The Post's Beacon of Inspiration
Last month, Will Lewis, the embattled publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, sat down for a curious off-the-record meeting. Lewis, who rarely gives his own journalists the time of day, had taken time out of his schedule to meet with Eliana Johnson, the editor-in-chief of the conservative Free Beacon.
During their meeting over coffee, which has not previously been reported, the two discussed how Johnson might be able to help…
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Status Scoop | Axe Set to Swing at ABC: ABC News is expected to undergo layoffs later this week, according to people familiar with the matter. It is not clear precisely what day the Disney-owned network will choose to swing the axe, but staffers are bracing for the cuts, which have been anticipated for months now (Status subscribers will remember we reported on it in January). The layoffs will be…
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