‘What the Hell Is Going On?’: Inside The Washington Post After a Surprise Newsroom Shake-Up

A Washington Post all-hands meeting on Monday turned combative early and only got worse, sources told NOTUS.

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Former Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray will temporarily take over as executive editor until the election. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

The Washington Post newsroom descended into a “shit show” Monday as reporters clashed with Post Publisher and CEO Will Lewis over the sudden departure of Sally Buzbee as executive editor and the installation of a new all-male leadership team.

Sources in the newsroom described a 45-minute all-hands meeting as “tense,” “combative” and “extremely defensive.”

“I’ve never been in a meeting like that in my life,” one attendee told NOTUS. “People are pissed. … People are like, ‘What the hell is going on?’”