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Sally Buzbee

Sally Buzbee

American journalist and editor

Sally Streff Buzbee[1] is an American journalist and editor and the executive editor of The Washington Post.[2]

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Before joining the Post, Buzbee worked at the Associated Press for more than three decades,[3] serving as executive editor and senior vice president for the last 4+1⁄2 years of her tenure.[4]

Buzbee was born in Walla Walla, Washington. She lived in the Bay Area and the suburbs of Dallas before graduating from high school in Olathe, Kansas.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and joined the Associated Press in 1988.[5] She earned her MBA from Georgetown University.[3]

Buzbee began her career with the Associated Press as a reporter in Topeka and San Diego.[1] She later worked as the organization's Middle East regional editor, based in Cairo. She returned to the United States to be the AP's Washington bureau chief during the 2012 and 2016 elections. In 2017, Buzbee became senior vice president and executive editor of AP.[3]

When Buzbee became executive editor of The Washington Post on June 1, 2021, she was the paper's first female editor-in-chief.[3]

In a November 2021 interview with Kara Swisher, Buzbee said the journalistic independence of the Post from its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos was "never in question at any point" during her hiring process.[6]

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    Stone, Ken (May 12, 2021). "Former San Diego AP Reporter Named Top Editor at The Washington Post". Times of San Diego. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "The Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as top editor". NBC News. May 11, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Abrams, Rachel; Robertson, Katie (May 11, 2021). "Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor". The New York Times.
  4. [4]
    "Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as executive editor, replacing Marty Baron". The Guardian. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Sally Buzbee named Associated Press executive editor". Associated Press. November 17, 2016.
  6. [6]
    Kara, Swisher (November 18, 2021). "Can The Washington Post De-Snark the News?". New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "2019 William Allen White award goes to AP's Sally Buzbee". Associated Press. January 29, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Congratulations, Sally Buzbee". The University of Kansas. January 28, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee featured in InStyle's 2021 'Badass 50' list". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  10. [10]
    "50 Women Making the World a Better Place Right Now". InStyle. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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