Overview

• Adam O’Neal officially took charge of The Washington Post’s opinion pages on Monday after being appointed in June to enact Jeff Bezos’s vision.
• In an internal memo he committed to “ambitious and thorough” reforms aimed at rebuilding trust and expanding the reach of daily commentary.
• O’Neal emphasized nonpartisan debate within Bezos’s pillars of personal liberties and free markets while preserving the paper’s traditions and fostering experimentation.
• Publisher Will Lewis has introduced a voluntary separation program for staffers who do not feel aligned with the newspaper’s new editorial direction.
• Conservative reviewers argue that despite the stated overhaul, the broader opinion lineup remains largely left-leaning, highlighting an implementation gap.