Overview
- Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist Jonathan Capehart took a voluntary buyout on Monday, ending his 18-year tenure at the Post.
- Opinion writers Philip Bump and Eduardo Porter also departed this week under the voluntary separation program.
- Digital lead Dave Jorgenson and WP Ventures head Krissah Thompson confirmed departures this week, with Jorgenson set to launch his own media venture.
- CEO Will Lewis and owner Jeff Bezos have stood by the mandate to focus opinion pages on personal liberties and free markets despite mounting staff departures.
- Terms of the recent buyouts have not been disclosed and the Post has declined to comment on details of the exit agreements.