Fred Ryan, who has served as publisher and CEO of the Washington Post for 9 years, is stepping down: 'The decline in civility has become a toxic and corrosive force that threatens our social interactions and weakens the underpinnings of our democracy.'
, announced that he is stepping down after nine years at Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper. Ryan cited “the decline in civility” in political discourse — and “more broadly across our society” — for his decision to leave the Post to lead the newly created nonpartisan Center on Public Civility, launched by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
Stonesifer was the founding CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after serving in executive roles at Microsoft. She served on the board of regents and was chair of the Smithsonian Institution and the White House Council for Community Solutions. Stonesifer holds board roles at Amazon, the Rockefeller Foundation, Co-Impact and TheDream.us and was most recently president and CEO of Martha’s Table, a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C.
Together, we have accomplished one of the most extraordinary transformations in modern media history. We have evolved from a primarily local print newspaper to become a global digital publication. We’ve added significantly to the tremendous team of journalists, engineers and business experts and have taken The Post through multiple years of profitability. We’ve launched an innovative new technology platform that is powering hundreds of other news sites around the world.
As I have shared in conversations with many of you, I have a deep and growing concern about the decline in civility and respectful dialogue in our political process, on social media platforms and more broadly across our society. Many of us can recall an era when people could disagree without being disagreeable. Political leaders on opposite sides of the aisle could find common ground for the good of the country.
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