The Post Opinion’s Open Wounds
On Monday, The Washington Post’s opinion section started a new chapter—one without top editor Adam O’Neal, who officially vacated the role and the newspaper altogether after a tumultuous year of leadership. The exit, I’m told, was particularly “quiet” and “without fanfare,” perhaps a fitting end given how he joined The Post—with no traditional announcement, just a peculiar video message posted to social media.
O’Neal practically slipped out the back door of The Post, drawing as little attention to his departure as possible, and winding down his presence at the K Street offices well before his official end date. Indeed, Status has learned…
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