Tumblr's Ex-CEO Now Ruining The Washington Post One Layoff At A Time
KEY POINTS
- •Will Lewis is stepping down as Washington Post CEO after recent mass layoffs overseen by Jeff Bezos.
- •Jeff D'Onofrio, Tumblr's former CEO and Washington Post’s CFO since June 2025, is now acting CEO and publisher.
- •D’Onofrio’s background includes a brief stint at Verizon's Yahoo News but lacks traditional newsroom credentials.
Will Lewis, whose tenure at The Washington Post can generously be described as 'contentious'—a polite way of saying 'you won't miss him'—is stepping down right after Jeff Bezos' latest 'creative' layoffs this week. Enter Jeff D'Onofrio, freshly promoted from CFO since June last year to full-on acting CEO and publisher as of February 7, 2026. Yes, the very same guy who helmed Tumblr between 2017 and 2022—the social media site famous for artsy gifs and adolescent chaos, now offering his management magic to a 'once storied' but now sliced-and-diced paper. His resume is a charming mashup of brief Yahoo News Verizon days and CFO shuffles, making him the perfect storm for Post's slow-motion implosion under Bezos-watch.
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When your newspaper's answer to layoffs is the Tumblr era CEO, it's basically a TED talk titled 'How to kill legacy media with zero relevant experience.'
Jeff D’Onofrio’s new gig feels like handing the lead role in a Shakespeare play to the guy who once ran a GIF paradise for edgy teens.
Hiring Tumblr’s ex-CEO as Washington Post's acting helm is like expecting a gourmet meal from a gas station microwave.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/7/2026 | Author: Terrence O’Brien
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