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Over the past few months, the Washington Post has weathered a slate of unfavorable news.

In May, publisher and CEO Will Lewis revealed the post lost

77 million dollars last year. He then announced a bunch of restructuring and as reported by Semaphores Max Taney that part of

the post new business plan would feature quote AI everywhere in our newsroom

whatever that means but then AI everywhere in our newsroom.

Whatever that means.

But then drama came for the top brass.

Sally Busby, who had served as the executive editor

for the post over the last three years resigned and in the wake of her

departure came many more headlines most about CEO Will Lewis and his chosen

replacement for Busby Robert Winnett. The pair stand accused of some pretty

unethical behavior stretching back to their years working in the British press.

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