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Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.

Managing Editor Matea Gold, shown in May making remarks about the paper winning Pulitzer Prizes, is headed to the rivalExecutive Editor Matt Murray blocked publication of a story about her departure, saying the paper should not cover itself.

Her decision to leave caps a year of crises for theacting news chief intervened to block an article about the departure of its second-highest-ranking editor, a contender for the position, according to several people with knowledge of events.who has built up deep loyalty among staffers, had been herself considered a top internal candidate to run the newsroom. According to associates, it became clear that's new executive editor are capping a series of crises for Lewis, including tensions over the paper's reporting on its own issues.On Saturday, Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray told editors that the paper should not cover itself, according to four people with knowledge.for this article. They requested anonymity in order to speak candidly about sensitive internal matters at the paper.newsroom is editorially independent and operates in service of our community and national interest.""deeply respected and deeply beloved" there. Six colleagues tell NPR they believe Lewis's decision not to choose Gold helped push her into the arms of its leading competitor, compounding a sense of frustration internally. Gold was not granted an interview with Bezos for the top position, according to colleagues. Beyond Murray, Clifford Levy, deputy publisher of the New York Times Co., Wirecutter and Athletic sites is believed to be in contention for the editor's job. She is the latest in a series of significant departures from the paper, including former Executive Editor Sally Buzbee, whom Lewis sought to assign to a new role.not to cover questions of whether he was involved in covering up crimes more than a decade ago at Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, and tough scrutiny ofdid not initially report the allegations raised by NPR, Gold oversaw the paper's later coverage of them, as well as Lewis' controversial past in British newspapers. Several colleagues say he was visibly cold and short with her in meeting with top editors. Barr, the retired former senior managing editor, was subsequently brought in to edit those stories with her.after owner Jeff Bezos killed a planned editorial endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris just days before Election Day. The figure representedof all digital subscribers. Through Amazon and Blue Origin, Bezos's companies have billions of dollars worth of commerce involving the federal government. Last week Bezos told theAn experienced reporter on the Style desk, Manuel Roig-Franzia, had been assigned to write profiles of each of the likely candidates for the executive editor spot, including Murray and Gold. When he learned of Gold's departure, editors approved assigning Roig-Franzia to write a piece about her decision and her legacy at thecover this latest development about its leadership, despite the ramifications for the paper. An editor with whom he spoke told colleagues that Murray had not read the planned article on Gold but said to"pin it on me" if anyone asked why it did not run.David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as"a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a"laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interviewCancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission

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