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Washington Post

Meet the Press host Kristen Welker and NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and are seen as the most likely co-moderators for the next debate.

NBC Debate Prep & More WaPo C.E.O. News

Inside the late-stage negotiations for NBC News to host the third Republican debate—with the possible stipulation that it won’t be simulcast on MSNBC. Plus, updates on the remaining contenders in the Patty Stonesifer succession race.
Dylan Byers • October 6, 2023
Dylan Byers • October 4, 2023
Bezos Succession Questions & CNN’s Max Spat
Jeff Bezos remains committed to growing and globalizing The Washington Post—the mystery, which has become a parlor game in media circles these days, is who he will task to do it.
News and notes from the Sulzberger penthouse: on Mark Thompson’s new CNN, the WaPo C.E.O. search, and Zaslav’s battle with DirecTV.
Dylan Byers • September 27, 2023
Inside Bezos’s WaPo C.E.O. Bake-Off 
In June, Jeff Bezos appointed Patty Stonesifer as The Washington Post’s interim chief executive, in charge of spearheading the search for Fred Ryan’s permanent replacement.
Interim leader Patty Stonesifer has whittled down the shortlist to about five candidates, as the Bezos-owned mediaco, on track to lose roughly $100 million this year, struggles to regain its footing against The New York Times et al.
Dylan Byers • June 14, 2023
A Tale of Two Fred Ryans
Fred Ryan’s tenure atop The Washington Post Company can be split into two: the Bezos-fueled resurrection years and then the post-Baron, post-Trump malaise. So what comes next?
To level-set, Jeff Bezos spent twice as much on this new 417-foot, Sanchez-adorned yacht as he did on the Post.
Dylan Byers • May 24, 2023
Bezos at Sea, The Kaitlan Experiment & Murdoch Succession Fantasies
Insights and observations on what the chattering classes are chatting about in advance of the holiday weekend.
Chris Licht, chairman and C.E.O. of CNN.
Dylan Byers • April 7, 2023
Lichtology & Ari’s New Reports
News and notes on the latest in the media trade: a subtle pivot at CNN, more intrigue from Ari Emanuel’s combat deal, and murmurs from D.C.
During the tenure of the Times’ C.E.O. Meredith Kopit Levien, the success of the company—and, the uniqueness of its success—has become the media story of our time.
Dylan Byers • March 30, 2023
The Meredith Moat
In an era of unprecedented disruption—new mediacos, new models, highly capitalized competitors, and CNN gyrations—none of the big guns are holding a candle to the Times.
TikTok C.E.O. Shou Chew—prepped by SKDK—withstood a drubbing from lawmakers on Thursday.
Dylan Byers • March 24, 2023
TikTok Schadenfreude, Iger’s Cuts & D.C. Media Games
News and notes on the inside story in the media industry: what Silicon Valley billionaires want Washington regulators to do with TikTok in D.C., how Iger’s cuts are playing in Bristol and Manhattan, and updates from the Washington media carousel.
Dylan Byers • March 8, 2023
Tucker’s Troubles & Licht’s Cri de Coeur
Inside Fox News, the network is starting to manifest the same tensions and schisms as the party it covers. Plus, news and notes on Licht’s pivot and Semafor’s controversial partnership.
Jimmy Pitaro, the president-turned-recently-appointed chairman of ESPN
Dylan Byers • February 16, 2023
The ESPN Catch-22, WaPo Rumbles & CNN Plot Points
News and notes on the biggest stories coursing through the media: Iger’s ESPN tea leaves, WaPo transformation, and a CNN digital counterfactual.