The Never Ending Story

The WaPo names a new executive editor

Not the Bee;: “You simply cannot bow deeply enough. You'll never be able to do enough. The woke mob and their enablers have too much at stake. Their livelihoods, their social status, and their sense of self is too wrapped up in feeling oppressed.

Buzbee, who comes to her new role from the Associated Press, was hired over three leading insiders (both current and previous) for the job, two of whom were white men (so they were obviously out). The other was a black man who left his post at ESPN earlier in the month to join the Los Angeles Times.

They lost their only obvious diversity play.

She replaces the previous editor who left earlier this year:

"In taking one of the most high-profile jobs in American journalism, Buzbee will inevitably face comparisons to Baron, who guided The Post to 10 Pulitzer Prizes. Baron also faced some internal dissension over his handling of matters involving race and diversity, among others."

Not The Bee: “Sure, 10 Pulitzers are nice and all, but what were the reporters' skin colors and genders? That's what is really important.

WaPo is making it clear where they stand on that tension going forward:”

"We looked carefully for someone who shares our values of diversity and inclusion, and who is committed to prioritizing them in our news coverage as well as our hiring and promotion."