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| birth_name = Sally Streff
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| birth_place = [[Walla Walla, Washington]], U.S.
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| education = [[University of Kansas]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
| education = [[University of Kansas]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
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'''Sally Streff Buzbee'''<ref name="kenStone">{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=2021-05-12 |title=Former San Diego AP Reporter Named Top Editor at The Washington Post |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2021/05/11/former-san-diego-ap-reporter-named-top-editor-at-the-washington-post/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American journalist and former executive editor of ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as top editor |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/media/washington-post-names-sally-buzbee-top-editor-rcna893 |work=[[NBC News]]|date=May 11, 2021}}</ref>


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'''Sally Streff Buzbee'''<ref name="kenStone">{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=2021-05-12 |title=Former San Diego AP Reporter Named Top Editor at The Washington Post |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2021/05/11/former-san-diego-ap-reporter-named-top-editor-at-the-washington-post/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American journalist and former executive editor of ''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=The Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as top editor |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/media/washington-post-names-sally-buzbee-top-editor-rcna893 |work=[[NBC News]]|date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> who will start working for [[Reuters]] as their News Editor for the United States and Canada on Dec 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Reuters |date=November 19, 2024 |title=Reuters taps Sally Buzbee to be News Editor for US and Canada |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/reuters-taps-sally-buzbee-be-news-editor-us-canada-2024-11-19/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>
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Before joining the ''Post'', Buzbee worked at the [[Associated Press]] for more than three decades,<ref name="NYT" /> serving as executive editor and senior vice president for the last {{frac|4|1|2}} years of her tenure.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-11|title=Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as executive editor, replacing Marty Baron|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/11/washington-post-sally-buzbee-new-executive-editor|access-date=2021-05-11|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>


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Before joining the ''Post'', Buzbee worked at the [[Associated Press]] for more than three decades,<ref name="NYT" /> serving as executive editor and [[Vice president|senior vice president]] for the last four-and-a-half years of her tenure.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-11|title=Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as executive editor, replacing Marty Baron|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/11/washington-post-sally-buzbee-new-executive-editor|access-date=2021-05-11|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
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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]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Rachel |last2=Robertson |first2=Katie |title=Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/business/media/washington-post-sally-buzbee-editor.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> She earned a bachelor's degree from the [[University of Kansas]] and joined the Associated Press in 1988.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sally Buzbee named Associated Press executive editor |url=https://www.ap.org/ap-in-the-news/2016/sally-buzbee-named-associated-press-executive-editor |agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> She earned her MBA from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="NYT" />


==Early life and education==
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Buzbee began her career with the Associated Press as a reporter in Topeka and San Diego.<ref name="kenStone" /> 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.<ref name="NYT" />
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Sally Streff 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]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Rachel |last2=Robertson |first2=Katie |title=Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/business/media/washington-post-sally-buzbee-editor.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> She earned a [[bachelor's degree]] from the [[University of Kansas]] and joined the Associated Press in 1988.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sally Buzbee named Associated Press executive editor |url=https://www.ap.org/ap-in-the-news/2016/sally-buzbee-named-associated-press-executive-editor |agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> She earned her [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Georgetown University]].<ref name="NYT" />


==Career==
When Buzbee became executive editor of ''The Washington Post'' on June 1, 2021, she was the paper's first female editor-in-chief.<ref name="NYT" /> She abruptly stepped down on June 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite news|last=Argetsinger|first=Amy|author-link=Amy Argetsinger|date=June 2, 2024|title=Sally Buzbee steps down as editor of The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/02/sally-buzbee-washington-post-steps-down/|url-status=live|access-date=June 3, 2024|work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robertson|first=Katie|last2=Mullin|first2=Benjamin|date=June 2, 2024|title=Washington Post editor Sally Buzbee to step down|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/business/media/washington-post-sally-buzbee-step-down.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 3, 2024|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
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Buzbee began her career with the Associated Press as a reporter in [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] and [[San Diego]].<ref name="kenStone" /> 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 [[News bureau|bureau chief]] during the 2012 and 2016 elections. In 2017, Buzbee became [[Vice president|senior vice president]] and [[Editor-in-chief|executive editor]] of AP.<ref name="NYT" />


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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kara |first=Swisher |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Can The Washington Post De-Snark the News? |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-sally-buzbee.html |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
When Buzbee became executive editor of ''The Washington Post'' on June 1, 2021, she was the paper's first female editor-in-chief.<ref name="NYT" /> In a November 2021 interview with [[Kara Swisher]], Buzbee said the journalistic independence of ''The Washington Post'' from its billionaire owner [[Jeff Bezos]] was "never in question at any point" during her hiring process.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kara |first=Swisher |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Can The Washington Post De-Snark the News? |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-sally-buzbee.html |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> After [[William Lewis (journalist)|Sir William Lewis]] became the CEO and publisher in January 2024, he pushed Buzbee to not run unflattering stories about him.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |title='Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn't the first time |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/06/07/nx-s1-4995105/washington-post-will-lewis-tries-to-kill-story-buzbee |access-date=7 June 2024 |publisher=NPR |date=7 June 2024}}</ref> She abruptly stepped down on June 2, 2024 "amid a broader shake-up."<ref>{{cite news|last=Argetsinger|first=Amy|author-link=Amy Argetsinger|date=June 2, 2024|title=Sally Buzbee steps down as editor of The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/02/sally-buzbee-washington-post-steps-down/|access-date=June 3, 2024|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Robertson|first1=Katie|last2=Mullin|first2=Benjamin|date=June 2, 2024|title=Washington Post editor Sally Buzbee to step down|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/business/media/washington-post-sally-buzbee-step-down.html|access-date=June 3, 2024|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Sarah |title=Scoop: Former WashPost CEO to host party for outgoing editor Sally Buzbee |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/06/06/sally-buzbee-washington-post-will-lewis |website=Axios |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>

