Robert Winnett Won’t Be Moving To The Washington Post As Next Editor; CEO Will Lewis Announces New Search
deadline.comRobert Winnett will not be joining The Washington Post as editor this fall, amid the fallout following a staff revolt over CEO Will Lewis‘ abrupt change in newsroom leadership and reports that have raised ethical concerns over his and Winnett’s previous journalism practices in the UK.
Winnett, deputy editor of The Telegraph Media Group, has decided to stay in London. Chris Evans, the editor of the Telegraph, wrote in a memo to staffers, per the Post, “I’m pleased to report that Rob Winnett has decided to stay with us.
As you all know, he’s a talented chap and their loss is our gain.” In a memo obtained by Deadline, Lewis wrote to staffers, “It is with regret that I share with you that Robert Winnett has withdrawn from the position of Editor at The Washington Post.
Rob has my greatest respect and is an incredibly talented editor and journalist. The leadership at The Telegraph Media Group are reaffirming his continued role as deputy editor.” Lewis wrote that they “will immediately launch a new search for Editor of our core coverage,” and that the Post would retain a recruiting firm and use a process “to ensure a timely but thorough search for this important leadership role.” Winnett was to have become editor as part of a restructured leadership plan laid out earlier this month by Lewis.
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