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Washington Post Names CFO Jeff D’Onofrio CEO as Will Lewis Exits Following Mass Layoffs

The leadership change follows steep financial losses after a sharp drop in digital subscribers last year.

Un homme quitte le bâtiment qui abrite le Washington Post à Washington le 4 février 2026
Le logo du Washington Post le 5 février 2026.
Jeff D’Onofrio, jusqu’ici directeur financier du Washington Post, a été désigné pour assurer la direction générale.  [Heather Diehl / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP]
Le siège du "Washington Post", à Washington, le 4 février 2026.

Overview

  • Will Lewis left immediately as chief executive and publisher, with chief financial officer Jeff D’Onofrio appointed to lead the paper.
  • Roughly 300 newsroom positions out of about 800 were eliminated in a sweeping restructure reported last week.
  • The Post’s foreign-reporting capacity was sharply reduced, with entire teams covering the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine dismissed.
  • Several sections were gutted or nearly eliminated, including sports, books, podcasts, local pages and infographics.
  • Colleagues and the Washington Post Guild launched online funds to assist laid-off staff, raising about $520,000 and $200,000 for repatriation and urgent needs.