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Former Tumblr head Jeff D’Onofrio steps in as acting CEO at the Washington Post

Jeff D’Onofrio in 2015, before becoming CEO of and ruining Tumblr.

Jeff D’Onofrio in 2015, before ruining Tumblr. | Photo: Getty Images

After what can generously be called a contentious tenure as the CEO of The Washington Post, Will Lewis is stepping down following mass layoffs this week. Jeff D’Onofrio, former CEO of Tumblr from 2017 to 2022, will step in as acting CEO and publisher. D’Onofrio has been CFO at the Post since June of last year, meaning he’s had a front row seat to Jeff Bezos’ dismantling of the once storied paper for the last nine months.

D’Onofrio’s resume doesn’t include extensive experience in traditional news media, nor many notable success stories. He was briefly the general manager of Yahoo News while it was still a Verizon property, before shifting h …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/875433/tumblr-jeff-donofrio-ceo-washington-post-layoffs

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/875433/tumblr-jeff-donofrio-ceo-washington-post-layoffs

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