Washington Post names Sally Buzbee first woman to lead newsroom


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  • Tuesday, 11 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: The newspaper's banner logo is seen during the grand opening of the Washington Post newsroom in Washington January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

(Reuters) - The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post named Sally Buzbee executive editor on Tuesday, effective June 1, making her the first woman to lead the newsroom in the paper's 144-year history.

Buzbee succeeds Martin “Marty” Baron, who retired from the paper at the end of February.

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