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Pulitzer Winner Jonathan Capehart Departs Washington Post Under Bezos Opinion Overhaul

His exit highlights newsroom strain after CEO Will Lewis invited buyouts for writers misaligned with the new editorial focus

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Jonathan Capehart had already exited the increasingly beleaguered newspaper’s editorial board after levelling explosive claims of racial insensitivity at a colleague.

Overview

  • Jonathan Capehart accepted a voluntary buyout and ended his 18-year run at the Post this week.
  • The move follows Jeff Bezos’s February directive to center the opinion section on personal liberties and free markets.
  • CEO Will Lewis rolled out a voluntary separation program urging staff who don’t align with the revamped mission to resign.
  • Capehart will remain co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend and a panelist on PBS NewsHour after leaving the paper.
  • His departure adds to a broader exodus of veteran journalists triggered by previous interventions, including the blocking of a planned 2024 Kamala Harris endorsement and the resignation of top opinion editors.