Washington Post opinion editor Adam O'Neal announced his exit from the paper on Friday after roughly just one year on the job."I’m writing to announce that I have decided to leave The Washington Post.My last day will be August 31," O'Neal told staff in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital."I joined The Post to lead the opinion section as it began a new chapter, and we have made dramatic changes over the past year.
We quickly embraced our mission of championing free markets and personal liberties while simultaneously putting Post Opinions on a sustainable footing.Our work has become more relevant, accessible and consequential.
We regularly publish world-class journalism that finds the audience where it is," O'Neal wrote before touting improvements in the opinion section's page views and time spent on the site.EDITORIAL OVERHAUL: WASHINGTON POST'S NEW OPINION CHIEF FEELS THE WEIGHT OF THE CHALLENGES AHEADWashington Post opinion editor Adam O'Neal announced Friday he is leaving the paper at the end of August.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Louis Palu/ The Washington Post)"I want to thank Jeff Bezos, Jeff D’Onofrio and the entire leadership team.
And I especially want to thank everyone in Post Opinions.It has been an honor to have worked with such exceptional people at such an exceptional institution.
While this was not an easy decision, I am leaving proud of how far the opinion section has come and optimistic that its best days lie ahead," he added.Jeff D’Onofrio, The Washington Post's acting CEO and publisher, thanked O'Neal and crediting him for making the opinion section "more balanced in perspective, more financially sustainable and more accessible to readers than ever before," adding that a leadership transition will be in the works leading up to his Aug.31 departure.JEFF BEZOS REPORTEDLY TOLD TRUMP THE WASHINGTON POST WAS HIS ‘WORST INVESTMENT’ BEFORE STAFF CUTSA source familiar with O'Neal's exit told Fox News Digital that Post leadership was "blindsi...