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The Bezos Bake-off Enters Its Final Days

I’m told that Bezos is expected to make his WaPo C.E.O. selection in a matter of days. Barring any unforeseen crisis or change of heart, he will formally announce the new leader no later than next month.

In recent days, Bezos has met with the final two candidates for the Post publisher and C.E.O. position.
In recent days, Bezos has met with the final two candidates for the Post publisher and C.E.O. position. Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images
Dylan Byers
October 25, 2023

On Monday, amid a particularly idyllic evening in Washington, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez opened the doors of their stately Kalorama manor to host the International Women’s Media Foundation’s annual Courage in Journalism awards, one of the many genteel D.C. ceremonies intended to honor the more noble aspects of this profession. The couple greeted some 150 guests over cocktails and passed canapes and gave opening remarks—Sanchez dubbed the honorees “badass beacons of hope”—before settling in for an evening of plaudits and panegyrics. Naturally, the evening featured many reporters from Bezos’s own paper, including four Ukraine-based journalists, who received awards for their fearless work from the front lines, plus Jason Rezaian, one of the evening’s moderators.