Her departure from the executive editor's position in June 2024 was in reaction to a plan by the publisher to divide the newsroom into three divisions (news, opinion, social media). Publisher [[Will Lewis]] expects that in time there will be no "executive editor" in a unified sense -- each division will have a separate head who will report directly to Lewis.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* 2019 [[William Allen White Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 William Allen White award goes to AP's Sally Buzbee |url=https://www.ap.org/ap-in-the-news/2019/2019-william-allen-white-award-goes-to-aps-sally-buzbee |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Associated Press |date=January 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-28 |title=Congratulations, Sally Buzbee |url=https://news.ku.edu/sally-buzbee-ap-executive-editor-receive-2019-william-allen-white-national-citation |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The University of Kansas |language=en}}</ref>

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* 2019 [[William Allen White Award]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 William Allen White award goes to AP's Sally Buzbee |url=https://www.ap.org/ap-in-the-news/2019/2019-william-allen-white-award-goes-to-aps-sally-buzbee |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Associated Press |date=January 29, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-28 |title=Congratulations, Sally Buzbee |url=https://news.ku.edu/sally-buzbee-ap-executive-editor-receive-2019-william-allen-white-national-citation |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The University of Kansas |language=en}}</ref>
* 2021 'Badass 50' list.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee featured in InStyle's 2021 'Badass 50' list |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2021/07/14/washington-post-executive-editor-sally-buzbee-featured-instyles-2021-badass-50-list/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Women Making the World a Better Place Right Now |url=https://www.instyle.com/politics-social-issues/badass-women/the-badass-50-august-2021 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=InStyle |language=en}}</ref>
* 2021 'Badass 50' list.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee featured in InStyle's 2021 'Badass 50' list |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2021/07/14/washington-post-executive-editor-sally-buzbee-featured-instyles-2021-badass-50-list/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Women Making the World a Better Place Right Now |url=https://www.instyle.com/politics-social-issues/badass-women/the-badass-50-august-2021 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=InStyle |language=en}}</ref>
==Marriage==
Buzbee's husband, John Buzbee, served as a [[Foreign Service officer]] and Middle East specialist. He died on September 15, 2016, at the age of 50, from [[Colorectal cancer]].<ref>[https://www.union-bulletin.com/local_columnists/etcetera/walla-walla-native-new-executive-editor-of-the-associated-press/article_18655e10-bd8c-11e6-af66-1749169fcc18.html#:~:text=Sally%E2%80%99s%20husband%20of%2025%20years,%20John Profile], union-bulletin.com. Accessed October 1, 2024.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 20 November 2024

Sally Buzbee
Buzbee in 2010
Buzbee in 2010
Born
Sally Streff

1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)
Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BA)
Georgetown University (MBA)
Occupations
SpouseJohn Buzbee (died 2016)

Sally Streff Buzbee[1] is an American journalist and former executive editor of The Washington Post[2] who will start working for Reuters as their News Editor for the United States and Canada on Dec 11, 2024.[3]

Before joining the Post, Buzbee worked at the Associated Press for more than three decades,[4] serving as executive editor and senior vice president for the last four-and-a-half years of her tenure.[5]

Early life and education

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Sally Streff 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.[4] She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and joined the Associated Press in 1988.[6] She earned her Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University.[4]

Career

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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.[4]

When Buzbee became executive editor of The Washington Post on June 1, 2021, she was the paper's first female editor-in-chief.[4] In a November 2021 interview with Kara Swisher, Buzbee said the journalistic independence of The Washington Post from its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos was "never in question at any point" during her hiring process.[7] After Sir William Lewis became the CEO and publisher in January 2024, he pushed Buzbee to not run unflattering stories about him.[8] She abruptly stepped down on June 2, 2024 "amid a broader shake-up."[9][10][11]

Awards

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Marriage

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Buzbee's husband, John Buzbee, served as a Foreign Service officer and Middle East specialist. He died on September 15, 2016, at the age of 50, from Colorectal cancer.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "The Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as top editor". NBC News. May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Thomson, Reuters (November 19, 2024). "Reuters taps Sally Buzbee to be News Editor for US and Canada". Reuters. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e Abrams, Rachel; Robertson, Katie (May 11, 2021). "Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Washington Post names Sally Buzbee as executive editor, replacing Marty Baron". The Guardian. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sally Buzbee named Associated Press executive editor". Associated Press. November 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Kara, Swisher (November 18, 2021). "Can The Washington Post De-Snark the News?". New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Folkenflik, David (June 7, 2024). "'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn't the first time". NPR. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Argetsinger, Amy (June 2, 2024). "Sally Buzbee steps down as editor of The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Robertson, Katie; Mullin, Benjamin (June 2, 2024). "Washington Post editor Sally Buzbee to step down". The New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Fisher, Sarah. "Scoop: Former WashPost CEO to host party for outgoing editor Sally Buzbee". Axios. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "2019 William Allen White award goes to AP's Sally Buzbee". Associated Press. January 29, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Congratulations, Sally Buzbee". The University of Kansas. January 28, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee featured in InStyle's 2021 'Badass 50' list". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "50 Women Making the World a Better Place Right Now". InStyle. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  16. ^ Profile, union-bulletin.com. Accessed October 1, 2024.
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