industry, which is girding itself for the annual cost-cutting season that arrives every fall, sure as pumpkin spice lattes and autumn leaves, especially amid the post-Trump, post-ZIRP era.