William Lewis (journalist)

Sir William John Lewis (born 2 April 1969) is a British media executive who served as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post from 2024 to 2026. He was formerly chief executive of Dow Jones & Company and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Earlier in his career, he was known as a journalist and then editor.

While editor of The Daily Telegraph, Lewis led the team that broke the story of the MPs' expenses scandal, which led to the resignations of six government ministers and Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, and to the creation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

From September 2010 to July 2011, Lewis worked as general manager of the newspaper publisher News International, playing a role in the company's response to the phone hacking crisis. In July 2011, following the closure of the News of the World, Lewis left News International to join the Management and Standards Committee, an independent division led by Lord Grabiner KC, created by the News Corp board to orchestrate cooperation with multiple law enforcement investigations into News International.

On 5 November 2023, Lewis was named as the new publisher and CEO of The Washington Post. During his tenure, he clashed with executive editor Sally Buzbee over his attempt to reorganize the newsroom structure and to prevent coverage of his role in the phone hacking crisis.