Washington Post CEO announces two new leaders amid major shakeup

The Washington Post is in the middle of a major editorial shakeup that started on Sunday night when the paper’s top editor was ousted, effective immediately.

Now, CEO and publisher Will Lewis has hired two new leaders — his former colleagues at the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Telegraph in the UK — to help pull the Post out of a major financial hole.

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.