Jeff Bezos stresses commitment to ‘quality, ethics and standards’ in Washington Post memo

Billionaire owner's address comes amid turmoil over chief executive Will Lewis' involvement in UK phone scandal

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has sent a memo to staff saying he is committed to maintaining the quality, ethics, and standards" of the newspaper amid an internal dispute that touches on executive hires and ongoing financial losses.

The Amazon multibillionaire, who purchased the paper for $250m in 2013 and initially saw it return to profitability before a post-Covid readership and revenue collapse, addressed the staff in a communication that shores up the position of the Post's publisher and chief executive Will Lewis. Lewis, who joined the Post in early January, has come under pressure over his alleged involvement in Britain's long running press telephone hacking scandal.