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Rashida Revisionism & Will’s Editor-Hunting

News and notes on the yuletide fixations of legacy media and its stalwarts as corporate holiday party season beckons: Rashida Jones’ impending MSNBC exit, SpinCo spin, and the denouement of the Washington Post (first newsroom!) executive editor sweepstakes.

Rashida Jones
Rashida didn’t have to see the writing on the wall since it was already articulated by Comcast’s decision to slough off its cable assets into the dreaded SpinCo. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images
Dylan Byers
December 5, 2024

On Wednesday, at the New York Times DealBook Summit, Jeff Bezos hinted at some new innovations he had planned for The Washington Post, which, as Bezos acknowledged, “punches above its weight” when it comes to negative headlines. “We saved The Washington Post once, and we will save it again,” he said, noting that the paper had experienced six or seven years of profitability before falling into its current funk. How? “I have a bunch of ideas,” he said. “Stay tuned, we’ll see.”