Washington Post Opinion Editor Adam O’Neal Resigns After One Year
Adam O’Neal has resigned as the Washington Post's opinion editor after just one year in the role, surprising staff. His departure follows a controversial overhaul of the section planned by Jeff Bezos.
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Adam O’Neal Resigns as Washington Post Opinion Editor
Adam O’Neal inherited a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to shift toward “personal liberties and free markets.”
By Erik Wemple
Read full article →Washington Post’s opinion editor resigns after just one year in role
Adam O’Neal did not give reason for his departure at end of August, in another major shakeup at US publication The Washington Post had realized a state of relative calm in the five months since the paper was turned upside down in February, when nearly half the newsroom was laid off and its unpopular publisher, Will Lewis, abruptly resigned. But on Friday, staffers were shocked to find out that Adam O’Neal, a millennial hired last year to lead its opinion section, was already leaving. Continu...
By Jeremy Barr
Read full article →Washington Post opinion editor to exit paper after just one year, staff completely 'blindsided'
A source says Post leadership was "blindsided" by Adam O'Neal's exit after he reshaped the opinion section to champion free markets and liberties.
Read full article →WaPo's opinion editor is leaving a year after a controversial shake-up. Read his memo to staff.
The Washington Post's opinion editor is leaving after about a year. Kevin Carter/Getty Images The Washington Post's opinion editor said he's decided to leave after about a year. Adam O'Neal was hired as part of a shake-up pushed by owner Jeff Bezos. O'Neal said under him, the opinion page became "more relevant, accessible, and consequential." The Washington Post's opinion editor is leaving after about a year. Adam O'Neal was hired as part of owner Jeff Bezos's push to champion "personal lib...
Read full article →Washington Post Opinions Editor Adam O’Neal To Depart After Leading Jeff Bezos-Planned Overhaul Of Section
The editor of The Washington Post’s opinion section said that he would step down on Aug. 31, after leading the section for just over a year during an overhaul directed by owner Jeff Bezos. Opinion Editor Adam O’Neal wrote in a memo to staffers that while “this is not an easy decision, I am leaving […]
By Ted Johnson
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