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| Fred Ryan |
Fred Ryan, the publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post for most of its decade of rapid growth under the ownership of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will leave the company in August, he announced Monday.
Ryan, 68, will lead the newly formed nonpartisan Center on Public Civility at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
The Washington Post reports his departure comes at a time when economic head winds have buffeted the entire media industry — including The Post, which slowed its recent expansion with a rare round of layoffs earlier this year — after tension among top executives and the exits of several top Post leaders and journalists for jobs with competitors. Ryan’s relationship with newsroom staffers further soured following a town hall last year where he declined questions from guild members about the company’s future.
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